Rule 310 - Motion for Accelerated Rehabilitation DispositionAfter recommendation by the Commonwealth that a defendant be placed on the ARD program, the defendant shall be scheduled for an ARD hearing before the Court of Common Pleas for consideration for ARD. The ARD hearing shall be in accordance with the provisions contained in Pa.R.Crim.P. Nos. 311, 312, and 313.
(a) At the ARD hearing the defendant shall enter on the record a duly executed ARD colloquy form.(b) Each defendant charged under 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3731 and/or 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3801 et seq. (relating to Driving Under the Influence) shall, prior to the ARD hearing be evaluated by an interviewer certified under the Court Reporting Network. Any statement made by the defendant during a Court Reporting Network evaluation and screening shall be made available to the court for the limited purpose of aiding the court to consider and rule upon a motion for Nolle Pros, ARD, plea and sentencing. Such statements obtained from the defendant shall be otherwise confidential and shall not be admissible for any other purposes in any criminal proceeding.(c) If a defendant fails to obtain a CRN evaluation prior to the ARD hearing, his/her case may be removed from the scheduled ARD hearing list by the Court.