If a child is brought before the court or delivered to a detention or shelter care facility designated by the court, the intake or other authorized officer of the court shall immediately make an investigation and release the child unless it appears that his detention or shelter care is warranted or required under section 6325 (relating to detention of child). The release of the child shall not prevent the subsequent filing of a petition as provided in this chapter. If he is not so released, a petition shall be promptly made and presented to the court within 24 hours or the next court business day of the admission of the child to detention or shelter care.
(Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 60 days)
Suspension by Court Rule. Section 6331 was suspended by Pennsylvania Rule of Juvenile Court Procedure No. 800(11), amended December 30, 2005, insofar as it is inconsistent with Rule 242 relating to detention hearing.
Section 6331 was suspended by Pennsylvania Rule of Juvenile Court Procedure No. 1800(7), adopted August 21, 2006, insofar as it is inconsistent with Rules 1242 and 1330(A) relating to general conduct of shelter care hearing and petition: filing, contents, function, aggravated circumstances.
Cross References. Section 6331 is referred to in section 6304 of this title.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Section 6301 - Short title and purposes of chapter
Section 6303 - Scope of chapter
Section 6304 - Powers and duties of probation officers
Section 6304.1 - Summary offenses
Section 6306 - Costs and expenses of care of child
Section 6307 - Inspection of court files and records
Section 6308 - Law enforcement records
Section 6309 - Juvenile history record information
Section 6310 - Parental participation
Section 6311 - Guardian ad litem for child in court proceedings
Section 6321 - Commencement of proceedings
Section 6322 - Transfer from criminal proceedings
Section 6323 - Informal adjustment
Section 6324 - Taking into custody
Section 6325 - Detention of child
Section 6326 - Release or delivery to court
Section 6327 - Place of detention
Section 6328 - Dependency in lieu of delinquency
Section 6331 - Release from detention or commencement of proceedings
Section 6332 - Informal hearing
Section 6335 - Release or holding of hearing
Section 6336 - Conduct of hearings
Section 6336.1 - Notice and hearing
Section 6336.2 - Use of restraints on children during court proceedings
Section 6337 - Right to counsel
Section 6337.1 - Right to counsel for children in dependency and delinquency proceedings
Section 6338 - Other basic rights
Section 6339 - Investigation and report
Section 6342 - Court-appointed special advocates
Section 6351 - Disposition of dependent child
Section 6351.1 - Authority of court upon petition to remove child from foster parent
Section 6352 - Disposition of delinquent child
Section 6352.1 - Treatment records
Section 6352.2 - Interagency information sharing
Section 6353 - Limitation on and change in place of commitment
Section 6354 - Effect of adjudication
Section 6355 - Transfer to criminal proceedings
Section 6356 - Disposition of mentally ill or mentally retarded child
Section 6357 - Rights and duties of legal custodian
Section 6358 - Assessment of delinquent children by the State Sexual Offenders Assessment Board
Section 6361 - Disposition of nonresident child
Section 6362 - Disposition of resident child received from another state
Section 6363 - Ordering foreign supervision
Section 6364 - Supervision under foreign order
Section 6365 - Powers of foreign probation officers
Section 6372 - Juvenile Court Judges' Commission
Section 6373 - Powers and duties