Procedimientos para la Custodia y Detención de Menores en Pensilvania

Explicación Simple

Si un policía necesita llevarse a un niño, debe hacerlo rápido y avisar a sus padres. Luego, el niño puede regresar a casa si los padres prometen llevarlo a la corte cuando se les pida.

Es como cuando un entrenador de fútbol tiene que sacar a un jugador del campo por una falta. Debe avisar al jugador y a los padres, y solo si la situación lo requiere, lo mantiene fuera del juego.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que un niño llamado Juan está en el parque y un oficial de policía lo lleva porque se perdió. El oficial llama a la mamá de Juan para decirle dónde está y le permite llevarlo a casa, pero le dice que debe llevar a Juan a la corte si se lo piden.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

42 Pa.C.S. 1998 - Amendment § 6326. Release or delivery to court. (a) General rule.-- A person taking a child into custody, with all reasonable speed and without first taking the child elsewhere, shall: (1) notify the parent, guardian or other custodian of the apprehension of the child and his whereabouts; (2) release the child to his parents, guardian, or other custodian upon their promise to bring the child before the court when requested by the court, unless his detention or shelter care is warranted or required under section 6325 (relating to detention of child); or (3) bring the child before the court or deliver him to a detention or shelter care facility designated by the court or to a medical facility if the child is believed to suffer from a serious physical condition or illness which requires prompt treatment. He shall promptly give written notice, together with a statement of the reason for taking the child into custody, to a parent, guardian, or other custodian and to the court. Any temporary detention or questioning of the child necessary to comply with this subsection shall conform to the procedures and conditions prescribed by this chapter and other provisions of law. (b) Detention in police lockup generally prohibited.-- Unless a child taken into custody is alleged to have committed a crime or summary offense or to be in violation of conditions of probation or other supervision following an adjudication of delinquency, the child may not be detained in a municipal police lockup or cell or otherwise held securely within a law enforcement facility or structure which houses an adult lockup. A child shall be deemed to be held securely only when physically detained or confined in a locked room or cell or when secured to a cuffing rail or other stationary objec