Rule 547. Return of Transcript and Original Papers.

 (A)  When a defendant is held for court, the issuing authority shall prepare a transcript of the proceedings. The transcript shall contain all the information required by these rules to be recorded on the transcript. It shall be signed by the issuing authority, and have affixed to it the issuing authority’s seal of office.

 (B)  The issuing authority shall transmit the transcript to the clerk of the proper court within 5 days after holding the defendant for court.

 (C)  In addition to this transcript the issuing authority shall also transmit the following items:

   (1)  the original complaint;

   (2)  the summons or the warrant of arrest and its return;

   (3)  all affidavits filed in the proceeding;

   (4)  the appearance or bail bond for the defendant, if any, or a copy of the order committing the defendant to custody; and

   (5)  a request for the court of common pleas to issue a bench warrant as required in Rule 543(D)(3)(b).

   See Rule 135 for the general contents of the transcript. There are a number of other rules that require certain things to be recorded on the transcript to make a record of the proceedings before the issuing authority. See, e.g., Rules 542 and 543.

   When the case is held for court pursuant to Rule 543(D)(3), the issuing authority must include with the transcript transmittal a request for the court of common pleas to issue a bench warrant.

   Official Note

   Formerly Rule 126, adopted June 30, 1964, effective January 1, 1965; suspended January 31, 1970, effective May 1, 1970; revised January 31, 1970; effective May 1, 1970; renumbered Rule 146 and amended September 18, 1973, effective January 1, 1974; amended October 22, 1982, effective January 1, 1982; amended July 12, 1985, effective January 1, 1986; effective date extended to July 1, 1986; renumbered Rule 547 and amended March 1, 2000, effective April 1, 2001; amended August 24, 2004, effective August 1, 2005; amended May 1, 2007, effective September 4, 2007, and May 1, 2007 Order amended May 15, 2007.

   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).

   Final Report explaining the August 24, 2004 changes published with the Court’s Order at 34 Pa.B. 5025 (September 11, 2004).

   Final Report explaining the May 1, 2007 amendments concerning the request for a bench warrant published with the Court’s Order at 37 Pa.B. 2503 (June 2, 2007).

   The provisions of this Rule 547 amended August 24, 2004, effective August 1, 2005, 34 Pa.B. 5016; amended May 1, 2007, effective September 4, 2007, 37 Pa.B. 2496. Immediately preceeding text appears at serial pages (318645) to (318646).