237 Pa. Code Rule 127. Recording and Transcribing Juvenile Court Proceedings.

Rule 127. Recording and Transcribing Juvenile Court Proceedings.

A.  Recording. There shall be a recording of all juvenile delinquency proceedings, including proceedings conducted by juvenile court hearing officers, except as provided in Rule 242(B)(2).
B.  Transcribing. The transcript shall be requested in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. No. 4007.
C.  Correcting or Modifying. At any time before an appeal is taken, the transcript may be corrected, and the record may be corrected or modified, in the same manner as is provided by Pa.R.A.P. 1922(c) and Pa.R.A.P. 1926, respectively.

Comment

   Some form of record or transcript is necessary to permit meaningful consideration of claims of error and effective appellate review. See, e.g., Pa.R.A.P. 1922, 1923, 1924; Commonwealth v. Fields, 387 A.2d 83 (Pa. 1978); Commonwealth v. Shields, 383 A.2d 844 (Pa. 1978). No substantive change in law is intended by this rule; rather it is intended to provide a mechanism to ensure appropriate recording and transcribing of court proceedings. Under Rule 800, 42 Pa.C.S. §  6336(c) was suspended only to the extent that proceedings are to be recorded, except as provided in Rule 242(B)(2). Full minutes are not recordings. This change was to effectuate effective appellate review.
   The rule is intended to apply to all juvenile delinquency proceedings and to ensure all proceedings are recorded, including proceedings before juvenile court hearing officers, with the exception of detention hearings.
   Paragraph (B) is not intended to preclude the court from ordering a transcript in the absence of a request.
   Paragraph (C) provides a method for correcting transcripts and correcting or modifying the record before an appeal is taken by incorporating Pa.R.A.P. 1922(c) and Pa.R.A.P. 1926, which otherwise apply only after an appeal has been taken.

   Official Note
   Rule 127 adopted April 1, 2005, effective October 1, 2005. Amended April 6, 2017, effective September 1, 2017. Amended August 3, 2020; effective October 1, 2020.
   Committee Explanatory Reports:
   Final Report explaining the provisions of Rule 127 published with the Court’s Order at 35 Pa.B. 2214 (April 16, 2005).
   Final Report explaining the amendments to Rule 127 published with the Court’s Order at 47 Pa.B. 2313 (April 22, 2017).
   Final Report explaining the amendments to Rule 127 published with the Court’s Order at 50 Pa.B. 4128 (August 15, 2020).

Source

   The provisions of this Rule 127 amended April 6, 2017, effective September 1, 2017, 47 Pa.B. 2313; amended August 3, 2020, effective October 1, 2020, 50 Pa.B. 4128. Immediately preceding text appears at seral pages (387329) to (387330).

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