Court of Common Pleas of Carbon County, Pennsylvania Filing Rules

An ARD applicant who pleads guilty to a summary offense must sign a Waiver of Double Jeopardy Rights.

Public Defender applicants must apply in person at least five days before the hearing.

An ordinary electronic transcript costs $2.50 per page for a requesting party other than the Commonwealth or a political subdivision.

The signed bail bond form must be faxed back to the arraignment MDJ.

Backers and toppers are prohibited on filed papers.

An active financial account number may be identified by its last four digits only when the account is the subject of the case and cannot otherwise be identified.

For a continuance motion, select the type of event to be continued and state the type of hearing or conference if applicable.

During the stated hours, the arresting officer must initiate arraignment scheduling by telephoning the Communications Center to contact the on-call MDJ.

Electronic filing through PACFile is permitted in Carbon County as of July 15, 2019.

The Court will issue a respondent briefing schedule when it schedules argument or when the matter will be decided on briefs.

When a defendant has multiple cases scheduled for the same date and time, one continuance motion or form listing all case numbers is required.