Section 243. Location of Statewide of Regional Investigating Grand Juries

(A) The location or locations of an investigating grand jury having statewide jurisdiction shall be designated in the order convening the investigating grand jury.

(B) Investigating grand juries having multi-county jurisdiction over specified counties shall be located within any county of its jurisdiction.

Comment

Included among the many factors that may be taken into account in designating the location of the statewide or regional investigating grand jury are: ease of access of location; the expected geographical focus of the investigation; and availability of facilities.

Official Note

Rule 273 adopted July 1, 1980, effective August 1, 1980; renumbered Rule 243 and amended March 1, 2000, effective April 1, 2001.

Committee Explanatory Reports:

Final Report explaining the March 1, 2000 reorganization and renumbering of the rules published with the Court’s Order at 30 Pa.B. 1478 (March 18, 2000).