Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9731 (2026)

Requirement for presentence investigation and report.

✓ current as of May 2026

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SUBCHAPTER D

INFORMATIONAL BASIS OF SENTENCE

Sec.

9731. Requirement for presentence investigation and report.

9732. Contents of presentence report.

9733. General principles of disclosure of presentence report.

9734. Disclosure of presentence report to the parties.

9735. Objections to contents of presentence report.

9736. Report of psychiatric evaluation.

9737. Report of outstanding charges and sentences.

9738. Victim impact statements.

§ 9731. Requirement for presentence investigation and report.

Before sentencing any defendant to one year or longer, a presentence investigation and report shall be made, unless the sentence is death or a mandatory sentence to life imprisonment, or unless the court specifically orders to the contrary. The report shall be made within 30 days from the date of conviction of defendant or within such greater period of time as the court shall direct.

Suspension by Court Rule. Section 9731 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.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1985–2019 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Kuphal, 500 A.2d 1205 (Pa. 1985).

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Commonwealth v. Kuphal, 500 A.2d 1205 (Pa. 1985). · cites it 2× “§ 9722; he must order a presentence investigation report, or state of record why he has not, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9731, *593 suspended insofar as inconsistent with Pa.”

Commonwealth v. Moore, 633 A.2d 1119 (Pa. 1993). “§ 9711 he received a verdict of sentence without the benefit of a presentencing report prepared by the appropriate officer of probation and parole, where he would receive such upon conviction of any other crime pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9731. He claims that this could have…”

W.E. Webster III v. Lehigh Cnty. Adult Prob. & Parole (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2019). · cites it 2× “” Section 9731 of the Sentencing Code, 42 Pa.C.S. §9731. The PSI “shall be available to the court for the purpose of assisting it in determining the sentence.”

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W.E. Webster III v. Lehigh Cnty. Adult Prob. & Parole (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2019). “” Section 9731 of the Sentencing Code, 42 Pa.C.S. §9731. The PSI “shall be available to the court for the purpose of assisting it in determining the sentence.”

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