Court of Common Pleas of Carbon County, Pennsylvania Document Filing Requirements

WARNINGCriminal cases

Applies to

Megan law supplement to guilty plea colloquy

The defendant should tell their lawyer and the judge about anything they do not understand so they can explain it.

You should also tell your lawyer and the Judge who hears your case so that they can explain it to you fully to make sure you understand all of your rights.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Applies to

CRN evaluation

People attending the CRN evaluation should bring the arrest date and time, driver’s license number, and BAC level.

Please have the following information with you at the time of your evaluation: - TIME AND DATE OF ARREST - DRIVER’S LICENSE NUMBER - BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION LEVEL (BAC)

WARNINGCriminal cases

Applies to

Ard questionnaire

The ARD questionnaire asks the applicant to briefly explain why they should receive placement in the program.

30. State briefly why you feel you should be given the benefit of placement in the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition Program.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Applies to

Preliminary hearing documents

Defendant should review the Alternatives to Trial or Guilty Plea if First Time Offender, and if he/she thinks they qualify, Defendant completes and has notarized the Questionnaire to Determine Eligibility for ARD Program, completes the Prior Criminal Record Form, and brings both to the Preliminary Hearing at the District Justice’s Office.

Defendant should review the Alternatives to Trial or Guilty Plea if First Time Offender, and if he/she thinks they qualify, Defendant completes and has notarized the Questionnaire to Determine Eligibility for ARD Program, completes the Prior Criminal Record Form, and brings both to the Preliminary Hearing at the District Justice’s Office.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Applies to

Ard questionnaire and prior criminal record statement

If you qualify, you should fill out and get notarized the enclosed Questionnaire to Determine Eligibility for the ARD program and complete the Prior Criminal Record Statement and bring both to the Preliminary Hearing at the District Justice Office.

If you qualify, you should fill out and get notarized the enclosed Questionnaire to Determine Eligibility for the ARD program and complete the Prior Criminal Record Statement and bring both to the Preliminary Hearing at the District Justice Office.

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Motion cover sheet

Check the motion or petition type precisely on the cover sheet.

Please be precise when checking your Motion or Petition.

INFO

Applies to

Motion

A motion may request alternative relief that is appropriate.

Any motion may request such alternative relief as may be appropriate.

INFOCriminal cases

Applies to

Public defender information sheet

A public defender information sheet should be given to the defendant, and the MDJ will review it with the defendant.

An information sheet for a public defender should be given to the defendant. The MDJ will go over this form with the defendant.

INFOCriminal cases

Applies to

Payment memorandum

All such payments should be supported by a memorandum prepared by the Carbon County Adult Probation Office containing the Defendant’s name, case number, amount of payment and reason (description) for payment.

All such payments should be supported by a memorandum prepared by the Carbon County Adult Probation Office containing the Defendant’s name, case number, amount of payment and reason (description) for payment.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Written stipulation

Written stipulations for pleas, trials, or other dispositions must be completed and signed at the end of the status conference, with the original filed; absent exigent circumstances, failure to complete, sign, and file them results in the case being listed on the next criminal trial list.

(D) At the end of the status conference, written stipulations for pleas, trials, or other dispositions shall be completed and signed by the District Attorney/Assistant District Attorney, defense counsel, and defendant. The original stipulation shall be filed in the Clerk of Courts Office and service made pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P.576. Failure of any attorney or self-represented defendant to complete, sign and file the required stipulations at the end of the status conference or failure to file the timely continuance referenced above, absent exigent circumstances, shall result in the case being listed on the next criminal trial list.