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(2) - ADJUDICATORY SUMMONS AND NOTICE PROCEDURES
Rule 1363 - Service of Summons
Universal Citation: 237 PA Code ยง 1363
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
A. Method of Service. The summons shall be served:
1) in-person;.
2) by certified mail, return receipt and
first-class mail.
B. Time of Service.
1)
Child in custody. If the child is in protective custody, the
summons shall be served no less than seven days prior to the adjudicatory
hearing.
2)
Child not in
custody. If the child is not in protective custody, the summons shall
be served no less than fourteen days prior to the adjudicatory
hearing.
C. Proof of service. Affidavit of service shall be filed prior to the adjudicatory hearing.
D. Efforts Made to Serve. In the absence of an affidavit of service under paragraph (C), the serving party shall advise the court of what efforts were made to notify a person. The court may proceed to a hearing upon a showing of reasonable efforts to locate and notify all persons pursuant to Rule 1360.
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