Pennsylvania Code
Title 237 - JUVENILE RULES
Part I - RULES
Subpart A - DELINQUENCY MATTERS
Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part D - JUVENILE COURT HEARING OFFICERS
Rule 182 - Qualifications of Juvenile Court Hearing Officer

Universal Citation: 237 PA Code ยง 182

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

A. Education, Experience, and Training. To preside as a juvenile court hearing officer over cases governed by the Juvenile Act, 42 Pa.C.S. § 6301 et seq., an individual shall:

1) be a member, in good standing, of the bar of this Commonwealth;

2) have been licensed to practice law for at least five consecutive years; and

3) have completed six hours of instruction, approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board prior to hearing cases, which specifically addresses all of the following topics:
a) The Juvenile Act;

b) The Pennsylvania Rules of Juvenile Court Procedure;

c) The penal laws of Pennsylvania;

d) The Child Protective Services Law;

e) evidence rules and methodology;

f) child and adolescent development; and

g) The collateral consequences of an adjudication of delinquency.

B. Continuing Education. Upon meeting the requirements of paragraph (A)(3), a juvenile court hearing officer shall thereafter complete six hours of instruction from a course(s) designed by the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission, in juvenile delinquency law, policy, or related social science research every two years.

C. Compliance.

1) A juvenile court hearing officer shall sign an affidavit attesting that he or she has met the requirements of this rule.

2) Prior to presiding as a juvenile court hearing officer, the attorney shall send the affidavit to the President Judge or his or her designee of each judicial district where the attorney is seeking to preside as a juvenile court hearing officer.

3) After submission of the initial affidavit pursuant to paragraph (C)(2), juvenile court hearing officers shall submit a new affidavit every two years attesting that the continuing education requirements of paragraph (B) have been met.

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