CHAPTER 1 - Scope of Rules, Construction and Definitions, Local Rules 

Rule 1. Scope of Rules
Rule 2. Purpose and Construction
Rule 3. Definitions
Rule 4. Citing the Criminal Procedural Rules
Rule 5. Design of Forms
Rule 6. Local Rules

CHAPTER 20 - Issuing Authorities: Venue, Location, and Recording of Proceedings before Issuing Authority

Rule 21. Venue
Rule 22. Location of Proceedings before Issuing Authority
Rule 23. Continuous Availability and Temporary Assignment of Issuing Authorities
Rule 24. Powers of Temporarily Assigned Issuing Authorities
Rule 25. Objections to Venue
Rule 26. Transcript of Proceedings before Issuing Authority
Rule 27. Publicity and Recording of Proceedings

CHAPTER 30 - Procedures Implementing 42 PA.C.S. §§ 4137, 4138, AND 4139: Criminal Contempt Powers of District Justices, Judges of the Pittsburgh Magistrates Court, and Judges of the Traffic Court of Philadelphia

Rule 30. Contempt Proceedings before District Justices, Pittsburgh Magistrates Court Judges, and Philadelphia Traffic Court Judges
Rule 31. Appeals from Contempt Adjudications by District Justices, Pittsburgh Magistrates Court Judges, or Philadelphia Traffic Court Judges
Rule 32. Procedures Governing Defaults in Payment of Fine Imposed As Punishment for Contempt
Rule 39. Suspension of Acts of Assembly

CHAPTER 50 - Procedure in Summary Cases

Committee Introduction to Chapter 50

Part I. Instituting Proceedings

Rule 51. Means of Instituting Proceedings in Summary Cases

Part II. Citation Procedures
 
Rule 52. Persons Who Shall Use Citations
Rule 53. Contents of Citation

Part IIA. Procedures when Citation is Issued to Defendant

Rule 55. Issuance of Citation
Rule 56. Procedure Following Issuance of Citation
Rule 57. Pleas in Response to Citation
Rule 58. Not Guilty Pleas -- Notice of Trial
Rule 59. Guilty Pleas

Part IIB. Procedures when Citation Filed

Rule 60. Filing of Citation
Rule 61. Procedures Following Filing of Citation -- Issuance of Summons
Rule 62. Pleas in Response to Summons
Rule 63. Not Guilty Pleas -- Notice of Trial
Rule 64. Guilty Pleas

Partt III. Procedures in Summary Cases when Complaint Filed

Rule 65. Filing of Complaint
Rule 66. Procedure Following Filing of Complaint -- Issuance of Summons
Rule 67. Pleas in Response to Summons
Rule 68. Not Guilty Pleas -- Notice of Trial
Rule 69. Guilty Pleas

Part IV. Procedures in Summary Cases when Defendant is Arrested without Warrant

Rule 70. Arrest without Warrant
Rule 71. Procedure Following Arrest without Warrant

Part V. Procedures Regarding Arrest Warrants in Summary Cases 

Rule 75. Issuance of Arrest Warrant
Rule 76. Procedure When Defendant Arrested with Warrant

Part VI. General Procedures in Summary Cases

Rule 80. Service
Rule 81. Collateral
Rule 82. Joinder of Offenses and Defendants
Rule 83. Trial in Summary Cases
Rule 84. Trial in Defendant's Absence
Rule 85. Default Procedures: Restitution, Fines, and Costs
Rule 86. Appeals
Rule 87. Withdrawal of Charges in Summary Cases
Rule 88. Dismissal in Summary Cases Upon Satisfaction or Agreement
Rule 90. Defects in Form, Content, or Procedure -- Summary Cases

Part VII. Special Procedures in Summary Cases under the Vehicle Code

Rule 91. Procedures Related to License Suspension After Failure to Respond to Citation or Summons
Rule 92. Disposition Report

Part VIII. Procedures in Summary Cases Charging Parking Violations

Rule 95. Procedures in Summary Cases Charging Parking Violations

CHAPTER 100 - Procedure in Court Cases

Part I. Instituting Procedures
 
Rule 101. Means of Instituting Proceedings in Court Cases
Rule 102. Procedure in Court Cases Initiated by Arrest without Warrant

Part II. Complaint Procedures

Rule 103. Complaint Procedures Generally
Rule 104. Contents of Complaint
Rule 105. Complaints: Joinder of Offenses and Defendants
Rule 106. Approval of Private Complaints
Rule 107. Approval of Police Complaints and Arrest Warrant Affidavits by Attorney for the Commonwealth -- Local Option
Rule 108. Procedure Following Submission of Complaint to Issuing Authority

