Bill Information

An Act amending the "Juvenile Act," approved December 6, 1972 (P. L. 1464, No. 333), further defining "child," "delinquent act," and "deprived child," further defining certain words, changing certain references from "deprived" to "dependent," further providing for informal adjustment and consent decrees, further regulating detention and shelter care and imposing certain duties on counties and the Department of Public Welfare, further providing for transfers, making related changes and making certain repeals and providing an appropriation.