Pa ard program fines

Keep your seat belt fastened until the officer has seen you are appropriately restrained. Wait until the officer asks you to retrieve your driver's license, registration, and insurance cards. Do not hand the officer your wallet — just the requested items.

Always be polite. The officer will tell you what you did wrong. You may receive only a warning or you may be cited for a traffic violation. If you disagree with the citation, you are entitled to a court hearing where you can present your arguments.

It is not in your best interest to argue with the officer at the scene. If you believe you have not been treated in a professional manner, you should contact the appropriate police department at a time following the traffic stop, and ask for a supervisor. Crashes Do not stop at a crash unless you are involved or if emergency help has not yet arrived.

If you are in a crash, you should do the following: Stop your vehicle at or near the crash scene. If you can, move your vehicle off of the road so you do not block traffic. Many crashes are caused when traffic stops or slows for an initial crash. Call the police if anyone is hurt or dies.

If the drivers of the vehicles are hurt and cannot call the police then witnesses at or near the crash scene must call for help. Call the police if any vehicle needs to be towed. Get the information listed below from the other driver s involved in the crash: Names and addresses Telephone numbers Registration numbers Insurance company names and policy numbers Get the names and addresses of other individuals involved in the crash and any witnesses of the crash.

If the crash involves a parked vehicle or damage to property, stop immediately, and try to find the owner. If you cannot find the owner, leave a note in a place where it can be seen and call the police. The note should include the date and time of the crash, your name, and a telephone number where you can be reached.

Box , Harrisburg, PA Fleeing Or Eluding Police Each year, there are about crashes caused when a driver attempts to flee or elude police, resulting in 40 to 50 major injuries or fatalities on Pennsylvania roadways. Chemical Test Refusal Restoration Fee Drivers who refuse to submit to a chemical test will be required to pay a chemical test refusal restoration fee. Severe Penalties The penalties become more severe for these three things: the higher your blood alcohol concentration, the more serious the injuries and damages resulting from a crash while driving under the influence, and the more times you are convicted for DUI.

Table 1 — General Impairment:. Remain under court supervision for six months. Undergo alcohol and drug evaluation. Undergo alcohol and drug rehabilitation treatment, if necessary. Zero Tolerance Law Under 21 DUI The Zero Tolerance law establishes serious consequences for those under 21 who drive with any measurable amount of alcohol in their blood.

Why Zero Tolerance? Traffic crashes are the No. Underage Drinking If you are under age 21, it is against the law to buy alcohol, consume alcohol, have alcohol in your possession, or have alcohol in the vehicle you are driving. The major provisions of the DLC, which member states are committed to uphold and enforce, are: The "one driver's license" concept, which requires the surrender of an out-of-state driver's license when an application for a driver's license in another state is made.

The "one driver record" concept, which requires that a complete driver record be maintained in the driver's state of residence to determine driving eligibility in the home state, as well as for their non-resident operator's privilege in other jurisdictions. The assurance of uniform and predictable treatment of drivers by treating offenses committed in other states as though they have been committed in the home state. The following offenses, if committed in a member state, would be treated as though the offense had occurred in Pennsylvania, and the appropriate sanction would be imposed under the provisions of our Vehicle Code: Manslaughter or negligent homicide resulting from the operation of a vehicle Section Driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcoholic beverages or a narcotic to a degree rendering the driver incapable of safely driving a vehicle Section Failure to stop and render aid in the event of a vehicle accident resulting in the death or personal injury of another Section Previous Section Next Section.

If approved, the applicant is normally placed on probation, ordered to pay fines and costs and complete community service. Upon successful completion of the ARD program, the applicant may petition the court to expunge their record.

All cases are examined on an individual basis. ARD is a discretionary program managed exclusively by the Office of the District Attorney; therefore, the District Attorney is the sole authority as to who is approved for the ARD program.

At your first meeting tell your lawyer that you have no criminal record and that this is your first arrest. Next comes the preliminary hearing at the District Justice court in the area where the offense was committed. If there is no objection your lawyer will probably waive your hearing no testimony and have the case forwarded to the county court.

At or before the arraignment your lawyer will make application to the DA for entry into the ARD program. Part of the application is waiving your rights to a speedy trial since it may take time for the DA to confirm that you have no record. Of course, some crimes will not be approved for ARD such as homicide, aggravated assault with injury, drug dealing, etc. If you are approved you will be given a hearing date.

Your hearing will be before a judge either in a large group of first time offenders or by yourself. You will fill out a form indicating that you want to be admitted to the program and that you understand all your rights and responsibilities. The judge will ask you personally if you understand your rights and he will sign an order admitted you into the program. You will then be taken to the probation office where you will have to pay the costs of the program a short term payment plan may be allowed at the discretion of the DA and given the rules and regulations.

If community service is ordered it will be set up for you. Thereafter, the issuing authority should immediately file the transcript of any proceedings, the original complaint or citation, the summons or warrant of arrest, if any, and the bail bond, if any, with the officer of the court of common pleas designated to receive such papers.

PART B. Court Cases empty Rule Motion for Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition. After criminal proceedings in a court case have been instituted, the attorney for the Commonwealth may move, before a judge empowered to try court cases, that the case be considered for accelerated rehabilitative disposition. See Rule with regard to accelerated rehabilitative disposition in summary cases. Official Note Rule approved May 24, , effective immediately; amended February 15, , effective immediately; amended April 10, , effective July 1, ; renumbered Rule and Comment revised March 1, , effective April 1, Notice of the proceedings shall be given also to any victim or victims of the offense charged.

B Information or statements supplied by the defendant to the attorney for the Commonwealth in an ARD application shall not be used against the defendant for any purpose in any criminal proceedings except a prosecution based on the falsity of the information or statement supplied.

No particular form of ARD application or application procedure is required. Official Note Rule approved May 24, , effective immediately; amended April 10, , effective July 1, ; amended January 31, , effective July 1, ; renumbered Rule and amended March 1, , effective April 1, Hearing, Explanation of Program.

Although acceptance into an ARD program is not intended to constitute a conviction under these rules, it may be statutorily construed as a conviction for purposes of computing sentences on subsequent convictions. See Rule Official Note Rule approved May 24, ; effective immediately; amended February 15, , effective immediately; amended April 10, , effective July 1, ; renumbered Rule and Comment revised March 1, , effective April 1, ; Comment revised October 1, , effective July 1, The provisions of this Rule amended October 1, , effective July 1, , 42 Pa.

Immediately preceding text appears at serial page Hearing, Manner of Proceeding. No statement presented by the defendant shall be used against the defendant for any purpose in any criminal proceeding except a prosecution based on the falsity of the information or statement supplied.

C After hearing the facts of the case, if the judge believes that it warrants accelerated rehabilitative disposition, the judge shall order the stenographer to reopen the record and shall state to the parties the conditions of the program. If the judge does not accept the case for accelerated rehabilitative disposition, the judge shall order that the case proceed on the charges as provided by law.

No appeal shall be allowed from such order. D After the stenographer reopens the record, the defendant shall thereupon state to the judge whether the defendant accepts the conditions and agrees to comply. If the statement is in the affirmative, the judge may grant the motion for accelerated rehabilitative disposition and shall enter an appropriate order as set forth in Rules and If the defendant answers in the negative, the judge shall proceed as set forth in Rule Caufman , Pa.

Campana , Pa. Official Note Rule approved May 24, , effective immediately; amended April 10, , effective July 1, ; amended September 13, , effective January 1, The January 1, effective date extended to April 1, ; the April 1, effective date extended to July 1, ; renumbered and amended March 1, , effective April 1, ; Comment revised March 9, , effective September 1,