Rule 227.3.Transcript of Testimony.

Adopted October 19, 1983 · Last amended November 16, 2016 · Last verified June 30, 2026

In one sentenceRule 227.3 requires a post-trial motion to designate the portion of the record to be transcribed, lets other parties object within ten days to request a different portion, and provides that if no portion is indicated, transcription is deemed unnecessary.

Full Text of Rule 227.3

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All post-trial motions shall contain a request designating that portion of the record to be transcribed in order to enable the court to dispose of the motion. Within ten days after the filing of the motion, any other party may file an objection requesting that an additional, lesser or different portion of the record be transcribed. If no portion is indicated, the transcription of the record shall be deemed unnecessary to the disposition of the motion. The trial judge shall promptly decide the objection to the portion of the record to be transcribed.

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Plain-English Summary

This rule manages the transcript needed to decide a post-trial motion. The motion must designate the part of the record to be transcribed so the court can rule.

Other parties have input. Within ten days after the motion is filed, any other party may object and ask that an additional, lesser, or different portion be transcribed, and the trial judge promptly decides the objection. If no portion is indicated, the transcription is deemed unnecessary to deciding the motion.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I have to order a transcript for a post-trial motion?

The motion must designate the portion of the record to be transcribed. If no portion is indicated, transcription is deemed unnecessary; other parties may object within ten days to request a different portion.

Official Note

Official Note: For rules governing transcript requests, and transcript fees and their payment, see Pa.R.J.A. Nos. 4007, 4008, and 4009.

Amendment History

The provisions of this Rule 227.3 adopted October 19, 1983, effective January 1, 1984, 13 Pa.B. 3629; amended April 12, 1999, effective July 1, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 2266; amended November 16, 2016, effective January 1, 2017, 46 Pa.B. 7522. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (377865).

Source & verification. Rule text, the Official Note, and the amendment history are reproduced verbatim from the Pennsylvania Code, Title 231, the official compilation of rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Last verified June 30, 2026. · Official text

Also known as: transcript of testimonypost-trial transcript