Part 17 · Aggravated Circumstances

Rule 1702. Filing of Motion for Finding of Aggravated Circumstances

Amended January 1, 2026 (current) Contains Deadlines

A motion for finding of aggravated circumstances shall be filed with the clerk of courts by the county agency as soon as possible but no later than twenty-one days from the determination by the county agency that aggravated circumstances exist.

Comment

See 42 Pa.C.S. § 6334(b).

Official Note

Rule 1702 adopted August 21, 2006, effective February 1, 2007.

Committee Explanatory Reports:

Final Report explaining the provisions of Rule 1702 published with the Court’s Order at 36 Pa.B. 5599 (September 2, 2006). No part of the information on this site may be reproduced for profit or sold for profit. This material has been drawn directly from the official Pennsylvania Code full text database. Due to the limitations of HTML or differences in display capabilities of different browsers, this version may differ slightly from the official printed version.