Rule 4 - Informal Adjustment Procedure(a) Intake Department. If the Intake Department decides to continue the intake process and to attempt informal adjustment, the Intake Department shall explain to the parties that the Intake Department intends to discuss plans for continuing contact with the child by the Intake Department or by any public or private agency without the formal filing of the petition, and that the Intake Department wants to question the parties in regard to the child's general behavior, the child's school and home environment, and other similar factors bearing upon the proposed informal adjustment. The parties shall be informed that the parties need not answer questions, that the parties have the right to be represented by an attorney , that information obtained from the parties by the Intake Department during the adjustment process will not be admissible in evidence at an adjudicatory hearing, that the parties may withdraw from the adjustment process at any time, and that the efforts at informal adjustment shall not preclude the formal filing of the same petition at a future date. The Intake Department shall further inform the parties that informal adjustment shall not constitute an adjudication and that if the parties deny the allegations no effort will be made to arrive at an informal adjustment.(b) Specialized Calendars. If the Intake Department determines that the informal adjustment of the petition may be achieved by referral to a specialized calendar within the court, the petition shall be referred to that calendar for further proceedings.(c) Referral to the Chief Judge. If the proposed informal adjustment is unacceptable to the petitioner, the Intake Department shall present the petition to the chief judge of the court or a designated judicial officer, together with the Intake Department's recommendations, for determination by the chief judge or a designated judicial officer, as to whether the petition shall be formally filed.Amended March 1, 2019, effective 7/1/2019; amended April 30, 2019, effective 11/4/2019; amended November 5, 2019, effective 1/6/2020.