Rule 552 - Administrative Processing and Identification(A) In all cases in which a defendant has been charged with an offense of a third degree misdemeanor or greater, the defendant shall be required to appear at the Beaver County Regional Booking Center (RBC) located in the Beaver County Jail, 6000 Woodlawn Boulevard, Aliquippa, PA, 15001.(B) Pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. 9112, an arresting authority shall be responsible for taking the fingerprints of persons arrested for misdemeanors, felonies or summary offenses which become misdemeanors on a second arrest after conviction of a summary offense. The Regional Booking Center shall serve as the designated fingerprinting site for all arresting authorities in Beaver County.(C)(1) In cases in which a defendant has been arraigned at the District Justice office and fails to post bond, the defendant shall be fingerprinted and photographed at the RBC subsequent to his or her commitment at the Beaver County Jail.(2) In cases in which a defendant has been arrested during night, weekend or holiday hours, unless the charges proceed by summons, the defendant shall be taken directly to the RBC for a video arraignment and booking procedure before being committed to the Beaver County Jail or being released on bond.(3) In cases of private prosecutions, the defendant may only be fingerprinted and photographed after conviction of the alleged offense. An order shall be issued from the Court of Common Pleas after such conviction directing the Defendant to report to the RBC to be fingerprinted and photographed.(4) In cases which proceed by issuance of a summons, the District Justice presiding at Central Court at the scheduled Preliminary Hearing, shall order the defendant to submit to the Regional Booking Center within five (5) days following the date of issuance of such order.(D) A booking fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) shall be assessed and collected by the Beaver County Clerk of Courts after sentencing upon conviction of or plea to a misdemeanor or felony offense or acceptance into the Accelerated Rehabilitation Program. This fee will not apply to those Defendants whose cases are dismissed by the District Justice, withdrawn or nolle prossed by the Commonwealth or who enter a guilty plea to a summary offense at the time of the preliminary hearing.Amended effective 7/1/2022