Pennsylvania Code
Title 37 - LAW
Part III - Agencies and Offices
Subpart N - Juvenile Court Judges' Commission
Chapter 200 - JUVENILE COURT JUDGES' COMMISSION
Subchapter A - STANDARDS GOVERNING THE USE OF SECURE DETENTION UNDER THE JUVENILE ACT
Section 200.9 - Authorization for detention in cases of extraordinary and exceptional circumstances

Universal Citation: 37 PA Code § 200.9

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

(a) A juvenile may be detained in secure detention even if this subchapter does not otherwise authorize detention if the following are met:

(1) The facts present extraordinary and exceptional circumstances which require the use of secure detention.

(2) A statement of reasons accompanying the detention includes an explanation of why an exception was warranted and why nonsecure options were rejected.

(b) Detention under this section may not be authorized routinely or because nonsecure alternatives do not exist in adequate numbers, but only in the exceptional and extraordinary case.

(c) Secure detention is not to be used when a juvenile alleged to be delinquent cannot be released solely because there is no parent, guardian or custodian able to assume responsibility or adequately supervise the juvenile.

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