In Re: Order Amending Rule 205 and Revising the Comment to Rule 209 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA IN RE: : NO. 492 : ORDER AMENDING RULE 205 AND : CRIMINAL PROCEDURAL RULES REVISING THE COMMENT TO RULE : 209 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RULES OF : DOCKET CRIMINAL PROCEDURE : : ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 31st day of July, 2017, upon the recommendation of the Criminal Procedural Rules Committee; the proposal having been published before adoption at 46 Pa.B. 4951 (August 13, 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 the amendment to Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 205 and the revision to the Comment to Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 209 are adopted, in the attached form. This ORDER shall be processed in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(b), and shall be effective October 1, 2017. Additions to the rules are shown in bold and are underlined. Deletions from the rules are shown in bold and brackets.