ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. — The Emergency Operations Order for court proceedings in Allegheny County has been extended into January “due to the rising number of positive COVID-19 tests in Allegheny County.”
These are the changes that will go into effect Monday:
- All proceedings that can’t be conducted remotely will be postponed until after Jan. 8.
- All in-person arbitration hearings are suspended through Jan. 8.
- Indirect Criminal Contempt hearings for people in jail will continue as scheduled for the Family Division
- Delinquency Adjudication Hearings for juveniles currently detained and who request an in-person hearing will move forward with in-person hearings
- All Court of Common Pleas facilities will stay open to the public and for case filings
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Magisterial District Court operations are also modified:
- All summary non-traffic/traffic proceedings scheduled between Monday and Jan. 8 will be postponed with the exception of some truancy cases.
- All landlord-tenant proceedings will be postponed until after Jan. 8.
- Civil proceedings in which all parties agree to conduct remotely will move forward.
- Preliminary hearings for people not already in jail will be postponed.
- Preliminary hearings for people in jail will continue with many appearing remotely.
- Emergency protection from abuse petitioners will be allowed to appear in-person
Pittsburgh Municipal Court will have several changes:
- Non-traffic summary proceedings will be postponed.
- Preliminary hearings for people not in jail will be postponed.
- Traffic summary proceedings will continue in-person at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
- Preliminary hearings for people in jail will move forward remotely.
- Emergency protection from abuse petitioners may appear in-person.
- The court will remain open to the public and open for case filings, payments and case processing.
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