Rule 404. Prompt Adjudicatory Hearing

A. Detained Juvenile . If the juvenile is detained, an adjudicatory hearing shall be held within 10 days of the filing of the petition. If the adjudicatory hearing is not held within 10 days, the juvenile shall be released unless the exceptions of Rule 240(D) apply.

B. Non-detained Juvenile . If the juvenile is not detained, the adjudicatory hearing shall be held within a reasonable time.

Comment

The ‘‘filing of a petition’’ in paragraph (A) includes petitions filed pursuant to Rule 337 if the juvenile is detained following transfer from criminal proceedings.

Official Note

Rule 404 adopted April 1, 2005, effective October 1, 2005. Amended July 31, 2012, effective November 1, 2012. Amended November 30, 2021, effective April 1, 2022.

Committee Explanatory Reports :

Final Report explaining the provisions of Rule 404 published with the Court’s Order at 35 Pa.B. 2214 (April 16, 2005).

Final Report explaining the amendments to Rule 404 published with the Court’s Order at 42 Pa.B. 5350 (August 18, 2012).

Final Report explaining the amendments to Rule 404 published with the Courts’ Order at 51 Pa.B. 7629 (December 11, 2021).