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Philadelphia Cnty. C.P. Municipal Court-Criminal Rule 850
Municipal Court Arbitration for Private Criminal Complaints
(A) Actions commenced by Private Criminal Complaint may be:
1. withdrawn by agreement of the parties and approval of a Trial Commissioner; or
2. referred to the Municipal Court Arbitration Program. All parties must agree, in writing, on
forms provided by the Arbitration Program Director, to submit the matter to the Arbitratio n
Program. All parties must agree to be bound by the applicable statutes, rules and regulations
of the Arbitration Program; or
3. listed for trial before a Municipal Court Judge.
(B) Actions referred to the Municipal Court Arbitration Program shall be go verned by the
Municipal Court Arbitration rules and provided to the parties in advance of the arbitration.
Note: Amended by the Municipal Court Board of Judges on November 18, 2005; effective March 15, 2006.
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