PART III. General Rule: Summons and Arrest Warrant Procedures in Court Cases

Rule 109. Use of Summons or Warrant of Arrest in Court Cases

Part A. Summons Procedures
 
Rule 110. Contents of Summons; Time of Preliminary Hearing
Rule 112. Service of Summons
Rule 113. Procedure in Court Cases Following Issuance of Summons

Part B. Arrest Warrant Procedures
 
Rule 119. Requirements for Issuance
Rule 121. Duplicate and Alias Warrants of Arrest
Rule 122. Execution of Arrest Warrant
Rule 123. Procedure in Court Cases When Warrant of Arrest Is Executed within Judicial District of Issuance
Rule 124. Procedure in Court Cases When Warrant of Arrest Is Executed outside Judicial District of Issuance

Part IV. Proceedings in Court Cases before Issuing Authorities

Rule 140. Preliminary Arraignment
Rule 140A. Waiver of Preliminary Hearing
Rule 141. Preliminary Hearing; Continuances
Rule 142. Disposition of Case at Preliminary Hearing
Rule 143. Reinstituting Charges Following Withdrawal or Dismissal
Rule 144. Witnesses: Compulsory Process
Rule 145. Dismissal upon Satisfaction or Agreement
Rule 146. Return of Transcript and Original Papers
Rule 147. Amendment of Transcript in Court Cases
Rule 148. Compelling Transmission of Papers by Issuing Authority
Rule 149. Pleas of Guilty Before District Justice in Court Cases

Part V. Miscellaneous

Rule 150. Defects in Form, Content, or Procedure -- Summary Cases
Rule 151. Withdrawal of Prosecution Before Issuing Authority
Rule 159. Suspension of Acts of Assembly -- Chapters 50 and 100

Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition

Committee Introduction

Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition -- Summary Cases

Rule 160. Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition in Summary Cases
Rule 161. Procedures for Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition in Summary Cases Before the Minor Judiciary
Rule 162. Procedures for Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition in Summary Cases in the Court of Common Pleas -- Local Option

Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition -- Court Cases

Rule 176. Motion for Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition
Rule 177. Application Process and Notice of Motion by Attorney for the Commonwealth
Rule 178. Hearing, Explanation of Program
Rule 179. Hearing, Manner of Proceeding
Rule 180. Deferring Action upon Admission to Program before Information
Rule 181. Deferring Adjudication of the Charges upon Admission to Program After Information
Rule 182. Conditions of the Program
Rule 183. Procedure upon Refusal to Accept the Conditions
Rule 184. Procedure on Charge of Violation of Conditions
Rule 185. Procedure for Obtaining Order for Dismissal upon Successful Completion of the Program
Rule 186. Expungement upon Successful Completion of ARD Program

CHAPTER 200 - Informations and Investigating Grand Juries

Rule 224. Withdrawal of Charges by Attorney for the Commonwealth

Part I. Informations

Rule 225. Information: Filing, Contents, Function
Rule 227. Copy of Information to Be Furnished Defendant
Rule 228. Joinder of Offenses in Information
Rule 229. Amendment of Information
Rule 231. Presentation of Information without Preliminary Hearing
Rule 232. Application of Indictment Statutes to Information

Part II. Investigating Grand Juries

Investigating Grand Juries Introduction

Rule 251. Motion and Order for Investigating Grand Jury
Rule 252. Summoning Investigating Grand Jurors
Rule 253. Composition and Organization of the Investigating Grand Jury
Rule 255. Administering Oath to Stenographer
Rule 256. Administering Oath to Court Personnel
Rule 257. Administering Oath to Grand Jury and Foreman
Rule 258. Charge to Investigating Grand Jury
Rule 259. Administering Oath to Witness
Rule 260. Recording of Proceedings before Investigating Grand Jury
Rule 261. Control of Investigating Grand Jury Transcript/Evidence
Rule 263. Disclosure of Testimony Before Investigating Grand Jury
Rule 264. Who May Be Present During Session of an Investigating Grand Jury

Part III. Statewide or Regional Investigating Grand Juries

Rule 270. Applicability of Investigating Grand Jury Rules
Rule 271. Summoning Jurors for Statewide or Regional Investigating Grand Juries
Rule 272. Providing Prospective Jurors for Statewide or Regional Investigating Grand Juries
Rule 273. Location of Statewide or Regional Investigating Grand Juries
Rule 274. Venue

