Section 7411 – Professional responsibility
§ 7411. Professional responsibility. This chapter shall not affect the professional responsibility obligations and standards applicable to an attorney or other person professionally licensed or certified under State law.
Section 7501 – Attachment of property prior to judgment
§ 7501. Attachment of property prior to judgment. (a) General rule.–Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) property may be attached prior to judgment in the manner and to the extent prescribed by general rule. (b) Exemptions.–Any property exempt under Subchapter B of Chapter 81 (relating to exemptions from execution) from attachment or execution upon […]
Section 7502 – Affidavit of noninvolvement
§ 7502. Affidavit of noninvolvement. (a) Dismissal by affidavit.–In any action for negligence, any construction design professional who is retained to perform professional services on a construction project may have the action against such construction design professional dismissed upon the filing of an affidavit of noninvolvement. (b) Tolling statute.–The filing of such affidavit shall have […]
Section 7521 – Short title of subchapter
§ 7521. Short title of subchapter. This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Interpleader Compact Law.”
Section 7522 – Interpleader compact
§ 7522. Interpleader compact. The following interpleader compact is hereby approved, ratified, adopted and entered into by this Commonwealth as a party to take effect between this Commonwealth and any other state of the United States of America when entered into in accordance with the terms of the compact by the other state and not […]
Section 7523 – Duties of the Department of State
§ 7523. Duties of the Department of State. The Department of State is hereby designated as the agency to receive all documents deposited pursuant to Articles 6 and 7 of the interpleader compact. The Department of State is also directed to act as the repository for all such documents and to keep and make available […]
Section 7524 – Duties of the Governor
§ 7524. Duties of the Governor. As used in paragraph (c) of Article 7 of the interpleader compact the phrase “executive head” shall mean the Governor of this Commonwealth. In the event that the Governor takes any action pursuant to paragraph (c) of Article 7 of the interpleader compact he shall promptly notify the Department […]
Section 7531 – Short title of subchapter
§ 7531. Short title of subchapter. This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Declaratory Judgments Act.”
Section 7532 – General scope of declaratory remedy
§ 7532. General scope of declaratory remedy. Courts of record, within their respective jurisdictions, shall have power to declare rights, status, and other legal relations whether or not further relief is or could be claimed. No action or proceeding shall be open to objection on the ground that a declaratory judgment or decree is prayed […]
Section 7533 – Construction of documents
§ 7533. Construction of documents. Any person interested under a deed, will, written contract, or other writings constituting a contract, or whose rights, status, or other legal relations are affected by a statute, municipal ordinance, contract, or franchise, may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under the instrument, statute, ordinance, contract, or […]