Part 2 · Investigations

Rule 240. Applicability of Investigating Grand Jury Rules

Amended January 1, 2026 (current)

The procedure governing investigating grand juries as set forth in Part B(1) (Investigating Grand Juries) of this Chapter, shall, with the exception of Rule 220 (Motion and Order For Investigating Grand Jury) and Rule 221 (Summoning Investigating Grand Jurors), be applicable to multi-county investigating grand juries.

Comment

The Investigating Grand Jury Act, 42 Pa.C.S. § § 4541—4553, establishes the authority for ‘‘multi-county’’ (that is, both statewide and regional) grand juries.

Official Note

Rule 270 adopted July 1, 1980, effective August 1, 1980;

Comment. revised October 22, 1981, effective January 1, 1982; amended August 12, 1993, effective September 1, 1993; renumbered Rule 240 and amended March 1, 2000, effective April 1, 2001.

Committee Explanatory Reports :

Report explaining the August 12, 1993 amendments published at 22 Pa.B. 3826 (July 25, 1992).

Final Report explaining the March 1, 2000 reorganization and renumbering of the rules published with the Court’s Order at 30 Pa.B. 1477 (March 18, 2000). No part of the information on this site may be reproduced for profit or sold for profit. This material has been drawn directly from the official Pennsylvania Code full text database. Due to the limitations of HTML or differences in display capabilities of different browsers, this version may differ slightly from the official printed version.