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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 12-1730

THE COURTS

Title 237—JUVENILE RULES

PART I. RULES

[ 237 PA. CODE CH. 1 ]

Order Amending Rule 161 of the Rules of Juvenile Court Procedure; No. 576 Supreme Court Rules Doc.

[42 Pa.B. 5734]
[Saturday, September 8, 2012]

Order

Per Curiam

 And Now, this 23rd day of August, 2012, 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), and an Explanatory Report to be published with this Order:

 It Is Ordered pursuant to Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania that the modifications to Rule 161 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.

Annex A

TITLE 237. JUVENILE RULES

PART I. RULES

Subpart A. DELINQUENCY MATTERS

CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART C. RECORDS

PART C(1). ACCESS TO JUVENILE RECORDS

Rule 161. Inspecting, Copying, and Disseminating Juvenile Probation Files.

 A. Inspecting and copying. Except as provided in paragraph (C), juvenile probation files shall be open to inspection and/or copying only by:

 1) the juvenile's attorney;

 2) the attorney for the Commonwealth;

 3) the State Sexual [Offender] Offenders Assessment Board; [or]

 4) the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission; or

 5) any other person, agency, or department by order of court.

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 Official Note: Rule 161 adopted May 21, 2012, effective August 1, 2012. Amended August 23, 2012, effective immediately.

Committee Explanatory Reports:

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 Final Report explaining the amendments to Rule 161 published with the Court's Order at 42 Pa.B. 5734 (September 8, 2012).

EXPLANATORY REPORT
August 2012

 The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has adopted the modifications to Rule 161. This change is effective August 23, 2012.

 Modifications to Rule 161 correct the name of the State Sexual Offenders Assessment Board and allow the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission to inspect and/or copy juvenile probation files.

 Pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 6309, 6373, and 6374, inspecting and copying juvenile probation files is necessary for the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission to fulfill its legislative mandate.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 12-1730. Filed for public inspection September 7, 2012, 9:00 a.m.]

 


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