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Pa. R.J.C.P. 404
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Rule 404 Prompt Adjudicatory Hearing
Chapter 4: Adjudicatory Hearing
Rule Text
A. Detained Juvenile. If the juvenile is detained, an adjudicatory hearing shall be held within 10 days of the filing of the petition. If the adjudicatory hearing is not held within 10 days, the juvenile shall be released unless the exceptions of Rule 240(D) apply.
B. Non-detained Juvenile. If the juvenile is not detained, the adjudicatory hearing shall be held within a reasonable time.
Amendment history: The provisions of this Rule 404 amended July 31, 2012, effective November 1, 2012, 42 Pa.B. 5350; amended November 30, 2021, effective April 1, 2022, 51 Pa.B. 7629. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (393103) to (393104).