1. A constable shall not serve a miscellaneous warrant at a residence between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. on the day preceding a legal holiday through 6:00 a.m. on the day following a legal holiday.
  2. A warrant issued by the Court containing a miscellaneous docket or which otherwise is for the payment of outstanding fees, fines, and costs shall not be considered a felony/misdemeanor warrant for purposes of 44 Pa. C.S.A. § 7161(c) regardless of whether the warrant contains the caption or docket number of a criminal case for which a conviction has previously been obtained.
  3. For all Miscellaneous Warrants subject to the Field Receipt Process, the Court's expectation is that the subject of the warrant is to be directed to report on the next available Criminal/Bench Warrant day. However, a Constable may set the report date to no more than two weeks beyond the date of contact with the defendant if the Constable determines there are unusual circumstances for which the subject of the warrant cannot report on the next available Criminal/Bench Warrant day.

E. Summary Warrants - The following procedures shall apply to the issuance and service of summary warrants.

  1. A Magisterial District Judge possesses the exclusive right, subject to the authority of the President Judge, to distribute warrants issued by them to a constable of their choice provided a constable is otherwise authorized by the Court Administrator's Office to perform judicial duties. Magisterial District Judges shall issue warrants where appropriate pursuant to the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure and prevailing law.
  2. Upon issuance of a warrant, the Magisterial District Judge may assign the warrant to a constable authorized to perform judicial duties by the Court Administrator's Office. A copy of the warrant shall be immediately provided to A.C.D.E.S. and shall contain a designation as to the date of issuance and the constable to whom it was assigned. In the event a Magisterial District Judge elects not to assign a specific constable to serve the warrant, a copy of the warrant shall be provided to A.C.D.E.S. and available to any constable authorized to perform judicial duties. Unless the warrant is unassigned or governed by paragraph III (E)(4) below, no authorized person other than the assigned constable shall serve a warrant within 30 days of the initial issuance of the warrant by the Magisterial District Court except as follows: