Rule 1901.1-6 - Private Criminal Complaint For Violation Of Order Or Agreementa. The private criminal complaint shall be filed with the Magisterial District Judge in the jurisdiction in Washington County where the abuse occurred or with the on-call Magisterial District Judge. b. The approval of the District Attorney of Washington County is not required prior to the filing of a private criminal complaint under this section. c. The procedure for filing a private criminal complaint for indirect criminal contempt for violation of a non-economic provision of an order or court-approved consent agreement pursuant to Section 6113.1 of the Act is as follows: 1.Magisterial District Judge.i. The Magisterial District Judge shall prepare the private criminal complaint and notices of hearing. ii. The Magisterial District Judge shall schedule the hearing before the appropriate Family Court Judge at 9:30 AM on the next date that the judge will hear Protection from Abuse related matters. iii. The Magisterial District Judge shall give the plaintiff a copy of the private criminal complaint and notice of hearing, receipt of which shall be acknowledged in writing by the plaintiff.iv. The Magisterial District Judge shall forward the original documents to the Clerk of Courts of Washington County.2.Clerk of Courts.i. The Clerk of Courts shall process the documents received from the Magisterial District Judge and forward them to the Family Court Judge before whom the hearing is scheduled. d. The procedure for service of the private criminal complaint is as follows: 1. The Magisterial District Judge shall serve a copy of the private criminal complaint and notice of hearing on the defendant by certified mail, return receipt requested. 2. The Magisterial District Judge shall notify the Family Court Judge, before whom the hearing is scheduled, that the return receipt has been received or that the private criminal complaint has been returned undelivered.Amended effective 1/1/2022