210 Pa. Code Rule 1702
(b) Discretionary appeal or review.—When a party intends to pursue discretionary appellate review, the party may seek relief under this chapter prior to the filing of a petition for allowance of appeal or a petition for permission to appeal.
(c) Supreme Court review of appellate court supersedeas and stay determinations.—No appeal, petition for allowance of appeal, petition for review, or petition for specialized review need be filed in the Supreme Court in connection with an application under Pa.R.A.P. 3315.
Official Note
Relief sought from an appellate court should be in the form of an application in accordance with Pa.R.A.P. 123 and Pa.R.A.P. 1703.
Paragraph (a) reflects the requirement that when an appellant has a right of appeal or review, the notice of appeal, or petition for review or specialized review must be filed before the application seeking a stay is filed pursuant to Pa.R.A.P. 1732(a) (Application for Stay or Injunction Pending Appeal) or Pa.R.A.P. 1781(a) (Stay Pending Action on Petition for Review or Petition for Specialized Review). Stays pending the outcome of post-trial or post-sentence motions are not governed by this chapter. See, e.g., Pa.R.C.P. 227.1 (Post-Trial Relief); Pa.R.Crim.P. 720 (Post-Sentence Procedures; Appeal).
The provisions of this Rule 1702 amended May 16, 1979, effective September 30, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 1740; amended October 7, 2005, effective February 1, 2006, 35 Pa.B. 5768; amended May 31, 2013, effective immediately, 43 Pa.B. 3223; amended January 7, 2020, effective August 1, 2020, 50 Pa.B. 505; amended November 10, 2021, effective January 1, 2022, 51 Pa.B. 7341. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (401659).