Rule 396 Bail

See Pa.R.Crim.P. 520 through 536.

If the juvenile cannot post bail, the judge may issue a commitment order so the juvenile may be detained in a jail or the judge may continue the juvenile’s detention as a juvenile pending trial. See 42 Pa.C.S. § 6327(d).

Rule 396 adopted April 1, 2005, effective October 1, 2005.

Final Report explaining the provisions of Rule 396 published with the Court’s Order at 35 Pa.B. 2214 (April 16, 2005).