pa-56-43-1547: Amendment of the juvenile court restitution fund; 2025-0100R-CM

Summary

Administrative Order (Regulation) No. 19-2025 And Now , this 28th day of August, 2025, is hereby Ordered and Decreed that Local Rule L.512 Juvenile Court Restitution Fund is amended 1 and restated in its entirety as follows: ''Rule L.512. Juvenile Court Restitution Fund. Authority The authority for the creation of a juvenile court restitution fund (''JCR Fund'') with contributions paid by juveniles supervised by the Chester County Juvenile Probation Office (''JPO'') may be found in the Juvenile Act at 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 6304.1(b), 6323(f), 6340(c.1) and 6352(a)(5), and in the Pennsylvania Code at 37 Pa. Code § 200.501 et seq. These statutory sections and rules permit a court of common pleas president judge to establish a restitution fund for victims of juvenile delinquent acts with monies provided by children supervised by a juvenile probation office. Purpose of Fund The purpose of the JCR Fund is to provide a means for children under the supervision of the JPO to earn money, through community service work, to reimburse crime victims for financial loss resulting from delinquent acts. In this manner, juvenile offenders are held accountable to their victims, required to benefit the community they harmed and provided opportunities to develop occupational competencies. Consequently, the JCR Fund purpose is consistent with the overarching goals of the Pennsylvania juvenile justice system to provide victim restoration and competency development. Guidelines The JPO shall establish...

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