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PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

Procedure for Obtaining Protracted/Semi-Protracted Adjudicatory Hearing Case Status in Juvenile Delinquency; Family Court Administrative Regulation No. 03-01

[33 Pa.B. 3606]

   Effective Immediately, in order to receive Protracted/Semi-Protracted Adjudicatory Hearing Case Status in Juvenile Delinquency cases, the petitioner must file a Motion for Protracted/Semi-Protracted Status with the Case Flow Coordinator in Room 338, 1801 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 using the designated Court Form, a copy of which follows this Regulation. It must be filed and served on the opposing counsel no later than 10 days prior to the scheduled hearing. The Case Flow Coordinator will decide if the Motion will or will not be ''granted'' or will list the Motion for a hearing with the Juvenile Division Emergency Judge. The following are the criteria to be used to determine if the Motion should be listed as Protracted/Semi-Protracted:

   1)  If there are five or more witnesses for either the defendant or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;

   2)  The trial will take more than one hour; or

   3)  There are 4 or more co-defendants.

MYRNA P. FIELD,   
Administrative Judge
Family Court Division

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

JUVENILE COURT DIVISION

COMMONWEALTH
 
VS.                                                                                             NO.
 
_________________
 
MOTION FOR PROTRACTED/SEMI-PROTRACTED ADJUDICATORY HEARING
 

1.  Petitioner is (check one):      ____ the Philadelphia District Attorney's office counsel.
 
                                             ____ Defendant/Defense Counsel.  
 

2.  Defendant was arrested on ______ and charged with the following offenses:
 
__________
 

3.  Defendant is scheduled for a hearing in Courtroom ______ on _________________ at _____ __ .m..
 

4.  The reason/s for requesting a protracted or semi-protracted hearing is/are:
 
__________ .
 

Wherefore, counsel respectfully requests that this Honorable Court grant this Motion for a
 
                        (check one)               ____ protracted hearing in this matter.
 
                                                       ____ semi-protracted hearing in this matter.
 

VERIFICATION
 

   I, _________________ , hereby verify that the statements contained in the foregoing Motion for a Protracted/Semi-Protracted Hearing are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. I understand that false statement made herein are subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S. Sec. 4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities.

_________________
Attorney for Defendant/District Attorney's Office

Date:

CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE

   I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the herein Motion for Protracted/Semi-Protracted Hearing was served upon the following:

                                                                                                  _________________
                                                                                                   Attorney for
 
                                                                           (Check one)      ____ Defendant
 
                                                                                                  ____ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania  

Date:

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-1440. Filed for public inspection July 25, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]

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