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Rule 508 – Procedure Following Submission of Complaint to Issuing Authority

May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania

(A) Before accepting a complaint for filing, the issuing authority shall ascertain and certify on the complaint that:

(1) the complaint has been properly completed and executed; and
(2) when prior submission to an attorney for the Commonwealth is required, an attorney has approved the complaint.
(B) Upon certification of the above matters, the issuing authority shall accept the complaint for filing, and the case shall proceed as otherwise provided in these rules.

234 Pa. Code ยง 508

Committee Explanatory Reports:

Final Report explaining the August 9, 1994 amendments published with the Court’s Order at 24 Pa.B. 4342 (August 27, 1994) .

Final Report explaining the March 22, 1996 Comment revision published at 26 Pa.B. 1690 (April 13, 1996) .

Final Report explaining the March 1, 2000 reorganization and renumbering of the rules published with the Court’s Order at 30 Pa.B. 1477 (March 18, 2000) .