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16 Pa.C.S. § 13701 Unfinished business of outgoing sheriff
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(a) Unfinished business.--An outgoing sheriff shall deliver all unfinished and unexecuted writs and process to the sheriff's successor. The sheriff's successor shall receive and execute the writs and process as if the writs and process had been originally issued and directed to t…
16 Pa.C.S. § 13702 Deputy action authorized
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If the sheriff is required by law to act in person under or by virtue of any writ or process issued by a court of the Commonwealth, the sheriff may act either in person or by a regularly appointed deputy sheriff.
16 Pa.C.S. § 13703 Chief deputy and petition
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(a) Appointment.--The sheriff of each county shall appoint, by commission duly recorded in the office for recording deeds, a chief deputy. The chief deputy's appointment shall be revocable by the sheriff by a signed revocation recorded in the office for recording deeds. The chief…
16 Pa.C.S. § 13704 Real estate deputies
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The sheriff may appoint a real estate deputy to administer all matters relating to the sheriff's sales of real estate and distributions of the proceeds of the sheriff's sales of real estate. The real estate deputy's appointment shall be made and be revocable as provided for the c…