pa-56-33-1155: Order amending Rules 115, 550, 590, and 591 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure; No. 564 criminal procedural rules docket

Summary

Order Per Curiam And Now , this 3rd day of August, 2026, upon the recommendation of the Criminal Procedural Rules Committee; the proposal having been published for public comment at 52 Pa.B. 2689 (May 7, 2022): It is Ordered pursuant to Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania that Rules 115, 550, 590, and 591 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure are amended in the attached form. This Order shall be processed in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. 103(b) and shall be effective January 1, 2027. Additions to the rule are shown in bold and are underlined. Deletions from the rule are shown in bold and brackets. Annex A TITLE 234. RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CHAPTER 1. SCOPE OF RULES, CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS, LOCAL RULES PART A. Business of the Courts Rule 115. Recording and Transcribing Court Proceedings. * * * * * Comment: Some form of record or transcript is necessary to permit meaningful consideration of claims of error and an adequate effective appellate review. See, e.g. , [ Pa.Rs.A.P. ] Pa.R.A.P. 1922, 1923, 1924; Commonwealth v. Fields , 387 A.2d 83 (Pa. 1978); Commonwealth v. Shields , 383 A.2d 844 (Pa. 1978). No substantive change in law is intended by this rule, rather it is intended to provide a mechanism to insure appropriate recording and transcribing of court proceedings. For repeal of statutory provisions on this subject, see Judiciary Act Repealer Act § 2(a); 42 P.S. §§ 20002(a) (897), (944). The rule is intended also to apply to...

The agency’s own summary, as published.