Chapter 9: Post-conviction Collateral Proceedings
Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure – 2026
Rule 900
Scope; Notice In Death Penalty Cases
Rule 901
Initiation of Post-Conviction Collateral Proceedings
Rule 902
Content of Petition for Post-Conviction Collateral Relief; Request for Discovery
Rule 903
Docketing and Assignment
Rule 904
Entry of Appearance and Appointment of Counsel; Waiver of Fees and Costs
Rule 905
Amendment and Withdrawal of Petition for Post-Conviction Collateral Relief
Rule 906
Answer to Petition for Post-Conviction Collateral Relief
Rule 907
Disposition Without Hearing
Rule 908
Hearing
Rule 909
Procedures for Petitions in Death Penalty Cases: Stays of Execution of Sentence; Hearing; Disposition
Rule 910
Appeal