Pennsylvania Code
Title 234 - RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 10 - RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE FOR THE PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL COURT AND THE PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL COURT TRAFFIC DIVISION
Part A - Philadelphia Municipal Court Procedures
Rule 1003 - Procedure in Non-Summary Municipal Court Cases
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(A) INITIATION OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
(B) CERTIFICATION OF COMPLAINT
Before an issuing authority may issue process or order further proceedings in a Municipal Court case, the issuing authority shall ascertain and certify on the complaint that:
The issuing authority shall then accept the complaint for filing, and the case shall proceed as provided in these rules.
(C) SUMMONS AND ARREST WARRANT PROCEDURES
When an issuing authority finds grounds to issue process based on a complaint, the issuing authority shall:
(D) PRELIMINARY ARRAIGNMENT
(E) PRELIMINARY HEARING IN CASES CHARGING A FELONY
(F) ACCEPTANCE OF BAIL PRIOR TO TRIAL
The Clerk of Courts shall accept bail at any time prior to the Municipal Court trial.