Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 39, September 28, 2024
Rule 5104 - Local Rule. Prohibition(a)Content of Local Rule. Every judicial district shall promulgate a local rule of judicial administration pursuant to Pa.R.J.A. 103(c) establishing the judicial district's policies and procedures for the custody of exhibits in court proceedings. The local rule shall: (1) designate the custodian to safeguard and maintain exhibits introduced in a court proceeding;(2) establish standards to ensure exhibits are filed with the records office for incorporation into the docket no later than five business days after the end of the court proceeding;(3) establish standards for the reproduction of oversized or voluminous documentary exhibits; and(4) establish standards for the maintenance and security of bulky or oversized non-documentary exhibits during and after the court proceeding.(b)Optional Provision. The judicial district may include a provision in its local rule to exclude record hearings that may be appealed de novo to a court of common pleas or upon which exceptions or objections can be filed to a court of common pleas from the provisions of this chapter.(c)Prohibition. The automated systems of the Unified Judicial System (e.g. , Common Pleas Case Management System, Pennsylvania Appellate Case Court Management System, and PACFile) shall not be used for submitting or storing exhibits as required by this chapter.Adopted by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 53, No. 38. September 23, 2023, effective 1/1/2024