Penn. 37 C.P.L. 113

As amended through January 1, 2018
Rule 113 - Criminal Case File And Docket Entries
(a)Admission and Custody of Exhibits.
(1) Counsel for the respective parties shall retain possession and shall be responsible for the care and custody of all tangible exhibits used at hearings and trials, whether or not they have been presented, marked, identified and used, until such time as they have been formally offered into evidence.
(2) From and after an order of admission or, if admission is denied, if the Court should so order, the Court Reporter at the time of the proceedings shall take possession and shall be responsible for the care and custody of all such tangible exhibits during the remainder of the hearing or trial, and thereafter, until further order of the Court.
(3) At any time after final disposition of the case, including the expiration of any applicable appeal period, the Court Reporter or Clerk of Courts may, after notice to counsel for all parties, petition the Court for an order authorizing the removal and disposition by destruction or, otherwise, of any tangible exhibit of a size or weight precluding its enclosure in a regular case file.
(b)Restriction on Removal of Records and Files. No file containing original documents, nor any original documents contained therein, may be removed from the Office of the Clerk of Courts, except by special order of the Court, by anyone other than the following:
(1) A Judge of the Court or his/her authorized representative;
(2) The District Court Administrator;
(3) The Clerk of Courts and regularly employed and duly authorized employees of that office; and
(4) Counsel of Record as authorized by the Clerk of Courts.

Penn. 37 C.P.L. 113