Rule 507 - Approval of Police Complaints by Attorney for the Commonwealth(a) The District Attorney of Armstrong County having filed a certification pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 507, criminal complaints and arrest warrant affidavits by police officers, as defined in the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, charging any offense set forth in subsection (b), below, shall not hereafter be accepted by any judicial officer unless the complaint and affidavit has the approval of an attorney for the Commonwealth prior to filing.(b) Subsection (a) of this rule shall apply when any of the following offenses is charged: (i) Criminal homicide, in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. 2501;(ii) Murder in any degree, in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. 2502;(iii) Voluntary manslaughter, in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. 2503;(iv) Involuntary manslaughter, in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. 2504;(v) Homicide by vehicle, in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. 3732; (vi) Homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. 3735;(vii) Aggravated assault, in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. 2702(a)(1) through (6), inclusive;(viii) Rape, in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. 3121;(ix) Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. 3123;(x) Robbery, in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. 3701(a)(1)(i) through (iv), inclusive; and(xi) Aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence, in violation of 75 Pa.C.S. 3735.1. Comment
The approval of the attorney for the Commonwealth may be oral in appropriate circumstances. When feasible, such oral approval should be communicated directly to the judicial officer, who should make proper notations thereof.