Section 1302. Inter-County Transfer

A. Transfer. A court may transfer a case to another county at any time.

B. Transmission of official court record. If the case is transferred pursuant to paragraph (A):

1) the transferring court shall transfer certified copies of all documents, reports, and summaries in the child’s official court record to the receiving court; and

2) the county agency of the transferring court shall transfer all its records to the county agency where jurisdiction has been transferred.

Comment

See 42 Pa.C.S. § 6321.

Official Note

Rule 1302 adopted August 21, 2006, effective February 1, 2007. Amended December 24, 2009, effective immediately.

Committee Explanatory Reports:

Final Report explaining the provisions of Rule 1302 published with the Court’s Order at 36 Pa.B. 5571 (September 2, 2006).

Final Report explaining the amendments to Rule 1302 published with the Court’s Order at 40 Pa.B. 222 (January 9, 2010).

The provisions of this Rule 1302 amended December 24, 2009, effective immediately, 40 Pa.B. 222. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (326074).