Rule 117 - MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGE COVERAGE FORISSUING WARRANT; PRELIMINARY ARRAIGNMENTS AND SUMMARY TRIALS; AND SETTING AND ACCEPTING BAILA. To the extent required by Pa.R.Crim.P. 117, Magisterial District Judges shall be available to provide continuous coverage for the issuance of search warrants, the issuance of arrest warrants, to accept and set bail, to conduct summary trials, and to conduct preliminary arraignments. 1. The provision of continuous coverage shall be by the traditional on-call system as presently established and exercised in Erie County. Specifically, the Magisterial District Judges shall remain on-call during non-regular business hours on a rotating basis. The Assistant Court Administrator shall maintain a copy of said rotating schedule.2. The hours of 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. for conducting a summary trial or bench warrant hearing pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 431 shall not be extended. B. Magisterial District Judges, the Clerk of Courts and the Warden of the Erie County Prison shall be authorized to accept bail pursuant to, and subject to the limitations of, the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure. The Warden's authority is limited to accepting the bail deposit, delivering the bail to the issuing authority or clerk of courts and, under Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 525, releasing the defendant upon execution of the bail bond.C. Regular business hours for each Magisterial District Judge Office shall be Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.Amended effective 4/5/2008; amended effective 6/1/2021.