pa-56-42-1511: Local rule of juvenile court procedure 311.A; No: 4 MD 2026

Summary

Administrative Order And Now this 30th day of September, 2026, It Is Hereby Ordered and Decreed that the Luzerne County Juvenile Probation Office, utilizing the required screening tools, is hereby authorized to impose reasonable pre-adjudication conditions on juveniles who voluntarily enter Luzerne County Juvenile Probation's pre-court program against whom Petitions have been filed or are pending under the Juvenile Act. Such conditions shall be from among those previously approved by the court to protect the public, maintain the competencies of the juvenile and/or assist the probation office in recommending an appropriate disposition in the event of an adjudication of delinquency. In no event shall the court consider a juvenile's compliance or failure to comply with a pre-adjudication condition when it determines whether the juvenile committed any charged delinquent act. This Order is effective thirty (30) days after the publication of the rule in the Pennsylvania Bulletin . In accordance with Pa.R.J.A. 103, the District Court Administrator is Ordered and Directed to: 1. File one (1) copy of this Administrative Order of Court with the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts. 2. File two (2) copies of this Administrative Order of Court with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin . 3. Forward one (1) copy of this Administrative Order of Court to the Administrative Office of the Luzerne Legal Register for publication as that...

The agency’s own summary, as published.