Pennsylvania § 9733 General principles of disclosure of presentence report

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 9733 — General principles of disclosure of presentence report

Pennsylvania § 9733

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 42JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

PartPART VIII

Ch. 97SENTENCING

Subch.INFORMATIONAL BASIS OF SENTENCE

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Bluebook

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9733 (2026).

Text

The presentence report shall not be a public record. It shall be available only to the following persons or agencies under the conditions stated:

(1)The report shall be available to the court for the purpose of assisting it in determining the sentence.

(2)The report shall be available on court order to persons or agencies having a legitimate professional interest in the information likely to be contained in the report, as, for example:

(i)A physician or psychiatrist appointed to assist the court in sentencing.

(ii)An examining facility.

(iii)A correctional institution except that no court order is necessary under section 9759(c) (relating to documents transmitted to prison and parole authorities).

(iv)A department of probation or parole except that no court order is necessary u

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The presentence report shall not be a public record. It shall be available only to the following persons or agencies under the conditions stated:

(1) The report shall be available to the court for the purpose of assisting it in determining the sentence.

(2) The report shall be available on court order to persons or agencies having a legitimate professional interest in the information likely to be contained in the report, as, for example:

(i) A physician or psychiatrist appointed to assist the court in sentencing.

(ii) An examining facility.

(iii) A correctional institution except that no court order is necessary under section 9759(c) (relating to documents transmitted to prison and parole authorities).

(iv) A department of probation or parole except that no court order is necessary under section 9759(c).

(3) The report shall be available to reviewing courts when relevant to an issue on which a request for review or an appeal has been taken.

Legislative History

(Oct. 5, 1980, P.L.693, No.142, eff. 60 days) 1980 Amendment.Act 142 amended par. (2)(iii) and (iv). Suspension by Court Rule.Section 9733 was suspended by Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure No. 1101(6), adopted March 1, 2000, as being inconsistent with the rules of Chapter 7 relating to post-trial procedures in court cases.