VERSION 3
                                        MODIFICATION #9
                                        October 4, 1996
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      CLARIFICATION OF CHARGING OF COST CODE CA17
     
          Modification #3.6 referred to cost code CA17 for the Firearm
     Education and Training Fund.  It needs to be clarified that the CA17
     cost code should be collected only when the district justice accepts
     guilty pleas to third degree misdemeanors.
     
     
     NEW CAUSE ADDED TO ERROR MESSAGE CSE0028 - INVALID PAYMENT CODE
     
          A new reason has been added to the HELP TEXT CAUSE section for
     error message CSE0028 - INVALID PAYMENT CODE.  The new cause is: 4)
     A nonpayment code is selected, but a payment is required. 
     
     
     PUBLIC RESTITUTION CODES WILL PRINT ON WEEKLY REVENUE REPORTS
     
          Amounts allocated to Public Restitution print on the Other
     Receipts Income Report REV-753EX - BROWN that is created when you
     create your weekly master account  check.  The  public restitution
     code (PR) will now print next to the money amount on the Other
     Receipts Income Report REV-753EX - BROWN.  
     
     
         RECOMMENDED WARRANT CONTROL GUIDELINES
     
          As a reminder, the AOPC recommends that police or other
     officials in possession of warrants should be notified to make
     return on the warrants that have not been served.  The following
     time limits are suggested for warrant control purposes:
     
     Summary Cases - Outstanding warrants should be returned to the
     District Justice within 60 days of issuance.
     
     Criminal Cases - Outstanding warrants in court cases should be
     returned to the DJ within 30 days of issuance. 
          
          The procedures for reissuing warrants can be found in section
     11.0-7 of the District Justice Automated Clerical Procedures Manual.
     
     
     NEW VOID REASON CODE ADDED TO ACCOUNTING ADJUSTMENTS
     
          As you know, bail (EBL) payments must be voided before bail
     can be canceled on a case.  A new Reason Code has been added to the
     Accounting Adjustments option on the Case Functions Menu.  Use the
     new code, VEBL (Void Bail Payment),  to  void  bail payments before
     you cancel bail on a case. 
     
                                      MODIFICATION #3.9
                                        October 4, 1996
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              SUMMARY WARRANTS: A REMINDER
     
          In response to recent inquiries regarding warrant processing
     in summary cases, we would like to remind all district justices of
     the following information:
     
          A warrant may be issued in a summary case as indicated in Rule
     75 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure.  This Rule
     states that a warrant is to be issued when:
     
          1.   The defendant has failed to respond to a citation or
                    summons that was served either personally or by
                    certified mail.  
          2.   The citation or summons is returned undeliverable.
          3.   The district justice has reasonable grounds to believe
                    that the defendant will not obey a summons.
     
          In issuing a pre-adjudication warrant, the district justice
     may indicate the amount of fines and costs due on the face of the
     warrant.  The district justice may also specify an amount of
     collateral due (not to exceed the total amount of fines and costs),
     however, the district justice is not required, pursuant to the Rules
     of Criminal Procedure, to specify either the fines and costs due or
     a collateral amount.  The district justice may issue a warrant with
     the collateral amount specified, the fines and costs specified, or
     neither amount specified.
     
          Further, Rule 75 indicates that a district justice may issue
     a post-adjudication warrant under the following circumstances:
     
          1.   The defendant has entered a guilty plea by mail and the
                    amount of money forwarded with the plea is less than the
                    amount of fines and costs specified on the summons; or
          2.   The district justice has found the defendant guilty in
                    absentia and the amount of collateral deposit by the
                    defendant is less than the fines and costs imposed.
     
          Because post adjudication warrants are issued for failure to
     pay an outstanding balance of fines and costs, these warrants should
     always reflect an outstanding balance of fines and costs. 
     
          Once a defendant has been arrested pursuant to a warrant in a
     summary criminal case, the arresting officer and district justice
     must proceed as specified in Rule 76 of the Pennsylvania Rules of
     Criminal Procedure.
     
          We hope this information helps to clarify the procedures to be
     followed in issuing warrants and processing cases in which a warrant
     has been issued.  Please contact the Help Desk if you need
     additional information.