(a) General rule.--A record of the sentencing proceeding shall be made and preserved in such a manner that it can be transcribed as needed.
(b) Contents.--The record shall include:
(1) The record of any stipulation made at a presentence conference.
(2) A copy of the presentence report and a copy of any other report or document available to the sentencing court as an aid in imposing sentence, subject to such limitations as the court may have imposed under section 9734(b) (relating to restrictions on disclosure).
(3) A verbatim account of the entire sentencing proceeding.
(c) Documents transmitted to prison and parole authorities.--If the defendant is sentenced to imprisonment for a maximum term in excess of two years, there shall be forwarded to the prison and parole authorities a copy of the presentence report, if any.
(Oct. 5, 1980, P.L.693, No.142, eff. 60 days)
1980 Amendment. Act 142 amended subsec. (b)(2).
Suspension by Court Rule. Section 9759 was suspended by Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure No. 1101(6), adopted March 1, 2000, as being inconsistent with the rules of Chapter 7 relating to post-trial procedures in court cases.
Cross References. Section 9759 is referred to in section 9733 of this title.