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1 PA Cons Stat § 502 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 5 - Official Publication of the Consolidated Statutes|Section 502 - Preparation and contents

§ 502. Preparation and contents.   (a) General rule.--In compiling and editing the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes and amendments thereto for publication, the bureau may: (1) Omit provisions of the amendatory acts which do not become a part of the structure of this act or which do not constitute part of the law as provided in section 1101(b) of this title (relating to enacting clause and unofficial provisions). (2) Include the provisions or a summary of the provisions referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection in a footnote, appendix, table or other form at such a place and in such a manner as it deems appropriate but any unofficial provisions so included shall not constitute part of the law. (3) Include tables of contents, summary analyses, source notes, parallel tables, indexes, cross references to statutes and regulations, and such other provisions, whether or not contained in this act or in any amendment or amendments to this act, as the bureau deems appropriate but any unofficial provisions so included shall not constitute part of the law. (4) Include the Constitution of Pennsylvania and proposed amendments thereto as well as selected general and permanent laws and amendments thereto. (5) Establish a form of citation of such publication or any part thereof which may be used for the purpose of drafting amendments to this act and for other purposes not inconsistent with the provisions of section 102 of this title (relating to citation of Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes) and section 303 of this title (relating to cross references between provisions of the Consolidated Statutes).  (b) Approvals by legislative officers.--The President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall approve: (1) The form and contents of the publication prepared by the bureau. (2) All contracts entered into by the bureau or the Legislative Printing Clerk pursuant to section 501(a) of this title (relating to publication and distribution). (3) All regulations and decisions of the bureau relating to the distribution of the publication and the prices to be charged for such publications pursuant to section 501(b) of this title (relating to publication and distribution).    Cross References. Section 502 is referred to in sections 503, 1105 of this title.
1 PA Cons Stat § 503 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 5 - Official Publication of the Consolidated Statutes|Section 503 - Official status of publication

§ 503. Official status of publication.  The publication prepared by the bureau pursuant to this chapter shall constitute an official publication of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes and shall be legal evidence of the laws contained therein including the Constitution and laws incorporated therein pursuant to section 502(a)(4) of this title (relating to preparation and contents).
1 PA Cons Stat § 901 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 9 - Constitutional Provisions|Section 901 - Legislation to show changes

§ 901. Legislation to show changes. Bills or joint resolutions introduced in the General Assembly proposing amendments to the Constitution of Pennsylvania shall be printed in such a manner as to indicate the words to be added to or deleted from the Constitution.
1 PA Cons Stat § 902 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 9 - Constitutional Provisions|Section 902 - Conduct of election

§ 902. Conduct of election.  The manner in which proposed amendments to the Constitution of Pennsylvania shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the Commonwealth and the manner and effect of the certification of the returns of the election thereon shall, unless the General Assembly shall prescribe otherwise with respect to any particular proposed amendment, be as provided in the Pennsylvania Election Code.
1 PA Cons Stat § 903 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 9 - Constitutional Provisions|Section 903 - Governor to proclaim result of election

§ 903. Governor to proclaim result of election.  The officer of this Commonwealth to whom election returns are required by law to be certified shall, whenever a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania has been on the ballot at any election, certify the result of the election thereon to the Governor immediately upon receiving the official returns from all counties of the Commonwealth, and the Governor shall thereupon issue his proclamation indicating whether or not the proposed amendment has been adopted by a majority of the electors voting thereon. The proclamation shall be published in the next available volume of the Laws of Pennsylvania.
1 PA Cons Stat § 904 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 9 - Constitutional Provisions|Section 904 - Governor to proclaim corrected numbering

§ 904. Governor to proclaim corrected numbering.  Whenever an amendment of an article or of a section of the Constitution of Pennsylvania is adopted without specifying an article or section number, or whenever any amendment is adopted bearing a number which conflicts with the number of another article or section of the Constitution, the Governor may by proclamation specify a number for the article or section having no number, or change the number of any article or section which bears a number which conflicts with the number of another article or section of the Constitution, or renumber the articles of the Constitution or the sections of an article. The proclamation shall be published in the next available volume of the Laws of Pennsylvania.
1 PA Cons Stat § 905 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 9 - Constitutional Provisions|Section 905 - Section headings

