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 B - ARREST PROCEDURES IN DELINQUENCY CASES
(a) - Arrest Warrants
Rule 210 - Arrest Warrants

A. Application. An application for an arrest warrant shall be made by submitting a written allegation supported by a probable cause affidavit with the president judge or any issuing authority designated by the president judge of each judicial district. The president judge shall ensure twenty-four hour availability of a designated issuing authority.

B. Approval of Commonwealth. When a certification is filed by the District Attorney pursuant to Rule 231, no application for an arrest warrant shall be submitted to the issuing authority unless an attorney for the Commonwealth has approved the application.

C. Arrest procedures. When a juvenile is arrested pursuant to a warrant, the case shall proceed in the same manner as a warrantless arrest in accordance with Rule 220.

D. Transmission of file. If a magisterial district judge issues an arrest warrant for a juvenile pursuant to paragraph (A), the magisterial district judge shall forward the juvenile case file to the clerk of courts immediately or no later than the next business day.

E. Return of arrest warrant. Once the arrest warrant has been executed, it shall be returned to the juvenile probation office. The juvenile probation office shall, immediately and no later than the next business day, notify the magisterial district judge that the warrant has been executed.

F. Case closed by magisterial district judge. Once a magisterial district judge has been notified that the arrest warrant has been executed pursuant to paragraph (E), the magisterial district judge shall mark the arrest warrant as served and close the case.