Title 42, JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

(a) General rule.--In a judicial district which discontinues a community court, a person serving as a judge of the community court at such time: (1) may complete his term exercising the jurisdiction provided or prescribed by law and with the compensation provided by or pursuant t…

(a) Judges.--Any judge may be suspended, removed from office or otherwise disciplined for violation of Subchapter A (relating to standards of conduct), misconduct in office, neglect of duty, failure to perform his duties, or conduct which prejudices the proper administration of j…

Investigation and hearing shall be governed by section 18 of Article V of the Constitution of Pennsylvania. (July 2, 1993, P.L.395, No.56, eff. Aug. 16, 1993)

1993 Amendment. Section 3333 was deleted by amendment July 2, 1993, P.L.395, No.56, effective August 16, 1993.

Confidentiality shall be governed by section 18 of Article V of the Constitution of Pennsylvania. (July 2, 1993, P.L.395, No.56, eff. Aug. 16, 1993)

Judges and magisterial district judges shall be retired upon attaining the age of 75 years. (Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1618, No.207, eff. 60 days; Nov. 24, 2015, P.L.229, No.62) 2015 Amendment. Section 3(2) of Act 62 provided that the amendment shall take effect upon publication in the …

(a) General rule.--Former and retired judges and magisterial district judges shall receive such compensation as shall be provided by or pursuant to statute. No salary, retirement benefit or other compensation shall be paid to any judge or magisterial district judge who is suspend…

Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent provisions of this part which are applicable to specific provisions of this part, the following words and phrases when used in this part shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the meanings given to the…

(a) General rule.--The governing authority may promulgate regulations relating to forms and accounting methods to be utilized in connection with funds appropriated to the unified judicial system and all fees, costs, grants, moneys paid into court and all other unappropriated fund…

Any person who fails to remit any fines, penalties, forfeitures, fees, cash or other moneys received by him within the time and in the manner specified by regulations promulgated pursuant to section 3502 (relating to financial regulations) or any person who willfully violates any…

(a) General rule.--The Administrative Office shall annually obtain and prepare information for the preparation of a budget for the Judicial Department within such time as to comply with the requirements of section 610 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as "The A…

(a) General rule.--The Administrative Office shall collate and examine all information received pursuant to section 3521(a) (relating to development of budget information), shall consult with the governing authority and the Office of the Budget, and shall prepare and submit to th…

(a) General rule.--The governing authority shall review the tentative budget request submitted by the Administrative Office pursuant to section 3522 (relating to preparation of tentative budget request). After giving opportunity for hearing to each budget respondent whose estimat…

The budget request of the Judicial Department shall be prepared in a manner comparable to the request of an administrative department.

(a) General rule.--The Administrative Office shall, on July 15 of each year, transmit to the Department of the Auditor General, the Treasury Department, and the Office of the Budget a complete list, and to the Legislative Data Processing Center a computer tape of such list, as of…

(a) General rule.--Each recipient of funds appropriated to the unified judicial system shall, from time to time, as requested by the Administrative Office, prepare and submit to the Administrative Office, for approval or disapproval by the governing authority, an estimate of the …

The Administrative Office shall, from time to time, as requested by the Governor, prepare and submit to the Governor estimates of the amounts of money required for each activity or function to be carried on by the unified judicial system during the ensuing month, quarter, or such…

All books and accounts kept by the Administrative Office and other personnel of the system shall be kept as of the fiscal year or period established by section 617 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as "The Administrative Code of 1929." (Oct. 5, 1980, P.L.693, N…

(a) General rule.--It shall be the duty of the judicial auditing agency to retain a certified public accountant to make all audits of transactions after their occurrence which may be necessary in connection with the administration of the financial affairs of the unified judicial …

The Administrative Office shall prepare, or cause to be prepared by an officer of the interested government unit designated by the Administrative Office, requisitions for moneys appropriated to the unified judicial system or appropriated through the budget of the Judicial Departm…

The Court Administrator of Pennsylvania shall make monthly expenditure data available to the Majority or Minority Chairmen of the Appropriations Committees of the Senate or the House of Representatives. Monthly data shall be provided within 15 days after the end of each month. Th…

The Office of the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania shall pay the annual registration fee of $400 to the Special Court Judges of Pennsylvania Association for each magisterial district judge, Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge and Philadelphia Traffic Court Judge position author…

