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 Pennsylvania Code (Last Updated: April 5, 2016)
 Title 234. RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 Chapter 6. TRIAL PROCEDURES IN COURT CASES

Section 600. [Rescinded]  

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  • Official Note

    Rule 1100 adopted June 8, 1973, effective prospectively as set forth in paragraphs (A)(1) and (A)(2) of this rule; paragraph (E) amended December 9, 1974, effective immediately; paragraph (E) re-amended June 28, 1976, effective July 1, 1976; amended October 22, 1981, effective January 1, 1982. (The amendment to paragraph (C)(3)(b) excluding defense-requested continuances was specifically made effective as to continuances requested on or after January 1, 1982.) Amended December 31, 1987, effective immediately; amended September 30, 1988, effective immediately; amended September 3, 1993, effective January 1, 1994; Comment revised September 13, 1995, effective January 1, 1996. The January 1, 1996 effective date extended to April 1, 1996; the April 1, 1996 effective date extended to July 1, 1996; renumbered Rule 600 and amended March 1, 2000, effective April 1, 2001; Comment revised April 20, 2000, effective July 1, 2000; rescinded October 1, 2012, effective July 1, 2013, and replaced by new Rule 600.

    Committee Explanatory Reports:

    Report explaining the September 3, 1993 amendments published with the Court’s Order at 23 Pa.B. 4492 (September 25, 1993).

    Final Report explaining the September 13, 1995 Comment revision published with Court’s Order at 25 Pa.B. 4116 (September 30, 1995).

    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).

    Final Report explaining the April 20, 2000 Comment revision concerning Commonwealth v. Hill and Commonwealth v. Cornell published with the Court’s Order at 30 Pa.B. 2219 (May 6, 2000).

    Final Report explaining the October 1, 2012 rescission of current Rule 600 published at 42 Pa.B. 6629 (October 20, 2012).

The provisions of this Rule 600 amended April 20, 2000, effective July 1, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 2211; rescinded October 1, 2012, effective July 1, 2013, 42 Pa.B. 6622. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (312452), (266555) to (266556) and (272471).