Pennsylvania Code
Title 237 - JUVENILE RULES
Part I - RULES
Subpart A - DELINQUENCY MATTERS
Chapter 3 - PRE-ADJUDICATORY PROCEDURES
Part D - PROCEDURES FOLLOWING FILING OF PETITION
Part D(1) - MOTION PROCEDURES
Rule 345 - Filing and Service
Universal Citation: 237 PA Code ยง 345
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
A. Filings.
1)
Generally. Except as otherwise provided in these rules, all
written motions, and any notice or document for which filing is required, shall
be filed with the clerk of courts.
2)
Clerk of Courts' Duties.
Except as provided in paragraph (A)(3), the clerk of courts shall docket a
written motion, notice, or document when it is received and record the time of
filing in the docket. The clerk of courts promptly shall transmit a copy of
these papers to such person as may be designated by the court.
3)
Filings by Represented
Juveniles. In any case in which a juvenile is represented by an
attorney, if the juvenile submits for filing a written motion, notice, or
document that has not been signed by the juvenile's attorney, the clerk of
courts shall not file the motion, notice, or document in the official court
record or make a docket entry, but shall forward it promptly to the juvenile's
attorney.
4)
Method of
Filing. Filing may be accomplished by:
a) personal delivery to the clerk of
courts;
b) mail addressed to the
clerk of courts, provided, however, that filing by mail shall be timely only
when actually received by the clerk within the time fixed for filing;
or
c) in a judicial district that
permits electronic filing pursuant to Rule 205, as provided in Rule 205(E)
.
B. Service.
1)
Generally. The party filing the document shall serve the other
party concurrently with the filing.
2)
Method of Service to
Parties. Service on the parties shall be:
a) by personal delivery of a copy to a
party's attorney, or, if unrepresented, the party;
b) by mailing a copy to a party's attorney or
leaving a copy for the attorney at the attorney's office;
c) in a judicial district that maintains in
the courthouse assigned boxes for counsel to receive service, by leaving a copy
for the attorney in the attorney's box;
d) by sending a copy to an unrepresented
juvenile by first class mail addressed to the juvenile's place of residence,
detention, or placement; or
e) as
provided in Rule 205(D)(2) and (H)(1) in a judicial district that permits
electronic filing pursuant to Rule 205.
C. Proof of Service. All documents that are filed and served pursuant to this rule shall include a certificate of service.
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