Section 1726.2 – Criminal prosecutions involving domestic violence
§ 1726.2. Criminal prosecutions involving domestic violence. (a) General rule.–In any criminal prosecution of an offense related to an incident involving domestic violence, of any type or grade, whether the charges were filed by private criminal complaint, by the police or by the district attorney, no fees, costs or fines associated with the filing of […]
Section 1703 – Meeting procedures
§ 1703. Meeting procedures. The Supreme Court and all other agencies and units of the unified judicial system when exercising the powers to recommend or adopt general rules or other orders in the nature of regulations shall be an agency within the meaning of the act of July 19, 1974 (P.L.486, No.175), referred to as […]
Section 1727 – Budget and financial matters
§ 1727. Budget and financial matters. The governing authority shall have power to: (1) Review the tentative budget request of the system prepared by the Administrative Office pursuant to section 3522 (relating to preparation of tentative budget request), to make such modifications therein as in its judgment are necessary or desirable, and to approve a […]
Section 1721 – Delegation of powers
§ 1721. Delegation of powers. (a) General rule.–The Supreme Court may from time to time delegate to any agency or unit of the unified judicial system such of the supervisory and administrative powers of the court, including the powers specified in this subchapter, as may be specified by general rule. (b) Exception.–Any power based in […]
Section 1728 – Recognition of related organizations
§ 1728. Recognition of related organizations. (a) General rule.–The governing authority shall have power on application to identify the several conferences or associations which are the most broadly representative of each of the following groups: (1) Judges of the courts of common pleas, community courts and Philadelphia Municipal Court. (2) Magisterial district judges. (3) Members […]
Section 1722 – Adoption of administrative and procedural rules
§ 1722. Adoption of administrative and procedural rules. (a) General rule.–The governing authority shall have the power to prescribe and modify general rules governing: (1) Practice, procedure and the conduct of all courts, magisterial district judges and all officers serving process or enforcing orders of any court or magisterial district judge and for admission to […]
Section 1729 – Conferences and institutes
§ 1729. Conferences and institutes. The governing authority shall have power by general rule or by order to provide for the organization and convening on a regular or special basis of a Judicial Conference of Pennsylvania, institutes and joint councils on sentencing, and such other informational and educational conferences and institutes as the governing authority […]
Section 1723 – General supervisory and administrative authority
§ 1723. General supervisory and administrative authority. The governing authority shall exercise general supervisory and administrative authority over all courts and magisterial district judges. (Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1618, No.207, eff. 60 days) 2004 Amendment. See section 29 of Act 207 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to construction of law.
Section 1724 – Personnel of the system
§ 1724. Personnel of the system. (a) General rule.–Except as provided in subsection (b), the governing authority shall exercise general supervisory and administrative authority over the personnel of the system, including the power to: (1) Standardize the qualifications for employment, and all titles, salaries and wages of appointed personnel of the system. In establishing such […]
Section 1725 – Establishment of fees and charges
§ 1725. Establishment of fees and charges. (a) General rule.–(Repealed). (b) Procedure.–(Repealed). (c) Counties of the first class.– (1) The following fees shall be received by the clerks of orphans’ courts of counties of the first class: (i) The following fees shall be charged for the filing of accounts of guardians and trustees based upon […]