§ 905. Section headings.  The Director of the Legislative Reference Bureau, with the approval of the Department of Justice, shall prepare and promulgate an appropriate heading for any section of the Constitution of Pennsylvania which was heretofore or may hereafter be adopted without a section heading. Any section heading promulgated pursuant to this section shall be published in the next available volume of the Laws of Pennsylvania.
1 PA Cons Stat § 906 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 9 - Constitutional Provisions|Section 906 - Short titles of Constitutions of 1874 and 1968

§ 906. Short titles of Constitutions of 1874 and 1968.   (a) Constitution of 1874.--The Constitution of Pennsylvania, as adopted by referendum of December 16, 1873, shall be known and may be cited as the "Constitution of 1874."  (b) Constitution of 1968.--The Constitution of Pennsylvania, as amended by referenda of May 17, 1966, November 8, 1966, May 16, 1967 and April 23, 1968 and as numbered by proclamation of the Governor of this Commonwealth of July 7, 1967 pursuant to the act of August 17, 1965 (P.L.345, No.180), shall be known and may be cited as the "Constitution of 1968."
1 PA Cons Stat § 1101 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 11 - Statutory Provisions|Section 1101 - Enacting clause and unofficial provisions

§ 1101. Enacting clause and unofficial provisions. (a) Style and position of enacting clause.--All statutes shall begin in the following style: "The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:". Such enacting clause shall be placed immediately after the preamble or the table of contents of the statute, or if there be neither preamble nor table of contents, then immediately after the title.  (b) Enumeration and use of unofficial provisions.--Preambles, tables of contents, summary analyses, major subdivision headings, section and minor subdivision headings, cross reference descriptions, source notes and parallel tables shall not constitute part of the law and the Legislative Reference Bureau may, in its discretion, either include or omit such provisions in bills drafted by the bureau including bills prepared initially by agencies or persons other than the bureau.  (c) Amendment of unofficial provisions.--Notwithstanding any provision of this act or other statute to the contrary, in amending a bill or a statute it shall not be necessary to amend or delete any provision which does not constitute part of the law contained in the bill or statute which may be affected by such an amendment nor shall it be necessary to add any such provision to conform to such an amendment.  (June 17, 1974, P.L.330, No.107, eff. imd.; Dec. 10, 1974, P.L.816, No.271, eff. imd.)   1974 Amendments. Act 107 amended the entire section and Act 271 amended subsec. (b).  Cross References. Section 1101 is referred to in sections 502, 1105 of this title.
1 PA Cons Stat § 1102 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 11 - Statutory Provisions|Section 1102 - Publication of notice of application for local or special legislation

§ 1102. Publication of notice of application for local or special legislation.   (a) General rule.--No local or special bill to enact a local or special statute shall be passed by the General Assembly, unless notice of the intention to apply therefor shall be published, once a week for four successive weeks, in not less than two newspapers of general circulation, and also in the legal journal, if any, published in the county or in each of the several counties where the matter or thing affected may be. Where the matter or thing affected is in a municipality, publication shall be made in two newspapers of general circulation published in such municipality, if any, and, if none, then in two newspapers published in the county, and, in either event, also in the legal journal, if any, published in the county. Where only one newspaper of general circulation is published in a county or in a municipality, publication in such one newspaper and in the legal journal, if any, shall be deemed sufficient.  (b) Time of first publication.--The first publication shall be at least 30 days prior to, and within three months immediately preceding, the introduction of the bill into the General Assembly.  (c) Content and signing of notice.--The notice shall set forth the full title and the purposes of the bill, and shall be signed by one of the parties applying therefor.  (d) Filing proof of publication.--Proof of publication in each newspaper and legal journal, verified by affidavit, shall be filed with the bill when it is introduced.  (e) Exception from notice requirement.--Notice shall not be required to be given under this section of a proposal to repeal a local or special statute by any of the following: (1) A general bill which codifies, compiles or revises the law or any part thereof. (2) A bill which: (i) only eliminates obsolete statutory provisions; and (ii) makes specific reference in its title to that elimination.  (Oct. 30, 2001, P.L.815, No.79, eff. imd.)    2001 Amendment. Act 79 amended subsecs. (a) and (e).
1 PA Cons Stat § 1103 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 11 - Statutory Provisions|Section 1103 - Preparation of statutes for printing

