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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 13-2254

THE COURTS

Title 255—LOCAL
COURT RULES

LACKAWANNA COUNTY

Administrative Order; 13MD592

[43 Pa.B. 7078]
[Saturday, December 7, 2013]

Administrative Order

 And Now, this 21st day of November 2013, pursuant to Rule 105 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, It Is Hereby Ordered that Lackawanna County Rule of Criminal Procedure 1600 is Hereby Rescinded and the Following Rule 122 is Adopted to Read as Follows:

LACKA. CO. R. CRIM. P. 122.

 (a) The Lackawanna County Public Defender's Office shall provide an attorney to represent any adult charged with a crime who properly completes a timely application (at least Forty-Eight (48) hours before the first Court proceeding) and is determined to be eligible for free legal services.

 (b) An applicant is eligible for a public defender if, and only if, after reviewing all relevant factors, including but not limited to available sources of income, assets and the seriousness of the charges, the Chief Public Defender determines the eligibility of the applicant.

 The Clerk of Judicial Records is directed as follows:

 1. File one (1) certified copy of this Administrative Order with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.

 2. File two (2) certified copies, one (1) CD and the written notification received from the Criminal Rules Committee with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

 3. Publish a copy of the Administrative Order on the UJS Portal at http://ujsportal.pacourts.us/localrules/ruleselection.aspx.

 4. Forward one (1) copy for publication in the Lackawanna County Jurist.

 5. Forward one (1) copy to the Lackawanna County Law Library.

 6. Keep continuously available for public inspection copies of this Administrative Order in the Clerk of Judicial Records, Criminal Division Courts Office.

 The adoption of the Administrative Order shall become effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and on the UJS Portal.

By the Court

THOMAS J. MUNLEY, 
President Judge

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 13-2254. Filed for public inspection December 6, 2013, 9:00 a.m.]


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