RULE . APPROVAL OF POLICE (COMPLAINTS)
(ARREST WARRANT AFFIDAVITS)
(COMPLAINTS AND ARREST WARRANT AFFIDAVITS)
BY ATTORNEY FOR THE COMMONWEALTH.
The District Attorney of County having filed a certification pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 507, (criminal complaints) (arrest warrant affidavits) (criminal complaints and arrest warrant affidavits) by police officers, as defined in the Rules of Criminal Procedure, charging
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shall not hereafter be accepted by any judicial officer unless the (complaint) (affidavit) (complaint and affidavit) has the approval of an attorney for the Commonwealth prior to filing.
D. A. File Number ____________
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
____________ COUNTY
NOTICE AND RECORD OF DISAPPROVAL
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | Complaint/Affidavit/Application of: |
vs. | |
Charge: | |
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____________ | Police Number: ______________________________________ |
____________ | Police Department: ______________________________________ |
Occurrence Date: ______________________________________ | Time: ___ Location: ______________________________________ |
SUMMARY OF FACTS AND PROBABLE CAUSE
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CLEAN/NCIC check reveals no outstanding warrants.
Date: ____________ Source of Information: ____________
REASON(S) FOR DISAPPROVAL
(Please check appropriate reason)
IC = Insufficient Corroboration | UV = Unavailable or Uncooperative Victim |
IE = Insufficient Evidence | WC = Witness Credibility/Contradicted |
II = Identification Inconclusive | ID = Inadequate Description of Persons, Premises, or Property |
IJ = Interest of Justice | NS = Insufficient Cause for Nighttime Search |
IS = Inadmissible Evidence | |
IP = Insufficient Probable Cause | |
LP = Lacks Prosecutorial Merit | |
UW = Unavailable or Uncooperative Witness | |
LJ = Lacks Jurisdiction |
Other: ______________________________________
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DISAPPROVED BY: _________________________
ATTORNEY FOR COMMONWEALTH
DATE: ____________
234 Pa. Code r. 507