Pennsylvania Code
Title 234 - RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 7 - POST-TRIAL PROCEDURES IN COURT CASES
Part A - Sentencing Procedures
Rule 702 - Aids in Imposing Sentence
Universal Citation: 234 PA Code ยง 702
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(A) PRE-SENTENCE INVESTIGATION REPORT.
(1) The sentencing judge may, in the judge's
discretion, order a pre-sentence investigation report in any case.
(2) The sentencing judge shall place on the
record the reasons for dispensing with the pre-sentence investigation report if
the judge fails to order a pre-sentence report in any of the following
instances:
(a) when incarceration for one year
or more is a possible disposition under the applicable sentencing
statutes;
(b) when the defendant is
less than 21 years old at the time of conviction or entry of a plea of guilty;
or
(c) when a defendant is a first
offender in that he or she has not heretofore been sentenced as an
adult.
(3) The
pre-sentence investigation report shall include information regarding the
circumstances of the offense and the character of the defendant sufficient to
assist the judge in determining sentence.
(4) The pre-sentence investigation report
shall also include a victim impact statement as provided by
law.
(B) PSYCHIATRIC OR PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION.
After a finding of guilt and before the imposition of sentence, after notice to counsel for both parties, the sentencing judge may, as provided by law, order the defendant to undergo a psychiatric or psychological examination. For this purpose the defendant may be remanded to any available clinic, hospital, institution, or state correctional diagnostic and classification center for a period not exceeding 60 days.
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