VERSION 3
                                       MODIFICATION #25
                                      February 28, 1997
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     REMINDER ABOUT DISPOSITION OF DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE
     
          Please keep in mind that in Civil cases, the disposition of
     DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE is to be used only when a defendant
     cannot be served with the complaint within 60 days of filing.  When
     there are multiple defendants in a case, the Notice of Judgment that
     reads DISMISSED W/O PREJUDICE is sent ONLY to defendant(s) against
     whom complaint is dismissed.
     
     
              GRADING OF BAD CHECK CHARGES
     
          As a reminder, pursuant to Act 201 of 1996 (HB 2401),
     violations of Purdon's Title 18, section 4105 are to be graded as
     follows:  An offense under section 4105 is a summary offense if the
     check or order is less than $200.  An offense under section 4105 is
     a misdemeanor of the third degree if the check or order is $200 or
     more but less than $500.  An offense under section 4105 is a
     misdemeanor of the second degree if the check or order is $500 or
     more but less than $1,000.  An offense under sections 4105 is a
     misdemeanor of the first degree if the check or order is $1,000 or
     more but is less than $75,000.  An offense under section 4105 is a
     felony of the third degree if the check or order is $75,000 or more.
     
          When the offense is a third or subsequent offense within a
     five-year period, regardless of the amount of the check or order and
     regardless of the grading of the prior offenses, an offense under
     this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree, unless the amount
     of the check or order involved in the third or subsequent offense is
     $75,000 or more; then, the offense is a felony of the third degree. 
       
     
       ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HEARING NOTICES
     
          DATE COMPLAINT SIGNED or DATE CITATION SIGNED will now appear
     at the bottom of the Notice of Preliminary Hearing (A629-94), the
     Notice of Hearing (A612-94), and the Notice of Trial, Summary Case
     (A611-97 and A611B-97).
     
     
                   CASE STATUS REPORT
     
          The Case Status Report (Option 10 on the Reports Menu) will no
     longer print cases with a status of TRAN (transferred), DEL
     (deleted), or EXPN (expunged).
     
     
     
     
                                     MODIFICATION #3.25
                                      February 28, 1997
                                            Page 2 of 2
     
     
          SPLIT SCREEN USAGE BEING REEVALUATED
     
          The AOPC has found it necessary to put a freeze on all
     requests for split screen capability.  The installation of a split
     screen is equivalent to putting another display terminal on the
     system.  Due to the fixed amount of processing resources on the DJS,
     the Operations Department has recommended that the use of split
     screens be reevaluated.  Our goal is to prevent poor response time
     between screens for all users of the DJS.  This is to ensure that
     our system will not be slowed down and cause a situation similar to
     that being experienced by America On-Line users.  Thank you for your
     understanding and cooperation.
     
     
     TICKLER REPORTS CHANGE FOR MULTIPLE CRIMINAL CASES PER OTN
     
          Version 2, Modification #85 described the limitation of one
     active warrant per OTN on a criminal case.  When an active warrant
     exists on a case, the system now prevents other cases with the same
     OTN from appearing on the Warrant to Print List and the Summonses to
     Issue List.