THE COURTS

Title 237—JUVENILE RULES

PART I. RULES

[ 237 PA. CODE CH. 1 ]

Order Amending Rules 170 and 173 of the Rules of Juvenile Court Procedure; No. 662 Supreme Court Rules Doc.

[45 Pa.B. 953]
[Saturday, February 28, 2015]

Order

Per Curiam

 And Now, this 12th day of February, 2015, upon the recommendation of the Juvenile Court Procedural Rules Committee, the proposal having been submitted without publication pursuant to Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(a)(3):

 It Is Ordered pursuant to Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania that the modifications to Rules 170 and 173 of the Rules of Juvenile Court Procedure are approved in the following form.

 This Order shall be processed in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(b), and shall be effective immediately.

 Madame Justice Todd dissents.

Annex A

TITLE 237. JUVENILE RULES

PART I. RULES

Subpart A. DELINQUENCY MATTERS

CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART C(3). EXPUNGING OR DESTROYING RECORDS, FINGERPRINTS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS

Rule 170. Motion to Expunge or Destroy Records.

*  *  *  *  *

Comment

*  *  *  *  *

 The new procedures instituted with the changes of [201-] 2014 require one procedure for expunging or destroying records, fingerprints, and photographs. One order will go to the appropriate agencies and departments as required by Rule 172 and will help those agencies become more efficient in the manner in which items are destroyed or expunged.

*  *  *  *  *

 Official Note: Rule 170 adopted April 1, 2005, effective October 1, 2005. Amended July 28, 2014, effective September 29, 2014. Amended February 12, 2015, effective immediately.

*  *  *  *  *

Rule 173. Retention of Specific Information from Juvenile Records.

*  *  *  *  *

 D. Statistical and research purposes. The juvenile probation office, the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission, and the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts may maintain the following information in a separate document, file, or database for statistical and research purposes:

 1) a list of juvenile names;

 2) identifying information, such as date of birth;

 [1)] 3) demographic information;

 [2)] 4) a list of the delinquent acts alleged or petitioned;

 [3)] 5) a list of the delinquent acts found, if applicable;

 [4)] 6) the disposition of the case; and

 [5)] 7) any recidivism information.

*  *  *  *  *

Comment

*  *  *  *  *

 Paragraph (D) provides for the retention of specific information for statistical and research purposes. [A juvenile's name may not be associated with this information. Demographics, however, may be retained. Aggregate data compiled under this paragraph also] The information gathered under this paragraph is confidential. However, aggregate data compiled may be shared with other persons as statistical and research [records only] information. When sharing aggregate data, the juvenile's name or any identifying information cannot be utilized.

*  *  *  *  *

 Official Note: Rule 173 adopted July 28, 2014, effective September 29, 2014. Amended February 12, 2015, effective immediately.

*  *  *  *  *

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 15-352. Filed for public inspection February 27, 2015, 9:00 a.m.]

---

No part of the information on this site may be reproduced for profit or sold for profit.

This material has been drawn directly from the official Pennsylvania Bulletin full text database. Due to the limitations of HTML or differences in display capabilities of different browsers, this version may differ slightly from the official printed version.

---