CHAPTER 300 - Pretrial Procedures

Rule 301. Continuances
Rule 302. Attorneys -- Appearances and Withdrawals
Rule 303. Arraignment
Rule 304. Bill of Particulars
Rule 305. Pretrial Discovery and Inspection
Rule 306. Omnibus Pretrial Motion for Relief
Rule 307. Time for Omnibus Pretrial Motion and Service
Rule 310. Disposition of Pretrial Motions
Rule 311. Pretrial Conference
Rule 312. Motion for Change of Venue or Change of Venire
Rule 313. Nolle Prosequi
Rule 314. Court Dismissal Upon Satisfaction or Agreement
Rule 315. Motion for Dismissal
Rule 316. Assignment of Counsel
Rule 317. Application for the Assignment of Counsel
Rule 318. Waiver of Counsel
Rule 319. Pleas and Plea Agreements
Rule 320. Withdrawal of Plea of Guilty
Rule 323. Suppression of Evidence
Rule 324. Motion for Return of Property
Rule 326. Special Orders Governing Widely-Publicized or Sensational Cases
Rule 327. Public Discussion of Pending or Imminent Criminal Litigation by Court Personnel
Rule 328. Photography and Broadcasting in the Courtroom and Its Environs
Rule 340. Suspension of Acts of Assembly

SUBCHAPTER 350 - Special Rules for Cases in which Death Sentence is Authorized

Rule 351. Applicability of Subchapter
Rule 352. Notice of Aggravating Circumstances
Rule 353. Guilty Plea Procedure
Rule 354. Procedure When Jury Trial Is Waived
Rule 355. No Sealed Verdict
Rule 356. Closing Arguments at Sentencing Hearing
Rule 357. Sentencing Verdict Slip
Rule 358A. Form for Jury Sentencing Verdict Slip
Rule 358B. Form for Trial Judge Sentencing Verdict Slip
Rule 359. Sentence
Rule 360. Post-Sentence Motion

CHAPTER 1100 - Trial

Rule 1100. Prompt Trial
Rule 1101. Waiver of Jury Trial
Rule 1102. Procedure When Jury Trial Is Waived
Rule 1103. Consent to be Tried by Less Than Twelve Jurors
Rule 1104. Juror Qualification Form, Lists of Trial Jurors, and Challenge to the Array
Rule 1105. Presence of Judge
Rule 1106. Examination and Challenges of Trial Jurors
Rule 1107. Juror Information Questionnaire
Rule 1108. Alternate Trial Jurors
Rule 1109. Exhaustion of the Jury Panel
Rule 1110. Swearing the Trial Jury to Hear the Cause
Rule 1111. Sequestration of Trial Jurors
Rule 1112. View by Jury
Rule 1113. Note Taking by Jurors
Rule 1114. Material Permitted in Possession of the Jury
Rule 1115. Exceptions
Rule 1116. Opening Statements and Closing Arguments
Rule 1117. Presence of the Defendant
Rule 1118. Mistrial
Rule 1119. Request for Instructions, Charge to the Jury, and Preliminary Instructions
Rule 1120. Verdicts
Rule 1121. Sealed Verdict
Rule 1122. Time for Court Action Following Non-Jury Trial
Rule 1124. Challenges to Sufficiency of Evidence
Rule 1124A. Challenges to the Weight of the Evidence
Rule 1125. Motion for Judgment of Acquittal After Discharge of Jury
Rule 1126. Number of Peremptory Challenges
Rule 1127. Joinder -- Trial of Separate Indictments or Informations
Rule 1128. Severance of Offenses or Defendants

CHAPTER 1400 - Sentencing

Rule 1401. Sentencing Judge
Rule 1402. Pleas of Guilty to Multiple Offenses
Rule 1403. Aids in Imposing Sentence
Rule 1404. Disclosure of Pre-Sentence Reports
Rule 1405. Procedure at Time of Sentencing
Rule 1406. Imposition of Sentence
Rule 1407. Fines or Costs
Rule 1408. Documents Transmitted to Prison
Rule 1409. Violation of Probation, Intermediate Punishment, or Parole: Hearing and Disposition
Rule 1410. Post-Sentence Proceedings; Appeal
Rule 1411. Procedures for Commonwealth Challenges to Sentencing; Appeals
Rule 1415. Suspension of Acts of Assembly

