Rule text
a. Establishment of Venue.
1. Juvenile delinquency complaints are filed in the county where the incident giving rise to the complaint allegedly occurred. However, when the juvenile charged is domiciled in a county other than the county of the alleged occurrence, venue shall be laid in the county of the juvenile's domicile unless the court finds good cause for venue to be retained in the county where the incident allegedly occurred.
2. If there are multiple defendants, juvenile or adult, the Family Division Manager or designee in the county where the complaint was filed shall immediately notify the county prosecutor and any attorney of record of an intent to transfer the juvenile matter to the county of domicile. Any objection to the transfer of venue to the county where the juvenile is domiciled shall be made to the court in the county where the complaint was filed, within five days of such notice.
b. Change of Venue. Except when venue has been established by a court pursuant to an objection raised in paragraph (a)(2), a motion for change of venue may be made at any time. Such motion shall be made to the Family Presiding Judge or designee in the county where the matter is currently venued on notice to the other party. Venue shall be retained unless the court determines that good cause exists to change venue.
Notes
Note: Source-R. (1969) 5:3-1(a) and (b). Adopted December 20, 1983, to be effective December 31, 1983; amended June 29, 1990 to be effective September 4, 1990; amended and redesignated as paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) July 10, 1998 to be effective September 1, 1998; caption amended, former text deleted in full, and new captions and text adopted for paragraphs (a) and (b) July 27, 2006 to be effective September 1, 2006.