Pennsylvania Code
Title 237 - JUVENILE RULES
Part I - RULES
Subpart A - DELINQUENCY MATTERS
Chapter 2 - COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS, ARREST PROCEDURES, WRITTEN ALLEGATION, AND PRE-ADJUDICATORY DETENTION
Part A(1) - COMMENCING PROCEEDINGS
Rule 200 - Commencing Proceedings
Universal Citation: 237 PA Code ยง 200
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Juvenile delinquency proceedings within a judicial district shall be commenced by:
1) submitting a written allegation pursuant to Rule 231;
2) an arrest without a warrant:
a) when the offense is a felony or
misdemeanor committed in the presence of the police officer making the arrest;
or
b) upon probable cause when the
offense is a felony; or
c) upon
probable cause when the offense is a misdemeanor not committed in the presence
of the police officer making the arrest, when such arrest without a warrant is
specifically authorized by statute;
3) the filing of a certification with the court that a juvenile has failed to comply with a lawful sentence imposed for a summary offense;
4) transfer of a case from a criminal proceeding pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 597 and 42 Pa.C.S. § 6322;
5) the court accepting jurisdiction of a resident juvenile from another state; or
6) the court accepting supervision of a juvenile pursuant to another state's order.
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