Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 50, December 14, 2024
Section 201.5 - Civil functions transferred from the office of the clerk of the courts(a)General rule. Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, under certain existing statutes papers with respect to certain road, liquor, municipal and other miscellaneous civil matters formerly within the jurisdiction of the Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery or the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace are required to be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Courts.(b)Allegheny County.42 Pa.C.S. § 2756(b)(1) (relating to matters or documents filed in the office of the clerk of the courts) provides that only applications for relief or other documents relating to criminal matters shall be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Courts of Allegheny County.(c)Other counties.42 Pa.C.S. § 2756(b)(2) provides that the Clerk of the Courts of any county may file in the Office of the Prothonotary of the county and in the Administrative Office a written waiver of all or any part of any noncriminal filing functions and duties, and 42 Pa.C.S. § 2703 (relating to notice of transfer of functions and duties) provides for official publication by the Administrative Office of the orders of court appointing another officer or other person to perform such functions and duties. No such written waivers have been filed as of July 1, 1979.The provisions of this § 201.5 adopted September 19, 1979, effective 9/29/1979, 9 Pa.B. 3304.