2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 97 - Sentencing
9731 - Requirement for presentence investigation and report.

                               SUBCHAPTER D
                     INFORMATIONAL BASIS OF SENTENCE

     Sec.
     9731.  Requirement for presentence investigation and report.
     9732.  Contents of presentence report.
     9733.  General principles of disclosure of presentence
            report.
     9734.  Disclosure of presentence report to the parties.
     9735.  Objections to contents of presentence report.
     9736.  Report of psychiatric evaluation.
     9737.  Report of outstanding charges and sentences.
     9738.  Victim impact statements.
     § 9731.  Requirement for presentence investigation and report.
        Before sentencing any defendant to one year or longer, a
     presentence investigation and report shall be made, unless the
     sentence is death or a mandatory sentence to life imprisonment,
     or unless the court specifically orders to the contrary. The
     report shall be made within 30 days from the date of conviction
     of defendant or within such greater period of time as the court
     shall direct.

        Suspension by Court Rule.  Section 9731 was suspended by
     Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure No. 1101(6), adopted
     March 1, 2000, as being inconsistent with the rules of Chapter 7
     relating to post-trial procedures in court cases.