Rule 545 - COMPULSORY PROCESS OF INCARCERATED WITNESSES(a) Whenever the Commonwealth or the defendant require the attendance at a court proceeding of a witness who is known to be incarcerated, the party seeking to compel the witness' appearance shall petition the court for an order directing the transport of that witness from his or her place of incarceration for the purpose of testifying at the court proceeding. The petition for transport shall be submitted to the court not later than three weeks prior to the date of the proceeding for which the witness' appearance is required. If the court provides the parties with less than three weeks notice of the proceeding, the petition for transport shall be submitted to the court immediately upon receiving notice of the date and time when the proceeding will be conducted. Failure to file a timely petition may result in the unavailability of the witness.Amended effective 3/1/2021; amended effective 1/1/2024.