Title 42, JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

(a) General rule.--The Minor Judiciary Education Board shall consist of such members as provided in this subchapter. (b) Seal.--The Minor Judiciary Education Board shall have a seal engraved with its name and such other inscription as may be specified by general rule. A facsimile…

(a) General rule.--The Minor Judiciary Education Board shall consist of the following appointed by the Supreme Court: (1) Three persons who shall be judges of the Traffic Court of Philadelphia or magisterial district judges. (2) Three members of the bar of this Commonwealth. (3) …

The Supreme Court shall appoint a chairman and other officers of the board, who shall hold office at the pleasure of the Supreme Court. The board shall act only with the concurrence of a majority of its members. (Oct. 9, 2008, P.L.1352, No.98, eff. 60 days)

Subject to the approval of the Supreme Court, the Minor Judiciary Education Board shall appoint a director and shall authorize such other staff positions as may be necessary. (Oct. 9, 2008, P.L.1352, No.98, eff. 60 days)

The Minor Judiciary Education Board shall exercise the powers and perform the duties vested in and imposed upon the board by Subchapter B of Chapter 31 (relating to qualifications of certain minor judiciary) and any other powers and duties vested in and imposed upon the board by …

The boards of viewers in each county of this Commonwealth shall consist of three or more persons selected as provided in this subchapter.

(a) General rule.--The court of common pleas of the judicial district embracing the county shall appoint to the board of viewers of the county such a number of persons as shall be necessary for the proper performance of the duties imposed upon the board. At least one-third of the…

Each board of viewers shall be provided with such staff as may be necessary.

Each board of viewers shall exercise the powers and perform the duties vested in and imposed upon such boards by law.

2004 Repeal. Section 2151 was repealed November 19, 2004, P.L.855, No.112, effective in 180 days.

The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Board." The Pennsylvania Parole Board. "Commission." The Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing established in sectio…

(a) Continuation.--The commission is continued as an agency of the General Assembly. (b) Seal.--The commission shall have a seal engraved with the commission's name and such other inscription as may be specified by regulation of the commission. (Dec. 18, 2019, P.L.776, No.115, ef…

(a) Members.--The commission shall consist of the following: (1) One individual selected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be a district attorney. (2) One individual selected by the President pro tempore of the Senate, who shall be a defense attorney. (3) …

(a) Powers and duties.--The commission, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the commission, shall have the powers to: (1) Establish general policies and promulgate such rules and regulations for the commission as are necessary to administer this subchapter and Chapter…

(a) General rule.--The commission shall adopt guidelines for sentencing within the limits established by law which shall be considered by the sentencing court in determining the appropriate sentence for defendants who plead guilty or nolo contendere to, or who were found guilty o…

(a) General rule.--The commission shall adopt guidelines to identify offenders who would be eligible and appropriate for restrictive conditions of probation. These guidelines shall be considered by the sentencing court in determining whether to impose restrictive conditions pursu…

2019 Repeal. Section 2154.2 was repealed December 18, 2019, P.L.776, No.115, effective in 60 days.

The commission shall adopt guidelines for fines or other lawful economic sanctions, within the limits established by law, which shall be considered by the sentencing court in determining the appropriate sentence for defendants who plead guilty or nolo contendere to or who are fou…

The commission shall adopt guidelines that shall be considered by the court when resentencing an offender following revocation of probation, county intermediate punishment or State intermediate punishment. The guidelines shall take into account: (1) Factors considered in adopting…

(a) Adoption.--The commission shall adopt guidelines that shall be considered by the board and any other paroling entity when exercising its power to parole and reparole all persons sentenced by any court in this Commonwealth to imprisonment in any correctional institution. The g…

(a) Recommitment ranges.--The commission shall adopt recommitment ranges that shall be considered by the board when exercising its power to reparole, commit and recommit for violations of parole any person sentenced by a court in this Commonwealth to imprisonment in any correctio…

(a) General rule.--The commission shall adopt a sentence risk assessment instrument for the sentencing court to use to help determine the appropriate sentence within the limits established by law for defendants who plead guilty or nolo contendere to or who were found guilty of fe…

(a) General rule.--The commission shall: (1) Prior to adoption, publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin all proposed sentencing guidelines, resentencing guidelines following revocation of probation, guidelines for restrictive conditions of probation, parole guidelines, risk assessme…

