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Berks Cnty. C.P. Criminal Rules (front matter)
Berks County local rules: Criminal Rules
BERKS COUNTY
RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Rule
10 Title and Citation of Rules
ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER CHANGES OF DEFENDANTS
15 Duty to Notify of Change in Address and/or Telephone Number
16 Filing of Change of Address and/or Telephone Number
20 Witness Fees
30 Computation of Time
40 Priority of Criminal and Juvenile Proceedings
50 Presence of Prosecuting Officer
TRIAL LIST
60 Assignment of Case to Judge
61 Preparation of Trial List
62 Deadline for Continuance
63 Unavailability of Counsel
113 Notice and Docketing of Orders, Decrees and Opinions
117 Availability of Issuing Authorities (Amended 12/30/09 - Eff. 2/15/10)
ACCELERATED REHABILITATIVE DISPOSITION
300 Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition in Summary Cases (Adopted – Eff. 4/21/14)
301 Procedures Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition in Summary Cases before
Minor Judiciary (Adopted – Eff. 4/21/14)
310 Application
310.1 Action by District Attorney
310.2 Expedited Procedure
320 Expungement of Arrest Record Upon Successful Completion of ARD Program
320.1 Service of the Order of Expungement
320.2 Form of Proposed Order for Expungement
507 Approval of Police Complaints and Arrest Warrant Affidavits by Attorney for the
Commonwealth (Amended 12/5/08 – Eff. 1/2/09)
BAIL
530 County Bail Agency
531 Qualifications of Surety
537 Professional Bondsmen
543 Evidence of Summary Offenses at Preliminary Hearings
560 Initiation of Proceedings
ARRAIGNMENT
571 Arraignment
571.1 Time for Arraignment
571.2 Waiver of Arraignment
571.3 Arraignment Before Court Administrator, Deputy Court Administrator or
Criminal Court Master
571.4 Appearance of Defendant at Arraignment without Counsel
571.5 Place and Manner of Arraignment
571.6 Change of Address and Telephone Number Noted
571.7 Requirement to Notify of Change of Address or Telephone Number
MOTIONS
575 Form
575.1 Presentation of Motions, Petitions and Applications
576 Papers Presented by Persons Unauthorized By State Rules
580 Evidence of Summary Offenses at Omnibus Pretrial Hearings
COSTS
706 Costs to be Paid by Defendant
706.1 Taxation of Costs
TITLE AND CITATION OF RULES
Provenance
- Source
- www.berkspa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-30
- Edition
- 2026-09-30
- Content hash
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