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Pennsylvania Statutes, Title 42

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Title 42, JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

62 chapters · 1,261 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 421,261 Ch 97, Sentencing160 Ch 83, Particular Rights and Immunities94 Ch 73, Arbitration83 Ch 59, Depositions and Witnesses73 Ch 63, Juvenile Matters64 Ch 91, Detainers and Extradition44 Ch 45, Juries and Jurors37 Ch 55, Limitation of Time37 Ch 21, Judicial Boards and Commissions35 Ch 35, Budget and Finance29 Ch 27, Office of the Clerk of the Court of …28 Ch 61, Rules of Evidence28 Ch 95, Post-trial Matters25 Ch 17, Governance of the System24

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42 Pa.C.S. § 701 Scope of subchapter
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(a) General rule.--The provisions of this subchapter shall apply to all courts of this Commonwealth, including the courts of common pleas when sitting as appellate courts. (b) Reassignment of matters.--Any of the provisions of Subchapter B (relating to jurisdiction of Supreme Cou…
42 Pa.C.S. § 702 Interlocutory orders
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(a) Appeals authorized by law.--An appeal authorized by law from an interlocutory order in a matter shall be taken to the appellate court having jurisdiction of final orders in such matter. (b) Interlocutory appeals by permission.--When a court or other government unit, in making…
42 Pa.C.S. § 702.1 Expedited appeals in eminent domain proceedings
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When a court in an eminent domain proceeding rules on preliminary objections to a declaration of taking and is of the opinion that the matters involved are of immediate public importance, it shall, upon request of a party, so state in the order. If an appeal is taken from that or…
42 Pa.C.S. § 703 Place and form of filing appeals
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Appeals, petitions for review, petitions for permission to appeal and petitions for allowance of appeal shall be filed in such office and in such form as may be prescribed by general rule.

42 Pa.C.S. § 704 Waiver of objections to jurisdiction

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(a) General rule.--The failure of an appellee to file an objection to the jurisdiction of an appellate court within such time as may be specified by general rule, shall, unless the appellate court otherwise orders, operate to perfect the appellate jurisdiction of such appellate c…

42 Pa.C.S. § 705 Transfers between intermediate appellate courts

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The Superior Court and the Commonwealth Court shall have power pursuant to general rules, on their own motion or upon petition of any party, to transfer any appeal to the other court for consideration and decision with any matter pending in such other court involving the same or …

42 Pa.C.S. § 706 Disposition of appeals

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An appellate court may affirm, modify, vacate, set aside or reverse any order brought before it for review, and may remand the matter and direct the entry of such appropriate order, or require such further proceedings to be had as may be just under the circumstances. Cross Refere…

42 Pa.C.S. § 707 Lien of judgments for money

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Any judgment or other order of the Supreme Court, the Superior Court or the Commonwealth Court for the payment of money shall not be a lien upon real property in any county until it is entered of record in the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas of the county where t…

42 Pa.C.S. § 708 Improvident administrative appeals and other matters

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(a) General rule.--No objection to a governmental determination shall be defeated by reason of error in the form of the objection or the office of clerk of court in which the objection is filed. (b) Appeals.--If an appeal is improvidently taken to a court under any provision of l…

42 Pa.C.S. § 721 Original jurisdiction

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The Supreme Court shall have original but not exclusive jurisdiction of all cases of: (1) Habeas corpus. (2) Mandamus or prohibition to courts of inferior jurisdiction. (3) Quo warranto as to any officer of Statewide jurisdiction. Cross References. Section 721 is referred to in s…

42 Pa.C.S. § 722 Direct appeals from courts of common pleas

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The Supreme Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of appeals from final orders of the courts of common pleas in the following classes of cases: (1) Matters prescribed by general rule. (2) The right to public office. (3) Matters where the qualifications, tenure or right to serve…

42 Pa.C.S. § 723 Appeals from Commonwealth Court

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(a) General rule.--The Supreme Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of appeals from final orders of the Commonwealth Court entered in any matter which was originally commenced in the Commonwealth Court except an order entered in a matter which constitutes an appeal to the Comm…

42 Pa.C.S. § 724 Allowance of appeals from Superior and Commonwealth Courts

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(a) General rule.--Except as provided by section 9781(f) (relating to limitation on additional appellate review), final orders of the Superior Court and final orders of the Commonwealth Court not appealable under section 723 (relating to appeals from Commonwealth Court) may be re…

42 Pa.C.S. § 725 Direct appeals from constitutional and judicial agencies

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The Supreme Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of appeals from final orders of the following constitutional and judicial agencies: (1) Legislative Reapportionment Commission. (2) Court of Judicial Discipline, except matters within the exclusive jurisdiction of a special trib…

42 Pa.C.S. § 726 Extraordinary jurisdiction

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Supreme Court may, on its own motion or upon petition of any party, in any matter pending before any court or magisterial district judge of this Commonwealth involving an issue of immediate public importance, assume plenary jurisdic…

42 Pa.C.S. § 727 Special tribunal

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(a) General rule.--A justice seeking review of a decision of the Court of Judicial Discipline pursuant to section 18 of Article V of the Constitution of Pennsylvania shall so notify the Court of Judicial Discipline. (b) Establishment.--Upon receipt of notice under subsection (a),…

42 Pa.C.S. § 741 Original jurisdiction

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The Superior Court shall have no original jurisdiction, except in cases of mandamus and prohibition to courts of inferior jurisdiction where such relief is ancillary to matters within its appellate jurisdiction, and except that it, or any judge thereof, shall have full power and …

42 Pa.C.S. § 742 Appeals from courts of common pleas

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The Superior Court shall have exclusive appellate jurisdiction of all appeals from final orders of the courts of common pleas, regardless of the nature of the controversy or the amount involved, except such classes of appeals as are by any provision of this chapter within the exc…

42 Pa.C.S. § 743 Commerce court program

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(a) Appeals.--The Superior Court may establish from available funds a commerce court program that shall have specialized jurisdiction. In a commerce court program established under this section, the specialized jurisdiction of appeals relating to the following matters may be vest…

42 Pa.C.S. § 761 Original jurisdiction

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(a) General rule.--The Commonwealth Court shall have original jurisdiction of all civil actions or proceedings: (1) Against the Commonwealth government, including any officer thereof, acting in his official capacity, except: (i) actions or proceedings in the nature of application…

42 Pa.C.S. § 762 Appeals from courts of common pleas

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(a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the Commonwealth Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of appeals from final orders of the courts of common pleas in the following cases: (1) Commonwealth civil cases.--All civil actions or proceedings: (i) Original juris…

42 Pa.C.S. § 763 Direct appeals from government agencies

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(a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (c), the Commonwealth Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of appeals from final orders of government agencies in the following cases: (1) All appeals from Commonwealth agencies under Subchapter A of Chapter 7 of Title 2 (rel…

42 Pa.C.S. § 764 Election contests and other matters

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The Commonwealth Court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of: (1) Contested nominations and elections of the second class under the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the "Pennsylvania Election Code." (2) All matters arising in the Office of the Secretary of…