Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6325 (2026)

 Detention of child.

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§ 6325.  Detention of child.

A child taken into custody shall not be detained or placed in shelter care prior to the hearing on the petition unless his detention or care is required to protect the person or property of others or of the child or because the child may abscond or be removed from the jurisdiction of the court or because he has no parent, guardian, or custodian or other person able to provide supervision and care for him and return him to the court when required, or an order for his detention or shelter care has been made by the court pursuant to this chapter.

 

Cross References.  Section 6325 is referred to in sections 6304, 6326, 6331, 6332 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2022 · leading case: Schall v. Martin, 467 U.S. 253 (1984).
Schall v. Martin, 467 U.S. 253 (1984). · cites it 2× “573 (1983); 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6325 (1982); R. I. Gen.”
Commonwealth v. Nobles, 198 A.3d 1101 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018). “…when required, or an order for his detention or shelter care has been made by the court pursuant to this chapter. 42 Pa.C.S. § 6325.”
Patterson v. Armstrong Cnty. Child. & Youth Servs., 141 F. Supp. 2d 512 (W.D. Pa. 2001). “” 42 Pa.C.S. § 6325. Also cross-referenced in the CPSL are the procedural hearing requirements of the Juvenile Act in Subchapter C, 42 Pa.”
Coleman v. Stanziani, 570 F. Supp. 679 (E.D. Pa. 1983). · cites it 2× “Plaintiffs’ class consists of all allegedly delinquent juveniles in Pennsylvania who are or will in the future be detained before adjudication pursuant to 42 Pa.Cons.Stat.Ann. §§ 6325 and 6335, and all adjudicated delinquent juveniles who are now or in the future will be…”
Diehl v. Drummond, 2 Pa. D. & C.4th 376 (1989). “42 Pa.C.S. §6325. In construing the Protection From Abuse Act in pari materia with the Juvenile Act, the majority is ignoring the legion of cases that support the first presumption in ascertaining legislative intent, which provides: “In ascertaining the intention of the General…”
In the Int. of: E.M., Appeal of: K.M. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2022). · cites it 2× “____________________________________________ 3 Under 42 Pa.C.S. § 6325, a court may place a child in shelter care “prior to the hearing [if] required to protect .”
In Re: Order Amending Rules 240, 242, & 1242 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Juv. Court Procedure (Pa. 2017). “For statutory provisions on detention, see 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 6325, 6331, 6335. For the Juvenile Court Judges Commission’s Detention Standards, see 37 Pa.”
In re R.B., 30 Pa. D. & C.4th 306 (1996). “” 42 Pa.C.S. §6325. . “Section 6332. Informal hearing (a) General rule.”
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