5?08?18 FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL COURT President Judge General Court Regulation No. 01 of 2018 In re: Renumbering and amendment of Philadelphia Municipal Court Criminal Rule 550, and adoption ofRale 210 and Rule 513 AND NOW, this day of May, 2018, the Board of Judges of the Philadelphia Municipal Court having voted to renumber and amend current Philadelphia Municipal Court Criminal Rule No. 550 and to adopt Rule 210 and Rule 513, it is hereby ORDERED and DECREED that: 1) Philadelphia Municipal Court Criminal Rule No. 550 is renumbered Philadelphia Municipal Court Criminal Rule No. 540. Preliminary Arraignment, and is amended as attached, effective July 1, 2018; and 2) Rule 210. Unexecuied Search Warrants. Filing of Executed Search Warrants, Inventory and Related Papers with the Office of Judicial Records and Rule 513. Dissemination of Arrest Warrant Information, are adopted effective July 1, 2018. As required by No. 103(d), the proposed local rule was submitted to the Supreme Court of Criminal Rules Committee for review, and written noti?cation has been received from the Criminal Rules Committee certifying that the proposed local rule is not inconsistent with any general rule of the Supreme Court. This General Court Regulation and the attached local rule shall be ?led with the Of?ce of Judicial Records (formerly the Proihonotaiy, Clerk of Courts and Clerk of Quarter Sessions) in a docket maintained for General Court Regulations issued by the First Judicial District of As required by No. 103(d)(5)(ii), two certi?ed copies of this General Court Regulation and the attached local rule, as well as one copy of the General Court Regulation and local rule shall be distributed to the Legislative Reference Bureau on a computer diskette for publication in the Bulletin. One certi?ed copy of this General Court Regulation and local rule shall be ?led with the Administrative Of?ce of Courts, shall be published on the website of the First Judicial District at and shall be incorporated in the compiled set of local rules no later than 30 days following publication in the Bulletin. Copies of the General Court Regulation and local rule shall also be published in The Legal Inielligencer and will be submitted to American Lawyer Media, Jenkins Memorial Law Library, and the Law Library for the First Judicial District. BY THE COURT: nae Man/d HONORABLE MA A H. NEIFIELD President Judge, Philadelphia Municipal Court 5-08-18 NIUNICIPAL COURT CRIMINAL RULE 540. PRELIMINAR ARRAI GNMENT Deleted Text Added Text: bolded and underlined Municipal Court Criminal Rule [559] 540. PreliminaryArraignment. Rule 540. Preliminarv Arraignment (A) Preliminary arraignments shall be held 24/78 65, at the Justice Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice, in accordance with Pa.R.Crim.P. No. 540. Information available to the Arraignment Court Magistrate through PARS may be relied upon by the Arraignment Court Magistrate, shall be included in the case file, and shall be accessible by the parties and the public as provided bv the Case Records Public Access Policv of the Uni?ed Judicial Svstem of The Arraignment Court Magistrate shall include in the case file documentarv exhibits, if any, introduced by the Commonwealth or defense counsel. (B) Hospital bedside preliminary arraignments mav be conducted between 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM (or at such other times as authorized by the President Judge from time to time), in person or bv using two?way simultaneous audio-visual communications as directed by the issuing authoritv or Arraignment Court Magistrate. Police shall direct all requests for bedside preliminary arraigninents to the assigned Arraignment Court Magistrate [sitting?on the?day?shift] at the [Griminal?Justietaeenter] Justice Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice. Nate: Former rule 550 rescinded and new rule adopted by the Municipal Court Board afJadges on November 18, 2005; re?ective March 15, 2006. Rule renumbered and amended on May 2018; effective July I, 2W8. NEW PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL COURT CRIMINAL RULES Rule 210. Unexecuted Search Warrants. Filing of Executed Search Warrants, Inventory and Related Papers with the Office of Judicial Records (A) From time to time, the Arraignment Court Magistrates shall destroy all unexecuted Search Warrants and related papers ?led with, and issued by, the Arraignment Court Magistrates pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. No. 200 et seq. (B) All Executed Search Warrants, the Inventory and related papers shall be ?led by the Arraignment Court Magistrates and the law enforcement officers with the Of?ce of Judicial Records at the Justice Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice. Search Warrant information shall be disseminated as provided in Pa.R.Crim.P. No. 212, subject to any sealing requests granted pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. No. 211. The Of?ce of Judicial Records shall ?le the Search Warrants and related papers in the applicable Criminal or Miscellaneous Docket. Note: Adapted by the Municipal Court Board of Judges on May 1? 20178; e?eea?ve July 1, 2018 5-08?18 Rule 513. Dissemination of Arrest Warrant Information. All Executed Arrest Warrants and related papers shall be ?led by the issuing authority and the law enforcement of?cer with the Of?ce of Judicial Records at the Justice Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice. Arrest Warrant information shall be disseminated as provided in Pa.R.Crim.P. No. 513 (C), subject to any sealing requests granted pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. No. 513.3. The Of?ce of Judicial Records shall ?le and docket the Arrest Warrants and related papers in the applicable Criminal or Miscellaneous Docket. Adopted by the Municipal Court Board of Judges on May 2018; re?ective July I, 2018