§ 2732. Appeals.
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(a)A parent convicted within the Justice of the Peace Court of a violation of § 2702 of this title may appeal to the Court of Common Pleas in the county in which the judgment was given. The appeal shall be filed within 15 days from the date of conviction. On appeal the Court of Common Pleas shall make a de novo determination.
(b)[Repealed.]
(c)A student who has been adjudicated truant within the Justice of the Peace Court pursuant to § 2730 of this title may appeal to the Family Court in the county in which the adjudication occurred. The appeal shall be filed within 15 days of the date of the adjudication. On appeal the Family Court shall make a de novo determination based on the record below.
(d)No appeal of the adjudication of truancy or truancy-related contempt pursuant to subsection
(c)of this section shall stay execution of the remedial disposition unless a judge of the Family Court orders a stay.