Pennsylvania Code
Title 234 - RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 3 - ACCELERATED REHABILITATIVE DISPOSITION (ARD)
Part A - Summary Cases
Rule 301 - Procedures for Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition in Summary Cases Before the Minor Judiciary

Universal Citation: 234 PA Code ยง 301

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024

(A) Unless the district attorney has elected that ARD in summary cases proceed in the court of common pleas pursuant to Rule 300(B)(1), if the defendant is eligible for inclusion in an ARD program, the issuing authority may admit the defendant into an ARD program subject to the local procedures formulated by the president judge pursuant to Rule 300(D). If the issuing authority does not admit a defendant who is eligible for ARD, the issuing authority shall include in the monthly report required by Rule 300(D)(2)(e) a written statement of the reasons for not admitting the defendant.

(B) If the defendant declines to accept or fails to complete the program, or if the issuing authority does not admit the case for ARD, the case shall proceed to trial as provided in Chapter 4.

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