In Re: Order Amending Rules 803(6), 803(8) and 803(10) Approving the Revision of the Comments to Rules 802, 803(7) and 803(9), and Adopting New Rule 902(13) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence (rules)

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA IN RE: : : ORDER AMENDING RULES : 803(6), 803(8) AND 803(10), : APPROVING THE REVISION OF : THE COMMENTS TO RULES 802, : 803(7) AND 803(9), AND : ADOPTING NEW RULE 902(13) : OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RULES : OF EVIDENCE : NO. 715 SUPREME COURT RULES DOCKET ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 9th day of November, 2016, upon the recommendation of the Committee on Rules of Evidence; the proposal having been published for public comment at 45 Pa.B. 6472 (November 7, 2015): IT IS ORDERED pursuant to Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania that: 1) Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence 803(6), 803(8), and 803(10) are amended; 2) The Comments to Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence 802, 803(7), and 803(9) are revised; and 3) Pennsylvania Rule of Evidence 902(13) is adopted; in the attached form. This ORDER shall be processed in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(b), and shall be effective January 1, 2017. Additions to the rule are shown in bold and are underlined. Deletions to the rule are shown in bold and in brackets.

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