Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 63 - Juvenile Matters
Section 6373 - Powers and duties


The commission shall have the power and is required to do the following:
(1) Advise the juvenile court judges of this Commonwealth in all matters pertaining to the proper care and maintenance of delinquent and dependent children.
(2) Examine the administrative methods and judicial procedure used in juvenile courts throughout this Commonwealth, establish standards and make recommendations on the same to the courts presiding over juvenile proceedings within this Commonwealth.
(3) Examine the personnel practices and employment standards used in probation offices in this Commonwealth, establish standards and make recommendations on the same to courts presiding over juvenile proceedings within this Commonwealth.
(4) Collect and analyze data to identify trends and to determine the effectiveness of programs and practices to ensure the reasonable and efficient administration of the juvenile court system, make recommendations concerning evidence-based programs and practices to judges, the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts and other appropriate entities and post related information on the commission's publicly accessible Internet website.
(May 17, 2012, P.L.261, No.42, eff. 60 days)

2012 Amendment. Act 42 amended par. (4).
Cross References. Section 6373 is referred to in section 6309 of this title.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

Chapter 63 - Juvenile Matters

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 6301 - Short title and purposes of chapter

Section 6302 - Definitions

Section 6303 - Scope of chapter

Section 6304 - Powers and duties of probation officers

Section 6304.1 - Summary offenses

Section 6305 - Masters

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 6333 - Subpoena

Section 6334 - Petition

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 6340 - Consent decree

Section 6341 - Adjudication

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 6371 - Definitions

Section 6372 - Juvenile Court Judges' Commission

Section 6373 - Powers and duties

Section 6374 - Power to make grants

Section 6375 - Funding