Rule 240 Applicability of Investigating Grand Jury Rules

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.

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.

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).