The City and County of Philadelphia, each other county of this Commonwealth, and the City of Pittsburgh shall establish and maintain on their respective books an account to be known as the judicial and related account. The account shall exist for accounting purposes only and noth…

(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided by Subchapter E (relating to fines, etc.), there shall be paid to the respective political subdivisions required by this subchapter to maintain a judicial and related account all: (1) Fees established under section 1725 (relating to…

Each political subdivision required by this subchapter to maintain a judicial and related account shall credit to such account: (1) Contributions and payments by the Federal Government for the maintenance of judicial and related functions of the political subdivision. (2) Appropr…

(a) General rule.--There shall be paid by the respective political subdivisions required by this subchapter to maintain a judicial and related account: (1) Salaries, fees and expenses of: (i) Appointive judicial officers. (ii) Other system and related personnel which by statute a…

(a) General rule.--Each political subdivision required by this subchapter to maintain a judicial and related account shall debit to such account: (1) Amounts paid pursuant to section 3544 (relating to disbursements). (2) Any amounts required by statute to be paid from any of the …

Any officer enforcing orders of a tribunal shall be relieved from any liability for the loss, destruction, removal of or damage to any personal property, or for any injury to any real property, levied upon, seized or taken into possession by virtue of any process if the person lo…

A general rule, express order or other order in the nature of a regulation adopted by the governing authority or any other agency or unit of the system which relates to system and related personnel, the salaries, fees or expenses of which are required by statute to be paid by a p…

All money paid into court shall be held in the custody of such officer, shall be invested in such manner, and shall be withdrawn from deposit, as shall be prescribed by general rules. Any such investment, except as otherwise prescribed by or pursuant to general rules, shall be re…

(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided by statute, the Commonwealth shall be entitled to receive all fines, forfeited recognizances and other forfeitures imposed, lost or forfeited, fees and costs which by law have heretofore been paid or credited to, or which by statute…

Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, all fines, forfeited recognizances and other forfeitures imposed, lost or forfeited and fees and costs collected in the court of common pleas, or community court established for a judicial district embracing a county, or in a magis…

(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, all fines, forfeited recognizances and other forfeitures imposed, lost or forfeited for violation of any ordinance of any municipal corporation, or which under any other statute are to be paid to any specified mu…

The provisions of this subchapter shall not affect the disposition of fines authorized by law to effect restitution, for support of legal dependents, or otherwise for purposes not augmenting the public revenues.

(a) Establishment.--There is established within the State Treasury a restricted account to be known as the Criminal Justice Enhancement Account. The account shall be comprised of all of the following: (1) Costs of prosecution imposed pursuant to subsection (b). (2) Fines statutor…

1995 Repeal. Section 3581 was repealed October 19, 1995, P.L.324, No.51, effective November 1, 1995.

Cross References. Section 3701 is referred to in sections 504, 1724 of this title.

The Administrative Office, either directly or where appropriate in the case of equipment, materials and supplies, through the Department of General Services, shall furnish all personnel of the system entitled thereto with all necessary accommodations, goods and services which are…

The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts shall furnish for each judge of the appellate courts of this Commonwealth chamber facilities in the county in which such judge resides in conformity with general rules for such judge and the personal staff of such judge from funds …

(a) General rule.--The City and County of Philadelphia and the County of Allegheny shall furnish the personnel of the appellate courts of this Commonwealth with such accommodations and facilities as may be required by order of the governing authority. (b) Exception.--Subsection (…

(a) General rule.--There shall be maintained at the county seat of each county a facility known as the county judicial center, which may be the existing county courthouse. The facility shall provide accommodations and supporting facilities and services for the following functions…

Except as otherwise provided by statute, each county shall continue to furnish to the court of common pleas and community court embracing the county, to the minor judiciary established for the county and to all personnel of the system, including central staff entitled thereto, lo…

The Administrative Office, either directly or where appropriate in the case of equipment, materials and supplies, through the Department of General Services, shall furnish all personnel of the system entitled thereto located within a county, with all necessary accommodations, goo…

County law libraries, including libraries maintained by bar associations or independent library corporations, or both, shall receive from the county such necessary funds, accommodations, goods and services, as shall be specified by general rules or orders adopted by the governing…

All accommodations, goods and services furnished to personnel of the system by a county or any other government agency shall be furnished in conformity with general rules.

Unless and until otherwise provided by statute or by express order of the Supreme Court pursuant to and subject to the limitations of constitutional authority, the manner of the expenditure of moneys credited to the judicial and related account of a political subdivision, includi…