include warrants issued by the Adams County Court of Common Pleas to take into custody a probation/intermediate punishment/parole offender and/or any warrant issued as a result of an alleged protection from abuse violation or protection from abuse contempt proceeding.

Original Process - An arrest warrant for a misdemeanor/felony warrant issued pursuant to Pa. R. Crim. P. 513 et al.

Summary Warrant - A warrant issued by a Magisterial District Judge pursuant to Pa. R. Crim. P. 430. The definition includes both arrest warrants and bench warrants issued pursuant to that rule.

  • Domestic Relations Warrants - I he following procedures shall apply to the issuance and service of a Domestic Relations warrant. The Domestic Relations Section is the custodian of the record for all Domestic Relations cases, including child support and spousal support matters. These are cases with a “DR” docket number.
  • A Domestic Relations warrant is issued by the Court of Common Pleas. Upon issuance of the same, the Domestic Relations Section shall enter the warrant in the Pennsylvania Automated Child Support Enforcement System (P.A.C.S.E.S.) and file the original of record. The Domestic Relations Section shall forward a certified copy of the warrant to the Sheriff's Department and the A.C.D.E.S. No additional duplicate of the warrant shall be issued except as provided hereinbelow.
  • A.C.D.E.S. may issue a duplicate warrant to any municipal or state police agency, the Adams County Sheriff's Department, or a constable upon request. A constable shall not request a warrant or duplicate warrant unless imminent service of the warrant is anticipated. For purposes of this paragraph, imminent service requires a good faith belief as to the whereabouts of the subject of the warrant and the likelihood that the warrant will be served within the immediately subsequent 12-hour period.
  • When a Domestic Relations warrant is executed, the constable shall either accept the full payment of the purge amount stated on the warrant or, in the event the defendant is unable to pay the purge amount, cause the defendant to be taken without unnecessary delay for commitment to the A.C.A.C.C. When a constable accepts payment of the purge amount, the constable shall issue a receipt to the defendant setting forth the amount of the purge payment and return a copy of the receipt signed by the defendant and the constable as well as the purge amount to the