Section 2731 – Prothonotary
§ 2731. Prothonotary. (a) General rule.–In each county of this Commonwealth there shall be one prothonotary for the court of common pleas, who shall be known as the “Prothonotary of (the respective) County.” (b) Multicounty judicial districts.–In multicounty judicial districts the prothonotary shall be the prothonotary of the branch of the court of common pleas […]
Section 2732 – Selection of prothonotary
§ 2732. Selection of prothonotary. (a) General rule.–The prothonotary of each county shall be selected, and may be removed, in the manner provided by the act of July 28, 1953 (P.L.723, No.230), known as the “Second Class County Code,” or the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as “The County Code,” as the […]
Section 2733 – Seal
§ 2733. Seal. The prothonotary shall have custody of a counterpart of the seal of the court or courts for which he is the prothonotary.
Section 2734 – Office of the prothonotary
§ 2734. Office of the prothonotary. (a) General rule.–There shall be an office of the prothonotary in each county of this Commonwealth, which shall be supervised by the prothonotary of the county who shall, either personally, by deputy or by other duly authorized employees or agents of the office, exercise the powers, and perform the […]
Section 2735 – Staff
§ 2735. Staff. (a) General rule.–The prothonotary may appoint and remove such deputies and other administrative staff of the office of the prothonotary as may be necessary. (b) Solicitor.–The prothonotary may appoint and remove a solicitor, who shall be a member of the bar of this Commonwealth. The solicitor shall advise upon all legal matters […]
Section 2701 – Scope and purpose of chapter
§ 2701. Scope and purpose of chapter. (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.–The provisions of this chapter shall […]
Section 2702 – Place of filing of documents
§ 2702. Place of filing of documents. 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 […]
Section 2703 – Notice of transfer of functions and duties
§ 2703. Notice of transfer of functions and duties. 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 to this […]