Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 36, September 7, 2024
Rule 609 - Seal of a Magisterial District Judge(a) Each magisterial district shall have and use a seal, which shall be in the custody of the magisterial district judge elected or appointed for the magisterial district. The seal shall be used to authenticate the official acts of the magisterial district judge. There shall be engraved on the seal the same device as is engraved on the great seal of the State, the words "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania," the name of the county, the number of the magisterial district, and the words "Magisterial District Judge."(b) A facsimile or preprinted seal may be used for all purposes in lieu of the original seal.Adopted by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 53, No. 31. August 5, 2023, effective 8/5/2023