Pa. Jud. Conduct Bd. Rule 30

(A) Notice of Dismissals or Referrals.

(1) If the Board dismisses a complaint or refers the matter to another agency, the Board may notify the complainant.

(2) If the Judicial Officer has become aware of the complaint and notifies the Board, or if the matter has become public information, the Board may notify the Judicial Officer of the dismissal or the referral to another agency.

(B) Notice to Judicial Officer of Investigation.

(1) Promptly after a Board decision to proceed with a full investigation, the Board shall notify the Judicial Officer that an investigation by the Board will be conducted.

(2) The notice shall contain:

(a) the specific allegations under investigation;

(b) the specific provisions of the Constitution, statute, or disciplinary code which the Board has determined may have been violated, including but not limited to, the Code of Judicial Conduct, the Rules of Professional Conduct, and the Rules Governing Standards of Conduct of Magisterial District Judges;

(c) the Judicial Officer’s right to provide a written response or other information within 20 days of the receipt of the notice;

(d) the fact that the ongoing investigation may reveal facts concerning the allegations that could change the violations charged;

(e) that the Board may consider, in making its final determination, any unjustified failure of the Judicial Officer to appear or testify if directed; and

(f) at the discretion of the Board, the identity of the complainant.

Adopted March 20, 1995, imd. effective. Amended Jan. 6, 2005, effective Jan. 29, 2005.

Order of Jan. 6, 2005

By Order of Jan. 6, 2005, eff. Jan. 29, 2005, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered “that all references in any court rule, court order, court form (including citation), automated statewide court case management system (i.e. PACMS, CPCMS and DJS) or any other legal authority, except as provided for in Act 207 [2004, Nov. 30, P.L. 1618], to ‘district justice’ shall be deemed a reference to ‘magisterial district judge.’ ”

CHAPTER 9

[RESERVED] Disposition; Continuances

Rule 31

Adopted March 20, 1995, imd. effective. Amended April 22, 1996, imd. effective;

Rescinded February 5, 2007, imd. effective

CHAPTER 10

Special Procedures for Cases Involving Mental or Physical Disability