§ 1103. Preparation of statutes for printing. The Director of the Legislative Reference Bureau shall, as soon as any bill becomes a law, prepare the same for printing, cause the same to be printed immediately, and collate with and correct the proof sheets by the original rolls. He shall also have the statutes printed and indexed in book form as the Laws of Pennsylvania as early as possible succeeding each regular session of the General Assembly, for distribution in accordance with law.    Cross References. Section 1103 is referred to in section 702 of Title 44 (Law and Justice).
1 PA Cons Stat § 1104 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 11 - Statutory Provisions|Section 1104 - Printing of amendatory statutes

§ 1104. Printing of amendatory statutes. (a) General rule.--The Director of the Legislative Reference Bureau shall, in printing amendatory statutes, cause to be printed the section or part of the statute only as reenacted. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, in the section or part of the law reenacted, the Director shall cause to be printed between brackets, the words, phrases, or provisions of the existing statute, if any, which have been stricken out or eliminated by the adoption of the amendment, and he shall cause to be printed in italics or with underscoring all new words, phrases or provisions, if any, which have been inserted into or added to the statute by the passage of such amendment.  (b) Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes.--In printing as much of any statute as adds an entire title, part, article, chapter, subchapter or other major subdivision to the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the Director shall cause such addition to be printed in Roman type without underscoring, and in printing as much of any statute as deletes or repeals an entire title, part, article, chapter, subchapter or other major subdivision of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the Director shall not cause to be printed the provisions which have been deleted or repealed unless the deletion or repeal was effected by the use of brackets.  (June 17, 1974, P.L.330, No.107, eff. imd.)   1974 Amendment. Act 107 amended subsec. (b).
1 PA Cons Stat § 1106 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 11 - Statutory Provisions|Section 1106 - Prothonotaries to keep files of advance copies of statutes

§ 1106. Prothonotaries to keep files of advance copies of statutes.  The prothonotaries of the several counties shall file and keep in their offices, in such manner that they shall be accessible to the public during the office hours of the prothonotaries, advance copies of the statutes enacted at each session of the General Assembly, as such advance copies are furnished to them in accordance with law, until the statutes of such session as printed in the Laws of Pennsylvania are generally available.
1 PA Cons Stat § 1501 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 15 - General Provisions|Section 1501 - Short title of part

§ 1501. Short title of part. This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Statutory Construction Act of 1972."
1 PA Cons Stat § 1502 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 15 - General Provisions|Section 1502 - Application of part

§ 1502. Application of part.   (a) Direct application.--  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this part, the provisions of this part shall apply to the following unless the General Assembly or the agency adopting the document shall provide otherwise: (i) Every statute finally enacted on or after September 1, 1937. (ii) Every document codified in the Pennsylvania Code except legislative, judicial and home rule charter documents. (2) The provisions of this chapter and of Chapter 17 of this title (relating to effective date of statutes) shall apply to every statute enacted by the General Assembly, whether under the authority of the Commonwealth or of the late Proprietaries of the Province of Pennsylvania.  (b) Other applications.--The provisions of this part shall apply to any public document to the extent such document refers to and incorporates therein the provisions of this part. The provisions of this part other than this chapter and Chapter 17 of this title (relating to effective date of statutes) shall apply to statutes finally enacted before September 1, 1937 to the extent that this part substantially reenacts or restates rules of construction enacted or in force prior to such date.
1 PA Cons Stat § 1503 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 15 - General Provisions|Section 1503 - Applicability of colonial law

§ 1503. Applicability of colonial law.   (a) English law.--The common law and such of the statutes of England as were in force in the Province of Pennsylvania on May 14, 1776 and which were properly adapted to the circumstances of the inhabitants of this Commonwealth shall be deemed to have been in force in this Commonwealth from and after February 10, 1777.  (b) Provincial statutes.--The statutes enacted on or before May 14, 1776 under the authority of the late Proprietaries of the Province of Pennsylvania have the same validity and effect as statutes enacted under the authority of this Commonwealth.  (c) Exceptions.--The rules specified in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not be applicable to any statute or law which: (1) has been heretofore or is hereafter amended or repealed or which has expired by its own limitation; (2) orders the taking or subscribing any oath, affirmation or declaration of allegiance or fidelity to the British crown; (3) acknowledges any authority in the heirs or devisees of William Penn, Esq., deceased, the former Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania, or any other person whomsoever as Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania; or (4) is repugnant to the Constitution of this Commonwealth or of the United States.
1 PA Cons Stat § 1504 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 15 - General Provisions|Section 1504 - Statutory remedy preferred over common law

