Order Adopting New Rules 576.1 and Amending Rules 113, 114 & 576 of Pa.R.Crim.Pro ( 2018 )

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA IN RE: : NO. 502 : ORDER ADOPTING NEW RULE 576.1 : CRIMINAL PROCEDURAL RULES AND AMENDING RULES 113, 114 AND : 576 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RULES : DOCKET OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE : : ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 25th day of January, 2018, upon the recommendation of the Criminal Procedural Rules Committee; the proposal having been published before adoption at 46 Pa.B. 1643 (April 2, 2016), and a Final Report to be published with this Order: It is Ordered pursuant to Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania that Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 576.1 is adopted and Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure 113, 114, and 576 are amended, in the attached form. This Order shall be processed in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(b), and shall be effective May 1, 2018. Additions to the rules are shown in bold and are underlined. Deletions from the rules are shown in bold and brackets.