Custody of Exhibits; General Provisions

(a) During Court Proceedings . The Custodian shall secure and maintain all Exhibits during a Court Proceeding, including breaks and recesses, except as otherwise provided in § 69.604 or § 69.605. (b) After Court Proceedings . (1) The Custodian shall return all Exhibits not offered into evidence at the conclusion of the Court Proceeding. (2) For in-person Court Proceedings, the Custodian shall place all Exhibits offered into evidence, regardless if admitted, into an envelope labeled with the matter’s docket number, the date of the Court Proceeding, and a notation of the Exhibits contained therein by exhibit number, e.g., ‘‘XXX MD XXXX,’’ ‘‘Hearing Held XX/XX/XXX,’’ ‘‘Exhibits XXX—XXX.’’ The Custodian shall then deliver the envelope to the Prothonotary, or their designee for filing. (3) For remote Court Proceedings, the Custodian will advise the Court’s information technology staff which Exhibits should be filed. The Court’s information technology staff shall copy those Exhibits offered into evidence, regardless if admitted, onto a USB drive and place the USB drive into an envelope labeled with the matter’s docket number, the date of the Court Proceeding, a notation of the Exhibits contained therein by Exhibit number, and that the Exhibits are contained on a USB drive, e.g., ‘‘XXX MD XXXX,’’ ‘‘Hearing Held XX/XX/XXX,’’ ‘‘Exhibits XXX—XXX (enclosed on USB drive).’’ The Custodian shall then deliver the envelope to the Prothonotary, or their designee for filing. Source The provisions of this § 69.603 added August 6, 2025, effective September 15, 2025, 55 Pa.B. 5855. (b) After Court Proceedings . (1) The Custodian shall return all Exhibits not offered into evidence at the conclusion of the Court Proceeding. (2) For in-person Court Proceedings, the Custodian shall place all Exhibits offered into evidence, regardless if admitted, into an envelope labeled with the matter’s docket number, the date of the Court Proceeding, and a notation of the Exhibits contained therein by exhibit number, e.g., ‘‘XXX MD XXXX,’’ ‘‘Hearing Held XX/XX/XXX,’’ ‘‘Exhibits XXX—XXX.’’ The Custodian shall then deliver the envelope to the Prothonotary, or their designee for filing. (3) For remote Court Proceedings, the Custodian will advise the Court’s information technology staff which Exhibits should be filed. The Court’s information technology staff shall copy those Exhibits offered into evidence, regardless if admitted, onto a USB drive and place the USB drive into an envelope labeled with the matter’s docket number, the date of the Court Proceeding, a notation of the Exhibits contained therein by Exhibit number, and that the Exhibits are contained on a USB drive, e.g., ‘‘XXX MD XXXX,’’ ‘‘Hearing Held XX/XX/XXX,’’ ‘‘Exhibits XXX—XXX (enclosed on USB drive).’’ The Custodian shall then deliver the envelope to the Prothonotary, or their designee for filing. Source The provisions of this § 69.603 added August 6, 2025, effective September 15, 2025, 55 Pa.B. 5855. (1) The Custodian shall return all Exhibits not offered into evidence at the conclusion of the Court Proceeding. (2) For in-person Court Proceedings, the Custodian shall place all Exhibits offered into evidence, regardless if admitted, into an envelope labeled with the matter’s docket number, the date of the Court Proceeding, and a notation of the Exhibits contained therein by exhibit number, e.g., ‘‘XXX MD XXXX,’’ ‘‘Hearing Held XX/XX/XXX,’’ ‘‘Exhibits XXX—XXX.’’ The Custodian shall then deliver the envelope to the Prothonotary, or their designee for filing. (3) For remote Court Proceedings, the Custodian will advise the Court’s information technology staff which Exhibits should be filed. The Court’s information technology staff shall copy those Exhibits offered into evidence, regardless if admitted, onto a USB drive and place the USB drive into an envelope labeled with the matter’s docket number, the date of the Court Proceeding, a notation of the Exhibits contained therein by Exhibit number, and that the Exhibits are contained on a USB drive, e.g., ‘‘XXX MD XXXX,’’ ‘‘Hearing Held XX/XX/XXX,’’ ‘‘Exhibits XXX—XXX (enclosed on USB drive).’’ The Custodian shall then deliver the envelope to the Prothonotary, or their designee for filing. Source The provisions of this § 69.603 added August 6, 2025, effective September 15, 2025, 55 Pa.B. 5855. (2) For in-person Court Proceedings, the Custodian shall place all Exhibits offered into evidence, regardless if admitted, into an envelope labeled with the matter’s docket number, the date of the Court Proceeding, and a notation of the Exhibits contained therein by exhibit number, e.g., ‘‘XXX MD XXXX,’’ ‘‘Hearing Held XX/XX/XXX,’’ ‘‘Exhibits XXX—XXX.’’ The Custodian shall then deliver the envelope to the Prothonotary, or their designee for filing. (3) For remote Court Proceedings, the Custodian will advise the Court’s information technology staff which Exhibits should be filed. The Court’s information technology staff shall copy those Exhibits offered into evidence, regardless if admitted, onto a USB drive and place the USB drive into an envelope labeled with the matter’s docket number, the date of the Court Proceeding, a notation of the Exhibits contained therein by Exhibit number, and that the Exhibits are contained on a USB drive, e.g., ‘‘XXX MD XXXX,’’ ‘‘Hearing Held XX/XX/XXX,’’ ‘‘Exhibits XXX—XXX (enclosed on USB drive).’’ The Custodian shall then deliver the envelope to the Prothonotary, or their designee for filing. Source The provisions of this § 69.603 added August 6, 2025, effective September 15, 2025, 55 Pa.B. 5855. (3) For remote Court Proceedings, the Custodian will advise the Court’s information technology staff which Exhibits should be filed. The Court’s information technology staff shall copy those Exhibits offered into evidence, regardless if admitted, onto a USB drive and place the USB drive into an envelope labeled with the matter’s docket number, the date of the Court Proceeding, a notation of the Exhibits contained therein by Exhibit number, and that the Exhibits are contained on a USB drive, e.g., ‘‘XXX MD XXXX,’’ ‘‘Hearing Held XX/XX/XXX,’’ ‘‘Exhibits XXX—XXX (enclosed on USB drive).’’ The Custodian shall then deliver the envelope to the Prothonotary, or their designee for filing. Source The provisions of this § 69.603 added August 6, 2025, effective September 15, 2025, 55 Pa.B. 5855. Source The provisions of this § 69.603 added August 6, 2025, effective September 15, 2025, 55 Pa.B. 5855.