VERSION 4
                                                      Modification 4.0
                                                       August 19, 1999


    NEW DISTRICT JUSTICE AUTOMATED OFFICE CLERICAL PROCEDURES MANUAL

Within the next few days you will be receiving, by way of UPS, a new
District Justice Automated Office Clerical Procedures Manual.  The new
manual is composed of the following four books.

Traffic/Non-Traffic Manual
Civil/Landlord Tenant Manual
Criminal/Miscellaneous Docket Manual
Out of Case Processing Manual

This new set of manuals replaces the 1993 version.  Laser faxes issued
since 1993 have been incorporated into the new manual.

When your set of books arrives, look in the box for a letter from the
Court Administrator of Pennsylvania.  This letter explains and
describes the purpose and functionality of the manual.

The new manual also means a couple of changes in the appearance and the
issuance of laser faxes.  First, beginning with this laser fax, laser
faxes are now Version 4.  Second, laser faxes will be classified either
as an update (Modification 4.xx) or as informational (Info 4.xx).

Laser faxes that are Modifications will be limited to one topic per
page so that they can easily be inserted into the manual, if
appropriate.  If a Modification is to be inserted into a manual, the
heading of that page will identify the book, chapter, and page for
insertion.  Some Modifications, however, will not need to be inserted
into the manual, and therefore, will not have a reference to a book in
the heading.

Laser faxes that are informational cover more than one topic per page
since these faxes are not expected to be inserted into the manual.
Informational (Info) laser faxes will not inform you of a change to a
DJS screen, process, form, or report.  An example of an informational
laser fax is a notification that the DJS will be down on a certain date
and time.

Twice a year, manual update pages will be mailed to you.  At that time,
the laser faxes are to be removed from the binders and replaced with
the permanent manual update pages.

We hope that you find the new manuals to be very useful and practical
for doing your daily work.