Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Rule 903 - Time for Appeal(a)General rule. Except as otherwise prescribed by this rule, the notice of appeal required by Rule 902 (manner of taking appeal) shall be filed within 30 days after the entry of the order from which the appeal is taken.(b)Cross appeals. Except as otherwise prescribed in subdivision (c) of this rule, if a timely notice of appeal is filed by a party, any other party may file a notice of appeal within 14 days of the date on which the first notice of appeal was served, or within the time otherwise prescribed by this rule, whichever period last expires.(c)Special provisions. Notwithstanding any other provision of this rule: (1) An appeal from any of the following orders shall be taken within ten days after the entry of the order from which the appeal is taken:(i) An order changing venue or venire in a criminal proceeding. See Rule 311(a)(3) (change of criminal venue or venire).(ii) An order in any matter arising under the Pennsylvania Election Code.(iii) An order in any matter arising under the Local Government Unit Debt Act or any similar statute relating to the authorization of public debt.(2) Where an election has been filed under Rule 311(b) (order sustaining venue or personal or in rem jurisdiction), the notice of appeal shall be filed within 30 days after the filing of the election.(3) In a criminal case in which no post-sentence motion has been filed, the notice of appeal shall be filed within 30 days of the imposition of the judgment of sentence in open court.The provisions of this Rule 903 amended through December 10, 1986, effective 1/31/1987, and shall govern all matters thereafter commenced, and insofar as just and practicable, matters then pending, 16 Pa.B. 4951; amended April 26, 2001, effective 7/1/2001, 31 Pa.B. 2469; amended October 18, 2002, effective 12/2/2002, 32 Pa.B. 5402; amended January 18, 2007, effective 8/1/2007, 37 Pa.B. 521; amended April 9, 2012, effective in 30 days, 42 Pa.B. 2269.