Pennsylvania Code
Title 237 - JUVENILE RULES
Part I - RULES
Subpart B - DEPENDENCY MATTERS
Chapter 13 - PRE-ADJUDICATORY PROCEDURES
Part D - PROCEDURES FOLLOWING FILING OF PETITION
Part D(1) - MOTION PROCEDURES
Rule 1345 - Filing and Service
Universal Citation: 237 PA Code ยง 1345
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
Parties. In any case in which a party is represented by an attorney,
if the party submits for filing a written motion, notice, or document that has
not been signed by the party's attorney, the clerk of courts shall not file the
motion, notice, or document in the child's official court record or make a
docket entry, but shall forward it promptly to the party'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 1205, as provided in
Rule 1205(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
party by first class mail addressed to the party's place of
residence;.
e) as provided in Rule
1205(D)(2) and (H)(1) in a judicial district that permits electronic filing
pursuant to Rule 1205.
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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