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37 Pa. Code § 200.501. Purpose.

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§ 200.501. Purpose.

 (a)  Pennsylvania’s juvenile justice system is mandated to provide programs of supervision, care and rehabilitation which provide balanced attention to the protection of the community, the imposition of accountability for offenses committed and the development of competencies to enable children to become responsible and productive members of the community.

 (b)  Section 6352(a)(5) of the Juvenile Act (relating to disposition of delinquent child), gives juvenile courts the authority to order payment of reasonable amounts of money, as fines, costs, fees or restitution by a child who has been found to be a delinquent child, as deemed appropriate as part of the plan of rehabilitation considering the nature of the acts committed and the earning capacity of the child, including a contribution to a restitution fund. This section further provides that the president judge of the court of common pleas shall establish a restitution fund for the deposit of all contributions to the restitution fund which are received or collected.

 (c)  The Juvenile Act provides, as well, that the terms and conditions of an informal adjustment or consent decree disposition may include contributions by a child to a restitution fund, and that the court may direct that any part of the money received from a child regarding whom notice has been certified to the court that the child has failed to comply with a lawful sentence imposed for a summary offense, shall be deposited into a restitution fund established by the president judge.

 (d)  This subchapter is intended to provide guidance to president judges in the administration of restitution funds established under the Juvenile Act.


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