Rule 202 - Approval Of Search Warrant Applications By Attorney For The Commonwealth - Local OptionThe District Attorney having filed a certification pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 202, search warrants for the crimes listed below, shall not hereafter be issued by any judicial officer, unless the search warrant applications have the approval of an attorney for the Commonwealth before filing:
A. A violation of any criminal offense listed in any title of the Pennsylvania Statutes and/or Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Annotated. Prior approval is not required when the search warrant is solely seeking any one of the following: 1. The release of blood alcohol content test results based on any subsection of 75 Pa. C.S.A. 3802,4. Phone records of a person described as a victim or witness within the four corner of the affidavit of probable cause on the application.Revised 1/18/2012 , effective 3/5/2012.