Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Rule 221 - Temporary Detention in Police Lock-UpA.Secure detention. A juvenile under arrest may be held securely in a police lock-up or other facility that houses an adult lock-up only under the following conditions: 1) the secure holding shall only be for the purpose of identification, investigation, processing, releasing or transferring the juvenile to a guardian, juvenile court, or detention facility;2) the secure holding shall be limited to the minimum time necessary to complete the procedures listed in paragraph (A)(1), but in no case may such holding exceed six hours; and3) if so held, the juvenile shall be separated by sight and sound from incarcerated adult offenders and shall be under the continuous visual supervision of law enforcement officials or facility staff. A juvenile shall be deemed to be held securely only when physically detained, confined in a locked room or cell, or when secured to a cuffing rail or other stationary object within the facility.
B.Non-secure detention. Notwithstanding other provisions of law, a juvenile may be held in non-secure custody in a building or facility that houses an adult lock-up only under the following conditions: 1) the area where the juvenile is held is an unlocked multi-purpose area that is not designated or used as a secure detention area or is not part of a secure detention area; or, if the area is a secure booking or similar area, it is used only for processing purposes;2) the juvenile is not physically secured to a cuffing rail or other stationary object during the period of custody in the facility;3) the area is limited to providing non-secure custody only long enough for the purposes of identification, investigation, processing or release to guardians or for arranging transfer to another agency or appropriate facility; and4) the juvenile shall be under continuous visual supervision by a law enforcement officer or other facility staff during the period of non-secure custody.The provisions of this Rule 221 amended June 28, 2013, effective immediately, 43 Pa.B. 3938.