Pennsylvania Court Rules
Pa. R. Crim. P. 549 (2026)
Compelling Transmission of Papers by Issuing Authority.
✓ current as of July 2026
Coverage note: this corpus holds the consolidated Pa.C.S. titles only. Unconsolidated P.S. statutes (UTPCPL 73 P.S. § 201-1, Liquor Code, wage payment laws) are not included; a miss here does not mean the statute does not exist. Check palegis.us.
Rule 549. Compelling Transmission of Papers by Issuing Authority.
If an issuing authority refuses or fails to transmit the papers as required by these rules, the court may issue a subpoena to compel their production.
Official Note
Former Rule 128 adopted June 30, 1964, effective January 1, 1965; suspended January 31, 1970, effective May 1, 1970; amended January 31, 1970, effective May 1, 1970; renumbered Rule 148 September 18, 1973, effective January 1, 1974; renumbered Rule 549 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).