Limits On Public Access to Unified Judicial System Case Records

• Library: Pennsylvania Code (Rules and Regulations)
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Register Vol. 53, No. 52, December 30, 2023
• Year: 2023

Subject Area	Record Description	Accessibility	Authority
Civil	Jurors Notes.	No Public Access. Collected and destroyed post-trial.	Pa.R.C.P. 223.2.
Civil	Complaints filed in magisterial district courts.	No Public Access to the minor's name in a complaint Minors shall be designated by the initials of their first and last name.	Pa.R.C.P.M.D.J. 803.
Commonwealth Court	Child Line Registry Cases.	No Public Access to documents in the case except Orders and Opinions wherein the court shall use initials of the minor child involved rather than full name.	Admin. Order No. 126 Misc. Docket No. 3 (February 8, 2013).
Criminal	Juror's Address.	No Public Access.	Commonwealth v. Long, 922 A.2d 892 (Pa. 2007).
Criminal	Sealed affidavit of probable cause for a search warrant.	No Public Access while sealed. The affidavit may not be sealed for more than 60 days unless an extension is received. Extensions may not be longer than 30 days, but an unlimited number of extensions are available. Public may access the affidavit after it has been unsealed.	Pa.R.Crim.P. 211.
Criminal	Unexecuted Search Warrant.	No Public Access until warrant is executed.	Pa.R.Crim.P. 212(A).
Criminal	Arrest Warrant Information.	A court may delay public access for good cause for up to 72 hours. In addition, a court may seal arrest warrant information for a longer period of time.	Pa.R.Crim.P. 513(C), Pa.R.Crim.P. 513.1.
Criminal	Information obtained from or concerning the defendant by a bail agency.	No public access Information only accessible by the defendant, counsel for the defendant, the issuing authority or judge setting bail, the attorney for the Commonwealth, and the department of probation or parole preparing a presentence report regarding the defendant.	Pa.R.Crim.P. 530(C).
Criminal	Motion filed by attorney for the Commonwealth to present the matter to an indicting grand jury and subsequent order.	No Public Access-the motion and order are sealed.	Pa.R.Crim.P. 556.2.
Criminal	All indicting grand jury proceedings and related documents.	No Public Access. Disclosure may be granted to attorney for the Commonwealth, defendant in a criminal case witnesses, law enforcement personnel, and upon motion when necessary.	Pa.R.Crim.P. 556.10.
Criminal	Sealed indictments.	No Public Access.	Pa.R.Crim.P. 556.11(E).
Criminal	Sealed records concerning mental health experts.	No Public Access.	Pa.R.Crim.P. 569.
Criminal	Sealed written statements pertaining to protective orders.	No Public Access. The entire text of the statement shall be sealed and preserved in the records of the court to be made available to the appellate court(s) in the event of an appeal.	Pa.R.Crim.P. 573(F).
Criminal	Sealed plea agreement.	No Public Access.	Pa.R.Crim.P. 590.
Criminal	Juror qualification forms.	No Public Access.	Pa.R.Crim.P. 625(A)(3).
Criminal	Juror information questionnaires.	No Public Access. Questionnaires are retained in a sealed file and shall be destroyed upon completion of the jurors' service unless otherwise ordered by the trial judge.	Pa.R.Crim.P. 632.
Criminal	Sealed verdict.	No Public Access.	Pa.R.Crim.P. 649.
Criminal	Notes taken by jurors.	No Public Access.	Pa.R.Crim.P. 644(B)(7).
Criminal	Pre-sentence reports and related psychiatric psychological reports.	No Public Access.	Pa.R.Crim.P. 703(A).
Criminal	Records revealing the names of human trafficking

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