The provisions of this subchapter are severable. If any provision of this subchapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this subchapter which can be given effect without the invalid…

(a) Authorization.--The Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners may require that persons applying for admission to the bar and the practice of law in this Commonwealth be subject to: (1) A Federal criminal history record check through the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2) A State …

(a) General rule.--Subject to any inconsistent general rules or statutory provisions each: (1) Judge and magisterial district judge may appoint and fix the duties of necessary personal staff. (2) Court may appoint and fix the compensation and duties of necessary administrative st…

Whenever necessary, it shall be the duty of county officers to appoint or detail such county staff as shall enable the judges of the courts embracing the county to properly transact the business before their respective courts.

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the Unified Judicial System Transferred County-Level Administrator Leave Benefit Act.

The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Date of transfer." The date established pursuant to section 1905 (relating to county-level court administrators) for…

On and after the date of transfer to the State judicial personnel system, transferred administrators shall be eligible for those paid holidays specified in State judicial personnel policies.

(a) Accrued sick leave and annual leave to be transferred.--Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), sick leave and annual leave accrued by a transferred administrator prior to the date of transfer shall be transferred based upon the accrued sick leave and annual leave balanc…

With the exception of leave specified in section 2394 (relating to sick leave and annual leave), a transferred administrator may receive a lump sum payment or other payment for other accrued leave as permitted by the personnel policies of the employing county in effect on the day…

(a) Leave accrual following date of transfer.--On and after the date of transfer, leave shall be accrued by transferred administrators as provided by State judicial personnel policies. For purposes of determining the accrual rate for annual leave, the term "service" shall mean St…

(a) County payments.--Each employing county shall provide payment to the Commonwealth for the accrued sick leave and annual leave transferred and credited pursuant to section 2394 (relating to sick leave and annual leave). Within 30 days of the date specified in section 1905(a) (…

(a) Civil matters.--In all civil matters before any tribunal every litigant shall have a right to be heard, by himself and his counsel, or by either of them. (b) Criminal matters.--In all criminal prosecutions the accused has a right to be heard by himself and his counsel.

(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise prescribed by general rule, an attorney at law who is an employee of a court shall not appear as counsel in such court. An attorney at law shall not appear in any court or in any matter in violation of any general rule relating to the practi…

The following participants shall be entitled to a reasonable counsel fee as part of the taxable costs of the matter: (1) The holder of bonds of a private corporation who successfully recovers due and unpaid interest, the liability for the payment of which was denied by the corpor…

(a) General rule.--All letters of attorney authorizing acts relating to instruments or judgments may, if duly acknowledged, be filed in the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas of any county. Such filing shall be deemed a recording for the purposes of section 6106 (re…

Persons admitted to the bar of the courts of this Commonwealth and to practice law pursuant to general rules shall thereby hold the office of attorney at law.

Before entering upon the duties of his office, each attorney at law shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation before a person authorized to administer oaths: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support, obey and defend the Constitution of the United Stat…

Any person specially admitted to practice law on or before April 23, 1968 may continue to practice in the court of common pleas or in that division of the court of common pleas and the Philadelphia Municipal Court which substantially includes the practice for which such person wa…

(a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), any person, including, but not limited to, a paralegal or legal assistant, who within this Commonwealth shall practice law, or who shall hold himself out to the public as being entitled to practice law, or use or advertise …

(a) Offense defined.--Any person not an attorney at law who shall solicit or procure through solicitation a retainer, power of attorney or any agreement, written or oral, authorizing an attorney at law to perform or render legal services, or who shall solicit any person in this C…

(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this chapter is to facilitate the prompt, fair and efficient administration of justice by specifying the respective powers and duties of prothonotaries, clerks of the courts and clerks of orphans' court divisions. (b) Effect of other provisions of law…

Where jurisdiction of any matter is by law vested in a court of common pleas or in the Philadelphia Municipal Court, all applications for relief or other documents relating to the matter shall be filed in or transferred to the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas and …

Whenever pursuant to section 2756(b)(2) (relating to exceptions) a clerk of the courts files a waiver of any functions and duties ordinarily incident to his office, the order of court appointing another officer or other person to perform such functions and duties entered pursuant…