This Rule does not apply to warrants issued in civil matters, i.e. Domestic Relations, Protection From Abuse. In those situations, it is expected that the individual will be promptly produced before the judge who issued the warrant or such other judge who may be designated by the President Judge. However, when a warrant is issued for failure to appear for an indirect criminal contempt proceeding in a Protection From Abuse matter, it is advisable to follow the procedure set forth in this Rule.

Notice to the District Court Administrator required by Paragraph 4 shall include, but not be limited to, the identity of the person committed, the docket number(s), the date the warrant was issued, and the date and time of commitment.

In scheduling a bench warrant hearing, the District Court Administrator shall follow local practice. Generally, the hearing will be scheduled for 1:15 P.M. on the next available Monday or Wednesday, whichever is sooner.

The District Attorney of Adams County having filed a certification pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 202, search warrants in the following circumstance:

All misdemeanor and/or felony charge investigations, with the exception of search warrants to obtain a blood sample to determine blood alcohol content and the presence of controlled substances based on violations of 75 Pa.C.S. §3802(a)-(d), Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol/Controlled Substances, unless the investigation involves a fatality and/or serious bodily injury. In such instance, the affidavit of probable cause shall clearly set forth that the investigation does not involve a fatality and/or serious bodily injury;

shall not hereafter be issued by any judicial officer unless the search warrant application has the approval of an attorney for the Commonwealth prior to filing.

The District Attorney of Adams County having filed a certification pursuant to Pa. R. Crim. P. 507, criminal complaints and arrest warrant affidavits by police officers charging any of the following felony or misdemeanor crimes: