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L24 and L25, TRAFFIC/NON-TRAFFIC MANUAL, CASE STATUS CHAPTER


                  NEW TRUANCY REFERRAL FORM 

	When a child age thirteen (13) years or older is
charged with a violation of the compulsory school attendance
statute (24 P.S. Section 13-1327), he/she can be convicted
of this truancy offense if the parent, guardian or person in
parental relation took every reasonable step to ensure
attendance of the child at school.  (See 24 P.S. Section 13-
1333(b)(1).  Upon conviction for this offense, the child may
be sentenced to pay a fine or shall be assigned to an
adjudication alternative program.  (See 24 P.S. Section 13-
1333(b)(1).  


	If the child fails to pay the fine or to comply with
the adjudication alternative program, the District Justice
can either certify the child to the Court of Common Pleas
(See 42 Pa.C.S.A. Section 6302) or allege that the child is
dependent (See 24 P.S. Section 13-1333(b)(2)).  A new form,
Truancy Referral (AOPC 608B) has been created to be used
when the District Justice alleges that the child
is dependent.  

The Juvenile Certification option on the Case Status
Menu within a case has been renamed Juvenile
Certification/Truancy Referral.  A new action code, TRF
(Truancy Referral), has been added to the Juvenile
Certification/Referral screen.  Truancy Referral Form (AOPC
608B) prints when you select the new Action Code of TRF.  In
addition, the Action Code CNCL that appears in the pop-up
window on the Juvenile Certification/Truancy Referral screen
has been renamed CANCEL JUV CERT/REFERRAL.  





















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PAGE H4 and H5, OUT OF CASE PROCESSING MANUAL, MAINTENANCE MENU

	Before you use the Juvenile Certification/Truancy
Referral option, you need to maintain your county Children
and Youth Services agency in the Out of Case Maintenance
Menu.  The Name Type for Children and Youth Services is
CYS.  The Name ID is CYS-XX, where the Xs represent the
first two digits of your District Court number.  If you do
not maintain a Children and Youth Services agency before you
use the new option within a case, the form will be addressed
to the county Clerk of Courts as a default.  

For more instructions on Maintaining Names on the
DJS, please refer to the District Justice Automated Office
Clerical Procedures Out of Case Processing Manual, Chapter
H, Maintenance Menu.