Current through February 13, 2020
Rule 1901.5 - Service of Indirect Criminal Contempt Complaint(a) A defendant in a Protection from Abuse proceeding who has been arrested for an alleged violation of an order shall be served with a certified copy of the Indirect Criminal Contempt Complaint by the Court or the Magisterial District Judge at the preliminary arraignment. If a Magisterial District Judge conducts the preliminary arraignment, the original copy of the complaint shall forthwith be forwarded to the Clerk of Courts.(b) If an arrest of the defendant has not been effected, the Court Administrator shall serve a certified copy of the Indirect Criminal Contempt Complaint upon the defendant by first class mail simultaneously with service of the notice of non-jury trial.Adopted November 21, 2011, effective 1/9/2012