CHAPTER 1500 - Post-Conviction Collateral Proceedings

Rule 1500. Scope
Rule 1501. Initiation of Post-Conviction Collateral Proceedings
Rule 1502. Content of Petition for Post-Conviction Collateral Relief; Request for Discovery
Rule 1503. Docketing and Assignment
Rule 1504. Appointment of Counsel; In Forma Pauperis
Rule 1505. Amendment and Withdrawal of Petition for Post-Conviction Collateral Relief
Rule 1506. Answer to Petition for Post-Conviction Collateral Relief
Rule 1507. Disposition without Hearing
Rule 1508. Hearing
Rule 1509. Procedures for Petitions in Death-Penalty Cases: Hearing; Disposition
Rule 1510. Appeal

CHAPTER 1700 - Habeas Corpus

Rule 1701. Habeas Corpus Venue

CHAPTER 2000 - Search Warrants

Rule 2001. Who May Issue
Rule 2002. Purpose of Warrant
Rule 2002A. Approval of Search Warrant Applications by Attorney for the Commonwealth -- Local Option
Rule 2003. Requirements for Issuance
Rule 2004. Person to Serve Warrant
Rule 2005. Contents of Search Warrant
Rule 2006. Contents of Application for Search Warrant
Rule 2007. Manner of Entry Into Premises
Rule 2008. Copy of Warrant; Receipt for Seized Property
Rule 2009. Return with Inventory
Rule 2010. Return of Papers to Clerk
Rule 2011. Sealing Search Warrant Affidavits
Rule 2020. Suspension of Acts of Assembly -- Chapter 2000

CHAPTER 4000 - Bail

Committee Introduction

Part I. Procedures for Pre-Verdict Release

Rule 4001. Bail before Verdict
Rule 4002. Release Criteria
Rule 4003. Types of Release on Bail
Rule 4004. Bail Bond
Rule 4005. Conditions of Bail Bond
Rule 4006. Nonmonetary Conditions of Release on Bail
Rule 4007. Monetary Condition of Release on Bail
Rule 4008. Modification of Bail Order Prior to Verdict

Part II. Procedures for Post-Verdict Release

Rule 4009. Bail after Finding of Guilt

Part III. General Procedures in all Bail Cases

Rule 4010. Duties and Powers of a Bail Agency
Rule 4011. Qualifications of Surety
Rule 4012. Substitution of Surety or Security
Rule 4013. Increased Amount of Monetary Condition of Bail
Rule 4014. Duration of Obligation
Rule 4015. Receipt for Deposit; Return of Deposit
Rule 4016. Procedures Upon Violation of Conditions: Revocation of Release and Forfeiture; Bail Pieces; Exoneration of Surety

Part IV. Bail Procedures for Material Witnesses

Rule 4017. Detention of Witnesses

CHAPTER 6000 - Rules of Criminal Procedure for the Philadelphia Municipal Court

Rule 6000. Detention of Witnesses
Rule 6001. Disposition of Criminal Cases -- Philadelphia Municipal Court
Rule 6002. Procedure in Summary Cases
Rule 6003. Procedure in Non-Summary Municipal Court Cases
Rule 6004. Arraignment Prior to Trial
Rule 6005. Pretrial Applications for Relief
Rule 6006. Notice of Right to Appeal or to Petition for Certiorari ; Guilty Plea Challenge Procedure
Rule 6007. Challenge to Guilty Plea
Rule 6008. Contents of Notice of Appeal or Petition for Certiorari 
Rule 6009. Notice to Municipal Court Judge and Attorney for the Commonwealth of Appeal or of Petition for Certiorari 
Rule 6010. Procedure on Appeal
Rule 6011. Bail
Rule 6012. Recording and Transcribing Municipal Court Proceedings; Admissibility of Testimony at Trial De Novo 
Rule 6013. Prompt Trial -- Municipal Court

CHAPTER 9000 - General Provisions

Rule 9015. Preservation of Testimony After Institution of Criminal Proceedings
Rule 9015A. Preservation of Testimony by Videotape Recording
Rule 9016. Contents of Subpoena
Rule 9017. Contents of Order for Expungement
Rule 9020. Motions
Rule 9021. Answers
Rule 9022. Filing
Rule 9023. Service
Rule 9024. Notice of Court Proceeding(s) Requiring Defendant's Presence
Rule 9025. Notice and Docketing of Orders
Rule 9030. Recording and Transcribing Court Proceedings
Rule 9998. Abolition of Practice and Procedure Under Repealed Statutes

Text of New Rules (an amalgamated rule combining former Rules 90 and 150)

Appendix

Supreme Court Order Adopting the Reorganization, Renumbering

Final Report to the Reorganization, Renumbering