Pennsylvania Code
Title 234 - RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 1 - SCOPE OF RULES, CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS, LOCAL RULES
Part C - Venue, Location, and Recording of Proceedings Before Issuing Authority
Rule 134 - Objections to Venue

Universal Citation: 234 PA Code ยง 134

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(A) Objections to venue between magisterial districts shall be raised in the court of common pleas of the judicial district in which the proceeding has been brought, before completion of the preliminary hearing in a court case or before completion of the summary trial when a summary offense is charged, or such objections shall be deemed to have been waived.

(B) No objection to venue between magisterial districts shall be allowed unless substantial prejudice will result if the proceeding is allowed to continue before the issuing authority before whom it has been brought.

(C) No criminal proceedings shall be dismissed because of improper venue between magisterial districts. Whenever an objection to such venue is allowed, the court of common pleas shall order the transfer of the proceeding to the issuing authority of the proper magisterial district.

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