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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 16-1943

THE COURTS

COLUMBIA AND MONTOUR COUNTIES

Business of the Courts; Case No. X of 2016

[46 Pa.B. 7169]
[Saturday, November 12, 2016]

Order

 And Now, this 26th day of October, 2016, it is hereby Ordered and Decreed that revisions to the 26th Judicial District's Local Rules of Judicial Administration are adopted for use in both Columbia, and Montour Counties, Court of Common Pleas of the 26th Judicial District, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and shall become effective 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

 The 26th Judicial District Court Administrator is Ordered and Directed to do the following:

 1) File one (1) copy to the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts via e-mail to adminrules@pacourts.us.

 2) Forward two (2) paper copies and one (1) electronic copy in a Microsoft Word format to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

 3) Publish the local rules on the court's website to be incorporated into the set of local rules on the website within 30 days after the publication of the local rules in Pennsylvania Bulletin.

 4) File one copy of the local rules in the appropriate filing offices for public inspection and copying.

By the Court

HONORABLE THOMAS A. JAMES, Jr., 
President Judge

Local Rules of Judicial Administration—26th Judicial District Columbia/Montour Counties

L.R. No. 4016. Court Reporter Notes Retention.

 A. In the case of all Court Reporter notes taken of criminal matters where the crime charged is graded a misdemeanor of the first degree or lower, the Court Administrator is authorized to, no sooner than ten (10) years after the notes are taken, direct the destruction of any such notes.

 B. In felony cases, the Court Administrator is authorized to direct the destruction of all Court Reporter notes no sooner than twenty-five (25) years after the notes were taken, or the expiration of the maximum sentence, whichever is the latter, with the exception of Homicide case notes, which shall be retained for seventy-five (75) years.

 C. In all cases other than criminal cases, the Court Administrator is authorized to direct the destruction of all Court Report notes no sooner than ten (10) years after the date the notes were taken.

 D. Notwithstanding Subsections A, B, or C of this rule in any matter where the notes or tapes have been transcribed and the transcription is approved by the Court and filed, the Court Reporter may, no sooner than thirty (30) days after filing, destroy any such notes or tapes. Any party who wishes to object to the transcription shall do so within the thirty (30) day period for serving a written objection upon the Court Reporter. If the objection cannot, be resolved to the satisfaction of the parties, any party may, by petition, request the Court to determine the objection. Court Reporter notes which are subject to objection shall be retained until all objections are resolved.

 E. Notwithstanding Subsections A, B or C of this rule, a party may petition the Court, which may, in its discretion, order the retention of any particular Court Reporter notes for an additional period of time.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 16-1943. Filed for public inspection November 10, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]


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