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Lancaster Cnty. C.P. Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 202
Approval of Search Warrant Applications by Attorney for the
Commonwealth - Local Option
The District Attorney having filed a certification pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 202,
search warrants for the crimes listed below, shall not hereafter be issued by any judicial
officer, unless the search warrant applications have the approval of an attorney for the
Commonwealth before filing:
A. A violation of any criminal offense listed in any title of the Pennsylvania
Statutes and/or Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Annotated. Prior approval is not
required when the search warrant is solely seeking any one of the following:
1. The release of blood alcohol content test results based on any sub-section of 75 Pa. C.S.A. 3802,
2. Financial records,
3. Medical records,
4. Phone records of a person described as a victim or witness within
the four corner of the affidavit of probable cause on the application.
Revised 1-18-12 Effective 3-5-12
Provenance
- Source
- www.court.co.lancaster.pa.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-30
- Edition
- 2026-09-30
- Content hash
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