State Rules

Part 5 · Dispositional Hearing

Rule 510. Prompt Dispositional Hearing

Amended May 12, 2008 (current) Contains Deadlines

A. General rule.

  1. Juvenile is detained . If the juvenile is detained, the dispositional hearing shall be held no later than twenty days after the ruling on the offenses under Rule 408.

  2. Juvenile not detained . If the juvenile is not detained, the dispositional hearing shall be held no later than sixty days after ruling on the offenses pursuant to Rule 408.

B. Continuances . The dispositional hearing may be continued, if necessary. If the juvenile is detained, each continuance shall not exceed twenty days.

Comment

Under paragraph (B), if there is a continuance, the court should review the juvenile’s case every twenty days until there is a final dispositional order.

Official Note

Rule 510 adopted April 1, 2005, effective October 1, 2005. Amended May 30, 2008, effective January 1, 2009.

Committee Explanatory Reports:

Final Report explaining the amendments to Rule 510 published with the Court’s Order at 38 Pa.B. 3238 (June 14, 2008).