Westmoreland Cnty. C.P. Local Rules of Court RULE WC 530

(a) The Pretrial Services Unit of the Westmoreland County Adult Probation and Parole

Department shall monitor and assist defendants released on bail. The duties and

powers of the Unit shall include the following:

(1) gathering information about defendants relevant to bail decisions;

(2) making recommendations to the bail authorities concerning the types of

release and the conditions of release on bail for individual defendants.

(3) supervising defendants when so designated by the bail authority;

(4) making reasonable rules and regulations to implement the bail agency’s

function.

(b) The representative of the Unit who obtains information from the defendant shall,

both orally and in writing, advise the defendant that anything said to the Unit

representative may be used against the defendant.

(c) The Pretrial Services Unit shall disclose information obtained from or concerning

the defendant only to the defendant, counsel for the defendant, the issuing authority

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or judge setting bail, the attorney for the Commonwealth, and the Westmoreland

County Department of Adult Probation and Parole. This information may be used in

preparing an intermediate punishment screening, in a presentence report, in a

prosecution based on the falsity of the information, or for impeachment purposes to

the extent permitted by law.

(d) The Unit is authorized to assess reasonable fees for the use of any electronic

monitoring equipment utilized in the course of supervision. The fee shall be

assessed based upon the financial ability to pay.

(e) The Unit is authorized to initiate bond revocation proceedings when warranted.

Revised July 1, 1996, effective August 19, 1996. Revised and renumbered from WC4010 May 10, 2001, effective

July 2, 2001.