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D.C. Super. Ct. Juv. R. 13
Trial Together of Petitions
The Family Court may order 2 or more petitions against the same respondent to be
tried together if the offenses could have been charged in a single petition under
SCR-Juvenile 8(a). The Family Court may also order 2 or more petitions against more than
1 respondent to be tried together if the respondents could have been charged in
substantially similar petitions under SCR-Juvenile 8(b).
History
COMMENT This Rule allows the Division to order consolidations under the SCR-Juvenile 8 criteria for joinder by the Corporation Counsel.
Provenance
- Source
- dccourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
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