As amended through November 15, 2017
(A) Annually, by the first day of December, the court administrator shall publish a case tracking schedule for the succeeding year setting forth the following pertinent dates that affect each criminal case, with the appropriate schedule to be set in motion by the date the defendant either waives his or her preliminary hearing or is bound over following the preliminary hearing: (1) The date of the court arraignment, which shall be the first available arraignment date at least 40 days after the preliminary hearing is held or waived.(2) The date for the criminal conferences as required by L.R.Crim.P L 590.1.(3) The date of the pretrial conference, which shall follow the final criminal conference and precede jury selection.(4) The date representing Defendant's last day to enter a negotiated plea, as set forth in L.R.Crim.P L 590.2;(5) The date of jury selection.(B) The court administrator shall immediately, after publishing said schedule, provide copies to each sitting magisterial district judge, the district attorney's office, the public defender's office, and each member of the county criminal defense bar known to the court administrator. Copies shall also be available free of charge at all times in the court administrator's office.(C)(1) At the time defendant is bound over to court or waives his preliminary hearing, the magisterial district judge shall complete a Case Tracking Information Form and distribute as indicated on the form.(2) The Case Tracking Information Form shall set forth the date and time the defendant and his or her attorney must appear in Court for arraignment (unless waived), two criminal conferences as required by L.R.Crim.P. L 590.1, the last date to enter a negotiated plea as set forth in L.R.Crim.P. L 590.2, pretrial conference and jury selection. The dates established by the Case Tracking Information Form shall be deemed orders of court and may not be changed except by leave of court. (3) The magisterial district judge shall orally advise the defendant and counsel of the time, date, and place of arraignment and that the failure to appear at such arraignment may result in the defendant's arrest and forfeiture of bond.(4) The magisterial district judge shall require the defendant to sign the Case Tracking Information Form indicating the defendant is aware of the time and place of arraignment and of the obligation to appear at the arraignment and other proceedings noted thereon.(D) For purposes of administering the supervised bail program, the Clarion County Adult Probation Office is designated as the bail agency for this court.