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
(b) - Arrests Without Warrant
Rule 221 - Temporary Detention in Police Lock-Up

Universal Citation: 237 PA Code § 221

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

A. Secure detention. A juvenile under arrest may be held securely in a police lock-up or other facility that houses an adult lock-up only under the following conditions:

1) the secure holding shall only be for the purpose of identification, investigation, processing, releasing or transferring the juvenile to a guardian, juvenile court, or detention facility;

2) the secure holding shall be limited to the minimum time necessary to complete the procedures listed in paragraph (A)(1), but in no case may such holding exceed six hours; and

3) if so held, the juvenile shall be separated by sight and sound from incarcerated adult offenders and shall be under the continuous visual supervision of law enforcement officials or facility staff.

A juvenile shall be deemed to be held securely only when physically detained, confined in a locked room or cell, or when secured to a cuffing rail or other stationary object within the facility.

B. Non-secure detention. Notwithstanding other provisions of law, a juvenile may be held in non-secure custody in a building or facility that houses an adult lock-up only under the following conditions:

1) the area where the juvenile is held is an unlocked multi-purpose area that is not designated or used as a secure detention area or is not part of a secure detention area; or, if the area is a secure booking or similar area, it is used only for processing purposes;

2) the juvenile is not physically secured to a cuffing rail or other stationary object during the period of custody in the facility;

3) the area is limited to providing non-secure custody only long enough for the purposes of identification, investigation, processing or release to guardians or for arranging transfer to another agency or appropriate facility; and

4) the juvenile shall be under continuous visual supervision by a law enforcement officer or other facility staff during the period of non-secure custody.

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