Pennsylvania Code
Title 237 - JUVENILE RULES
Part I - RULES
Subpart A - DELINQUENCY MATTERS
Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part C - RECORDS
Part C(2) - MAINTAINING RECORDS
Rule 167 - Filings and Service of Court Orders and Notices
Universal Citation: 237 PA Code § 167
Current through Register Vol. 55, No. 13, March 29, 2025
A. Filings.
1) All orders and court notices shall be
transmitted promptly to the clerk of courts for filing. Upon receipt by the
clerk of courts, the order or court notice shall be time stamped promptly with
the date of receipt.
2) All orders
and court notices shall be filed in the official court
record.
B. Service.
1) A copy of any
order or court notice shall be served promptly on the attorney for the
Commonwealth, the juvenile's attorney, the juvenile, the juvenile probation
officer, and any other person, service provider, or agency listed in the court
order.
2) The clerk of courts shall
serve the order or court notice, unless the president judge has promulgated a
local rule designating service to be by the court administrator or other court
designee.
3)
Methods of
Service. Service shall be:
a) by:
i) personal delivery to the party's attorney
or the juvenile;
ii) mailing a copy
to the party's attorney or leaving a copy for the attorney at the attorney's
office;
iii) in those judicial
districts that maintain in the courthouse assigned boxes for counsel to receive
service, leaving a copy for the attorney in the attorney's box;
iv) sending a copy to the juvenile by first
class mail addressed to the juvenile's place of residence, detention, or
placement;
v) sending a copy by
facsimile transmission or other electronic means if the party's attorney or the
juvenile has filed written request for this method of service or has included a
facsimile number or an electronic address on a prior legal paper filed in the
case;
vi) delivery to the party's
attorney or the juvenile by carrier service; or
b) orally in open court on the record;
or
c) in a judicial district that
permits electronic filing pursuant to Rule 205, service of court orders or
notices shall be made as provided in Rule 205(D)(2) and (H)(1).
C. Unified Practice. Any local rule that is inconsistent with the provisions of this rule is prohibited, including any local rule requiring a person to file or serve orders or court notices.
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