Pennsylvania Code
Title 234 - RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 7 - POST-TRIAL PROCEDURES IN COURT CASES
Part A - Sentencing Procedures
Rule 703 - Disclosure of Pre-Sentence Reports
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(A) All pre-sentence reports and related psychiatric and psychological reports shall be confidential, and not of public record. They shall be available to the sentencing judge, and to:
(B) If the defendant or the Commonwealth alleges any factual inaccuracy in a report under this rule, the sentencing judge shall, as to each inaccuracy found, order that the report be corrected accordingly.
(C) After sentencing, unless the sentencing judge otherwise orders, and subject to the provisions of paragraph (B), psychiatric, psychological, and pre-sentence reports shall also be available to:
The reports shall continue to be confidential and not of public record.
(D) On the order of the sentencing judge, a psychiatric, psychological, or pre-sentence investigation report may be made available to any other person or agency having a legitimate professional interest in the disposition of the case.
(E) The sentencing judge may at any time impose further conditions of confidentiality on a person or agency receiving a report under paragraphs (C) or (D) of this rule.