pa-56-26-894: Amended rule of criminal procedure 507 approval of police complaints and arrest warrant affidavits by attorney for the Commonwealth; No. 847-2026

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Administrative Order And Now , this 4th day of June, 2026, pursuant to Pa.R.J.A. 103, the Court Orders the following: 1. The Court Administrator of the 60th Judicial District is hereby Ordered to do the following: a. File one certified copy of this Order with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts to adminrules@ pacourts.us; b. Submit a paper copy of this Order to the Legislative Reference Bureau and one electronic copy in Microsoft Word format only to Bulletin@palrb.us for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin ; c. Publish the local rule on the court's website; d. Incorporate the Rule into the set of Local Rules within thirty (30) days of publication of the Local Rule in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and publish the rules on the Court's website at court.pikepa.org; e. File this Order in the Prothonotary's Office of Pike County. By the Court HON. GREGORY H. CHELAK, President Judge Amended Local Rule 507. Approval of Police Complaints and Arrest Warrant Affidavits by Attorney for the Commonwealth. The District Attorney having filed a certification, the approval by an Attorney for the Commonwealth is required prior to the filing of a criminal complaint and arrest warrant affidavit in the County of Pike, by any police officer charging any of the following offenses: 1. Criminal Homicide in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2501; 2. Murder in any degree in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502; 3. Voluntary Manslaughter in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2503; 4. Involuntary Manslaughter...

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