Rule 5102 - Custody of Exhibits in Court Proceedings(A) The Clerk of Courts or Prothonotary or their designated representatives who are present at the court proceeding shall be the custodian for all exhibits during and after court proceedings. The custodian shall secure, maintain, retain and index all exhibits in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. 5102, et seq. In the event no representative of the Clerk of Courts or Prothonotary is present at the court proceeding, the presiding judge shall take possession of the exhibits and immediately forward the exhibits to the Clerk of Courts or Prothonotary at the conclusion of the court proceeding.(B) The presiding judge may, upon consultation with the parties and/or their counsel, order that the proponent of any non-documentary exhibit, or any documentary exhibit larger than 8-1/2 x 11 inches, be designated as its custodian during and/or after the court proceeding. A proponent designated as the custodian of such exhibits shall have all the duties and responsibilities required of a custodian under Pa.R.J.A. 5102, et seq. Unless otherwise ordered, the proponent designated as custodian of such exhibits shall secure, maintain, retain and index such exhibits for a minimum of the following time periods: (1) Non-criminal matters. A period of 30 days after the conclusion of the case and the expiration of the appeal period, or final disposition of an appeal if one is taken.(2) Criminal matters: (1) Homicides. A period of 75 years.(2) Summary cases. A period of 5 years.(3) All other criminal cases. A period of 20 years.Adopted February 16, 2024, effective 4/4/2024.