237 Pa. Code r. 1137

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024

Rule 1137 - Public Discussion by Court Personnel of Pending Matters

All court personnel including, among others, court clerks, bailiffs, tipstaffs, sheriffs, and court stenographers, are prohibited from disclosing to any person, without authorization from the court, information relating to a pending dependency case that is not part of the court record otherwise available to the public or not part of the record in an open proceeding. This rule specifically prohibits the divulgence of information concerning arguments and proceedings that are closed proceedings, held in chambers, or otherwise outside the presence of the public.

The provisions of this Rule 1137 renumbered from 1130 and amended April 21, 2011, effective 7/1/2011, 41 Pa.B. 2319.