THE COURTS
Title 255—LOCAL COURT RULES
PERRY COUNTY
Local Rules of Juvenile Court Procedure; No. AD-45-2023
[53 Pa.B. 3828]
[Saturday, July 22, 2023]
Order And now, July 7, 2023, the Court hereby adopts the following new Local Rules of Juvenile Court Procedure to be effective as follows:
Local Rules of Juvenile Court Procedure 102, 205, and 1205, providing for citing the local rules and providing for electronic filing in delinquency and dependency cases, are hereby adopted in the forms following this Order; and
It is further ordered that the District Court Administrator shall file
(a) one (1) electronic copy of the Local Rules with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts,
(b) two (2) certified copies and one (1) electronic copy to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin,
(c) one (1) certified copy to the Juvenile Court Procedural Rules Committee, which shall then forward a copy to the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts for publication on the AOPC website,
(d) The Local Rules shall be kept continuously available for public inspection and copying in the office of the Clerk of Courts and upon request and payment of reasonable costs of reproduction and/or mailing the Clerk of Courts shall furnish to any person a copy of the requested Local Rules.
By the Court
KENNETH A. MUMMAH,
President JudgeRule 102. Citing the Local Juvenile Court Procedural Rules.
All juvenile court procedural rules adopted by the Perry County Court of Common Pleas shall be known as the Perry County Rules of Juvenile Court Procedure and shall be cited as P.C.R.J.C.P.
Rule 205. Electronic Filing and Service of Legal Papers.
(a) The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts and the Perry County branch of the 41st Judicial District have agreed upon an implementation plan for electronic filing of legal papers with the Clerk of Courts in cases in delinquency proceedings, as that term is defined in Pa.R.J.C.P. 205(C), in the Perry County Court of Common Pleas through the statewide system known as PACFile, effective August 21, 2023;
(b) Any attorney, juvenile proceeding without counsel, law enforcement officer, and juvenile probation officer may, but is not required to, utilize PACFile for filing a legal paper, as that term is defined in Pa.R.J.C.P. 205(C), but also excluding notices of appeal from the definition of ''legal paper'';
(c) Any person who is eligible to participate in PACFile but declines or is unable to do so, may file legal papers in a physical paper format, and that person shall be served legal papers in accordance with the procedures provided under Pa.R.J.C.P. 345(B), and not via PACFile;
(d) All filings shall comply with the Public Access Policy of the United Judicial System addressing confidentiality; and
(e) Applicable filing fees shall be paid through procedures established by the Clerk of Courts, at the same time and in the same manner required by statute, court rule, or published fee schedule.
Rule 1205. Electronic Filing and Service of Legal Papers.
(a) The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts and the Perry County branch of the 41st Judicial District have agreed upon an implementation plan for electronic filing of legal papers with the Clerk of Courts in dependency proceedings, as that term is defined in Pa.R.J.C.P. 1205(C), in the Perry County Court of Common Pleas through the statewide system known as PACFile, effective August 21, 2023;
(b) Any party may, but is not required to, utilize PACFile for filing a legal paper, as that term is defined in Pa.R.J.C.P. 1205(C), but also excluding notices of appeal from the definition of ''legal paper'';
(c) Any person or entity eligible to participate in PACFile but declining or unable to do so, may file legal papers in a physical paper format, and that person or entity shall be served legal papers in accordance with the procedures provided under Pa.R.J.C.P. 1345(B), and not via PACFile;
(d) All filings shall comply with the Public Access Policy of the United Judicial System addressing confidentiality; and
(e) Applicable filing fees shall be paid through procedures established by the Clerk of Courts, at the same time and in the same manner required by statute, court rule, or published fee schedule.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 23-968. Filed for public inspection July 21, 2023, 9:00 a.m.]
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