THE COURTS
Title 255—LOCAL COURT RULES
FAYETTE COUNTY
Detention or Incarceration of Juveniles Pursuant to Amendments of the Federal Juvenile Justice Reform Act; No. 15 AD 2021
[52 Pa.B. 443]
[Saturday, January 22, 2022]
Order And Now, this 28th day of December 2021, it is hereby Ordered that the Administrative Order for the Detention or Incarceration of Juveniles Pursuant to Amendments of the Federal Juvenile Justice Reform Act is adopted as follows.
Copies of the administrative order should be distributed according to the following schedule:
A. One copy to the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts via e-mail to adminrules@pacourts.us.
B. Two paper copies and one electronic copy in a Microsoft Word format only on a CD-ROM to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin to the following address:
Pa. Code and Bulletin
Legislative Reference Bureau
647 Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg PA 17120The Administrative Office of Fayette County Courts is directed as follows:
Publish a copy of the Administrative Order on the website of the Administrative Office of Fayette County Courts.
Thereafter, compile the Administrative Order within the complete set of local rules no later than 30 days following the publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
File one copy of the administrative order in the appropriate filing office for public inspection and copying.
The Administrative Order for Detention or Incarceration of Juveniles Pursuant to Amendments of the Federal Juvenile Justice Reform Act shall become effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
By the Court
JOHN F. WAGNER, Jr.,
President Judge
Detention or Incarceration of Juveniles
Pursuant to Amendments of the Federal
Juvenile Justice Reform Act
Administrative Order—No. 15 AD 2021 And Now, December 20, 2021, pursuant to recent amendments of the Federal Juvenile Justice Reform Act (JJRA) of 2018, 34 U.S.C. § 11101 et seq., it is hereby Ordered and Directed that a juvenile (a child under the age of eighteen) arrested on or after December 21, 2021, for an act designated as a crime under the laws of this Commonwealth and subject to adult criminal proceedings, including criminal proceedings initiated pursuant to provisions of the Juvenile Act (42 Pa.C.S. §§ 6302 and 6355), and who is not released on bail, shall be detained at Aspire or other juvenile facility until such time as a common pleas judge, upon motion of the Commonwealth, promptly makes the ''interest of justice'' determination required by 34 U.S.C. § 11133(a)(3)(B) and commits the juvenile for incarceration in the Fayette County Prison. The period(s) of incarceration of the subject juvenile shall be in accordance with the requirements of the JJRA, unless waived in writing or on the record by the juvenile.
By the Court
JOHN F. WAGNER, Jr.,
President Judge
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 22-113. Filed for public inspection January 21, 2022, 9:00 a.m.]
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