STMCLR 4.1
                AUTHORIZATION FOR CONTINUANCE
                       OF ARRAINGMENTS


     If a defendant requests a continuance of his or her
arraignment date, the court clerk is authorized to continue
and reset the arraignment to a date not later than fourteen
(14) days after the date on which the arraignment was
initially set, without the matter needing to come before the
court in open session to consider the request for a
continuance of the arraignment, on the following conditions:

     1. That the defendant who is requesting the continuance of
the arraignment shall have had no previous warrants issued
involving any criminal case for a failure to appear or a
failure to comply with a court order;

     2. That the defendant shall sign a waiver of his/her right
to a speedy trial, with that waiver waiving speedy trial
rights for a period of at least 90 days from the date of the
rescheduled-continued arraignment.

     This authorization for continuance of arraignment shall
not apply to cases involving alleged Domestic Violence
Assaults, harassments or any other case where a Protection
or No Contact Order has been requested.

     Any other requests for continuance of arraignment, whether
for a period of time longer than that authorized herein
above or for cases not meeting the above criteria shall be
presented to the court in open session for consideration of
the continuance request.


[Adopted effective September 1, 2003]