204 Pa. Code § 173.2

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 25, June 22, 2024
Section 173.2 - Minimum standards for recording of documents in offices receiving criminal filings
(a)General rule. The minimum standards for the maintenance of records in criminal proceedings (other than juvenile) by offices receiving criminal filings shall be as follows:
(1) One criminal docket shall be maintained in which all criminal proceedings (whether commenced by transcript, appeal, petition for habeas corpus or petition for commitment) shall be recorded.
(i) An annual numbering system shall be assigned which will be a local permanent identification number for each case.
(ii) The following data elements shall be recorded where applicable:
(A)Defendant Information

Defendant name

Defendant address

Unique Court Number

Offense Tracking Number

Sex

Birth date

AOPC number, if attorney

Race

Date transcript received

Alias information

(B)Co-defendant Information

Co-defendant name

Unique Court Number or linkage to other defendants

(C)Affiant and Witness Information

Affiant and witness name

Affiant and witness address

Date of offense

(D)Pre-Trial Proceedings
(I)District Justices:

Complaint, warrant or summons date

Arrest time and date

Preliminary charges-statute reference ("Pa.C.S." citation if Crimes Code of other Consolidated Pennsylvania Statutes offense; otherwise citation of Act of Assembly)

Preliminary arraignment date

Preliminary hearing date or waiver

Disposition of each charge

Continuances before Common Pleas Court, by whom, date and reason

(II)Common Pleas

Charge

Indictment or information number if used

Waiver of arraignment and/or Grand Jury

Date of arraignment

Grand Jury action and date

Pre-Trial motions and arrest

(E)Bail

Current amount of bail

Type of bail and date

Bonds person, or other surety

Reductions or increases

Bench warrants

Date issued

Judge name and code number

Date defendant returned

Forfeitures

Date issued

Amount received

Bail reinstatement

Date

Judge name and code number

Amount

Commitment in default or without bail

Where and when

(F)Trial Proceedings

Plea

Initial

Final

Type of trial, beginning and ending dates and duration

Judge name and code number

Assistant district attorney name and AOPC number

Defendant attorney type or waiver

Date of mistrial

Date of verdict

Verdict or disposition on each count

Number of continuances, date and reason

(G)Special Programs

Date of action

Judge name and code number

Length of participation in program

Amount of fine and costs

Date of termination from program

Successful completion or violation

(H)Post Trial Proceedings

Date court ordered pre-sentence investigation and/or psychiatric evaluation

Investigation prepared by Commonwealth or county

Date pre-sentence investigation submitted

Date of sentence

Sentence Judge and code number

Minimum term and maximum term each charge or count

Days

Months

Year

Date the sentence to commence

Credit for time served

Sentence

Lying-in expenses

Probation length

Probation type (Commonwealth or county)

Restitution, amount and date paid

Type of fine, amount, due date

Costs

On county

On defendant

On prosecutor

Record of costs paid, date and amount

Post conviction proceedings and decision

Violations of probation

Date of warrant to commit

Date of request for warrant for violation

Date of hearing and results

Date Motions for new trial and/or arrest of judgment filed

Date of Order directing transcription of Notes of Testimony

Date of filing Notes of Testimony

Date Notes of Testimony certified

Date and decision of trial court

(I)Appellate Proceedings

Date appeal to appellate court

Date complete record transmitted to appellate court

Date and order of appellate court

(J)Case Record

Date and identification of each document placed in case file

(iii) One index system shall be established in which all criminal proceedings shall be recorded.
(2) All non-criminal proceedings filed in the office receiving criminal filings shall be recorded in a miscellaneous docket in a brief manner identifying the documents filed and date of recording. One index system shall be established in which all noncriminal proceedings shall be recorded.
(3) Coroner and non-support proceedings shall be maintained in separate dockets and index systems. Local rule of court may provide that:
(i) The records of the Coroner shall be transferred to and maintained by the Coroner.
(ii) Non-support records shall be transferred to and maintained by the Domestic Relations Office.
(b)Scope. The minimum standards set forth in subsection (a) of this section shall apply to all offices adopting computer or other electro-data processing systems, and the traditional docket shall be discontinued and shall be replaced by such manual and machine-aided processing procedures as may be appropriate. The same minimum standards may also be adopted by any office employing manual procedures. Any office may include additional data elements if local practice or custom dictates.
(c)Modifications. Any office subject to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section may with the written approval of the Administrative Office make modifications in or deletions of data elements prescribed therein.

204 Pa. Code § 173.2

The provisions of this § 173.2 adopted November 22, 1974, 4 Pa.B. 2414.