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Fayette Cnty. C.P. Local Rules and Administrative Orders - Amended March 12,... Rule 301
DIVERSIONARY PROGRAM FOR TRANSMISSION OF SEXUALLYEXPLICIT IMAGES BY MINORS
The Court hereby recognizes the Fayette County Diversionary Program for
Transmission of Sexually Explicit Images by Minors as a dispositional alternative for the
summary offense enumerated at 18 Pa.C.S.A. §6321(a) and as authorized by 18
Pa.C.S.A. §6321(f) and Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure Rule 300.
The conditions and parameters of this program shall be governed by the Crime
Victims’ Center of Fayette County and must include an educational training session of
not less than two hours regarding the legal and nonlegal consequences of sharing
sexually explicit images. Diversion into the program may only be authorized by a
magisterial district judge or other judicial authority with jurisdiction over the violation.
All costs and administrative expenses associated with the diversionary program
shall be the responsibility of the defendant. If the defendant successfully completes the
diversionary program, the defendant’s records of the charge of violating 18 Pa.C.S.A.
§6321(a) shall be expunged.
NOTE: Adopted May 15, 2015, effective July 13, 2015.
RULE 301(A)
DIVERSIONARY PROGRAM
FOR CYBER HARASSMENT OF A CHILD
The Court hereby recognizes the Fayette County Diversionary Program for Cyber
Harassment of a Child as a dispositional alternative for the summary offense
enumerated at 18 Pa.C.S.A. §2709(a.1) and as authorized by 18 Pa.C.S.A.
§2709(a.1)(2)(i).
The conditions and parameters of this program shall be governed by the Crime
Victims’ Center of Fayette County and must include an educational training session of
not less than two hours regarding the legal and nonlegal consequences of cyber
harassment. Diversion into the program may only be authorized by a magisterial district
judge or other judicial authority with jurisdiction over the violation.
All costs and administrative expenses associated with the diversionary
program shall be the responsibility of the defendant. If the person successfully
completes the diversionary program, the person’s records of the charge of violating 18
Pa.C.S.A. §2709(a.1) shall be expunged.
NOTE: Adopted, March 23, 2016, effective May 16, 2016.
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- www.fayettecountypa.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-30
- Edition
- 2026-09-30
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