2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 97 - Sentencing
9733 - General principles of disclosure of presentence report.

     § 9733.  General principles of disclosure of presentence report.
        The presentence report shall not be a public record. It shall
     be available only to the following persons or agencies under the
     conditions stated:
            (1)  The report shall be available to the court for the
        purpose of assisting it in determining the sentence.
            (2)  The report shall be available on court order to
        persons or agencies having a legitimate professional interest
        in the information likely to be contained in the report, as,
        for example:
                (i)  A physician or psychiatrist appointed to assist
            the court in sentencing.
                (ii)  An examining facility.
                (iii)  A correctional institution except that no
            court order is necessary under section 9759(c) (relating
            to documents transmitted to prison and parole
            authorities).
                (iv)  A department of probation or parole except that
            no court order is necessary under section 9759(c).
            (3)  The report shall be available to reviewing courts
        when relevant to an issue on which a request for review or an
        appeal has been taken.
     (Oct. 5, 1980, P.L.693, No.142, eff. 60 days)

        1980 Amendment.  Act 142 amended par. (2)(iii) and (iv).
        Suspension by Court Rule.  Section 9733 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.