Rule 363. Service of Summons and Notice.
A. Method of Service. The summons or notice shall be served:
1) in-person; or
2) by first-class mail.
B. Time of Service.
1) Juvenile detained. If the juvenile is detained, the summons or notice shall be served no less than seven days prior to the adjudicatory hearing.
2) Juvenile not detained. If the juvenile is not detained, the summons or notice shall be served no less than fourteen days prior to the adjudicatory hearing.
Comment Pursuant to Rule 360, the juvenile and the juvenile’s guardian should be served a summons, and the attorney for the Commonwealth, the juvenile’s attorney, and the juvenile probation officer should receive notice.
Official Note
Rule 363 adopted April 1, 2005, effective October 1, 2005.
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