Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

Pa. R. Crim. P. 315 (2026)

Deferring Adjudication of the Charges Upon Admission to Program After Information.

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Rule 315. Deferring Adjudication of the Charges Upon Admission to Program After Information.

When a defendant is accepted into the program of accelerated rehabilitative disposition after the filing of an information, the judge shall order that further proceedings on the charges shall be postponed during the term of the program.

Official Note

Rule 181 adopted May 24, 1972, effective immediately; amended February 15, 1974, effective immediately; amended June 19, 1996, effective July 1, 1996; renumbered Rule 315 March 1, 2000, effective April 1, 2001.

Committee Explanatory Reports:

Final Report explaining the June 19, 1996 amendments published with the Court’s Order at 26 Pa.B. 3128 (July 6, 1996).

Final Report explaining the March 1, 2000 reorganization and renumbering of the rules published with the Court’s Order at 30 Pa.B. 1478 (March 18, 2000).