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Posted: September 25, 2026

Rules of Juvenile Procedure – Effective September 23, 2026

URJP016. Transfer of delinquency case and venue. Amend. The approved amendments reorganize transfer procedures by establishing the minor’s county of residence as the primary venue for preliminary inquiries, detention hearings (with two exceptions), and arraignments. If a petition is not resolved at arraignment, venue transfers to the county of occurrence for pretrial proceedings and adjudication before returning to the minor’s county of residence for disposition and further proceedings. The rule permits competency motions to be heard in either court following mutual consultation between the two courts.

Supreme Court Order

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