Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Rule 1551 - Scope of Review(a)Appellate jurisdiction petitions for review.-Review of quasijudicial orders shall be conducted by the court on the record made before the government unit. Only questions raised before the government unit shall be heard or considered, except:(1) Questions involving the validity of a statute.(2) Questions involving the jurisdiction of the government unit over the subject matter of the adjudication.(3) Questions that the court is satisfied the petitioner could not by the exercise of due diligence have raised before the government unit. If, upon hearing before the court, the court is satisfied that any such additional question within the scope of this paragraph should be raised, it shall remand the record to the government unit for further consideration of the additional question. The court may in any case remand the record to the government unit for further proceedings if the court deems them necessary.
(b)Original jurisdiction petitions for review.-The court shall hear and decide original jurisdiction petitions for review in accordance with law. This chapter is not intended to modify, enlarge, or abridge the rights of any party to an original jurisdiction petition for review.The provisions of this Rule 1551 amended July 8, 2004, effective 60 days after adoption, 34 Pa.B. 3862; amended January 7, 2020, effective 8/1/2020, 50 Pa.B. 505.