§ 1504. Statutory remedy preferred over common law. In all cases where a remedy is provided or a duty is enjoined or anything is directed to be done by any statute, the directions of the statute shall be strictly pursued, and no penalty shall be inflicted, or anything done agreeably to the common law, in such cases, further than shall be necessary for carrying such statute into effect.    Cross References. Section 1504 is referred to in sections 708, 7541 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).
1 PA Cons Stat § 1701 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 17 - Effective Date of Statutes|Section 1701 - Statutes generally

§ 1701. Statutes generally. (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this chapter all statutes enacted finally at any regular session of the General Assembly not containing a specified effective date shall be effective on the date specified by that one of the following rules of construction in effect on the date of final enactment of the statute:  (1) Final enactment before May 18, 1929.--immediately upon final enactment.  (2) Final enactment on or after May 18, 1929 and before August 25, 1951.--on the first day of September next following their final enactment.  (3) Final enactment on or after August 25, 1951 and before January 10, 1960.--on the first day of September next following their final enactment, or if finally enacted after the first day of September of the year of the regular session, immediately upon final enactment.  (4) Final enactment on or after January 10, 1960 and before June 6, 1969.--on the first day of September next following their final enactment, or if finally enacted after the first day of July of the year of the regular session, 60 days after final enactment.  (5) Final enactment on or after June 6, 1969.--60 days after final enactment.  (b) Statutes enacted after effective date therein specified.--Except as otherwise provided in this chapter all statutes enacted finally at any regular session of the General Assembly after the effective date therein specified shall be effective on the date specified by that one of the following rules of construction in effect on the date of final enactment of the statute:  (1) Final enactment before January 10, 1960.-- immediately upon final enactment.  (2) Final enactment on or after January 10, 1960.--60 days after final enactment.
1 PA Cons Stat § 1702 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 17 - Effective Date of Statutes|Section 1702 - Statutes making appropriations

§ 1702. Statutes making appropriations.  Appropriation statutes, or statutes having appropriation items enacted finally at any regular session of the General Assembly, shall be effective on the date specified by that one of the following rules of construction in effect on the date of final enactment of the statute:  (1) Final enactment before May 18, 1929.--immediately upon final enactment unless a different date is specified in the statute itself.  (2) Final enactment on or after May 18, 1929 and before June 2, 1967.--on the first day of June next following their final enactment, unless a different date is specified in the statute itself, or unless any such statute is enacted finally after the first day of June in any year, in which case it shall be effective immediately upon final enactment.  (3) Final enactment on or after June 2, 1967 and before June 6, 1969.--on the first day of July next following their final enactment, unless a different date is specified in the statute itself, or unless any such statute is enacted finally after the first day of July in any year, in which case it shall be effective immediately upon final enactment.  (4) Final enactment on or after June 6, 1969.--on the first day of July next following their final enactment, unless a different date is specified in the statute itself, or unless any such statute is enacted finally after the first day of July in any year, or after the date specified in the statute, in which case it shall be effective immediately upon final enactment.
1 PA Cons Stat § 1703 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 17 - Effective Date of Statutes|Section 1703 - Statutes affecting the budget of any political subdivision

§ 1703. Statutes affecting the budget of any political subdivision.  Statutes affecting the budget of any political subdivision enacted finally at any regular session of the General Assembly shall be effective on the date specified by that one of the following rules of construction in effect on the date of final enactment of the statute:  (1) Final enactment before May 18, 1929.--immediately upon final enactment unless a different date is specified in the statute itself.  (2) Final enactment on or after May 18, 1929 and before June 4, 1941.--on the first day of September next following their final enactment unless a different date is specified in the statute itself.  (3) Final enactment on or after June 4, 1941 and before August 25, 1951 or on or after May 28, 1953 and before June 6, 1969.--at the beginning of the fiscal year of the political subdivision affected following the date of final enactment of the statute unless a different date is specified in the statute itself.  (4) Final enactment on or after August 25, 1951 and before May 28, 1953.--at the beginning of the fiscal year of the political subdivision affected following the date of final enactment of the statute unless a different date is specified in the statute itself, or if enacted finally after the beginning of such fiscal year, or after the date specified in the statute, immediately upon final enactment.  (5) Final enactment on or after June 6, 1969.--on the date specified in the statute, or if finally enacted thereafter, or if no date is specified, then at the beginning of the fiscal year of the political subdivision affected following the date of final enactment of the statute.