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40 PA Cons Stat § 9515 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 40 - INSURANCE|Chapter 95 - Reinsurance Program|Section 9515 - Regulation of insurers

§ 9515. Regulation of insurers. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit or supersede the regulatory authority vested with the department to regulate the business of insurance within this Commonwealth, including health insurance policies offered on or off the exchange.
40 PA Cons Stat § 9516 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 40 - INSURANCE|Chapter 95 - Reinsurance Program|Section 9516 - Expiration

§ 9516. Expiration. Upon publication of the notice under section 9703(b) (relating to action by commissioner), the department shall initiate steps to cease operation of the reinsurance program and shall cease operation of the reinsurance program no later than 15 months after publication of the notice.
40 PA Cons Stat § 9701 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 40 - INSURANCE|Chapter 97 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 9701 - Regulations

§ 9701. Regulations. (a) Authority to promulgate.--The department and the exchange authority may promulgate regulations as may be necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions of this part.  (b) Omission of proposed rulemaking.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:  (1) This part is essential to: (i) the provision of health care for the citizens of this Commonwealth; and (ii) the financial viability of the health care system in this Commonwealth. (2) The finding and declaration under paragraph (1) constitutes good cause for the omission of notice of proposed rulemaking under section 204(3) of the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.769, No.240), referred to as the Commonwealth Documents Law.
40 PA Cons Stat § 9702 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 40 - INSURANCE|Chapter 97 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 9702 - Enforcement

§ 9702. Enforcement. (a) General rule.--Upon satisfactory evidence of a violation of this part by an insurer or other person, one or more of the following penalties may be imposed at the commissioner's discretion:  (1) Suspension or revocation of the license of the insurer or other person. (2) Refusal, for a period not to exceed one year, to issue a new license to the insurer or other person.  (3) A fine of not more than $5,000 for each violation. (4) A fine of not more than $10,000 for each willful violation. (b) Limitation.-- (1) Fines imposed against an individual insurer under this part may not exceed $500,000 in the aggregate during a single calendar year.  (2) Fines imposed against any other person under this part may not exceed $100,000 in the aggregate during a single calendar year.  (c) Additional remedies.--The enforcement remedies imposed under this subsection are in addition to any other remedies or penalties that may be imposed under any other applicable law of this Commonwealth, including:  (1) The act of July 22, 1974 (P.L.589, No.205), known as the Unfair Insurance Practices Act. Violations of this part shall be deemed to be an unfair method of competition and an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Unfair Insurance Practices Act.  (2) The act of June 25, 1997 (P.L.295, No.29), known as the Pennsylvania Health Care Insurance Portability Act.  (d) Administrative procedure.--The administrative provisions of this section shall be subject to 2 Pa.C.S. Ch. 5 Subch. A (relating to practice and procedure of Commonwealth agencies). A party against whom penalties are assessed in an administrative action may appeal to Commonwealth Court as provided in 2 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 Subch. A (relating to judicial review of Commonwealth agency action).
40 PA Cons Stat § 9703 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 40 - INSURANCE|Chapter 97 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 9703 - Action by commissioner

§ 9703. Action by commissioner. (a) Sunset.--This part shall sunset immediately if any of the following occur:  (1) The Congress of the United States repeals or defunds those provisions of the Affordable Care Act integral to the exchange authority established under Chapter 93 (relating to State-based exchange) or the reinsurance program established under Chapter 95 (relating to reinsurance program).  (2) A court of the United States with competent jurisdiction invalidates the provisions of the Affordable Care Act integral to the duties of the exchange authority established under Chapter 93 or the reinsurance program established under Chapter 95.  (3) The Executive Branch of the United States repeals or defunds the provisions of the Affordable Care Act and its subsequent regulations integral to the duties of the exchange authority established under Chapter 93 or the reinsurance program established under Chapter 95.  (b) Notice.--If this part sunsets pursuant to subsection (a), the commissioner shall transmit notice of that action to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.    Cross References. Section 9703 is referred to in sections 9314, 9516 of this title.
42 PA Cons Stat § 101 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 101 - Short title of title

§ 101. Short title of title. This title shall be known and may be cited as the "Judicial Code."
42 PA Cons Stat § 103 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 103 - Principles of construction

 § 103. Principles of construction. (a) Necessary powers conferred.--The provisions of this title shall be construed so as to vest in the unified judicial system and in the personnel of the system power to do all things that are reasonably necessary for the proper execution and administration of their functions within the scope of their respective jurisdiction.  (b) No inference from express grant of powers.--The inclusion in this title of provisions derived from or based on the text of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and the specification in this title of the powers of the unified judicial system is for the avoidance of potential controversy and the convenient codification of the powers of the system from whatever source derived and shall not be construed as a determination by the General Assembly that any of such powers are or are not inherent in the Supreme Court or the other agencies and units of the system under the Constitution of Pennsylvania or otherwise.
42 PA Cons Stat § 301 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 3 - General Structure and Powers|Section 301 - Unified judicial system

§ 301. Unified judicial system. The judicial power of the Commonwealth shall be vested in a unified judicial system consisting of the:  (1) Supreme Court. (2) Superior Court. (3) Commonwealth Court. (4) Courts of common pleas. (5) Community courts. (6) Philadelphia Municipal Court. (7) Pittsburgh Magistrates Court. (8) Traffic Court of Philadelphia. (9) Magisterial district judges. All courts and magisterial district judges and their jurisdiction shall be in this unified judicial system.  (Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1618, No.207, eff. 60 days)   2004 Amendment. See section 29 of Act 207 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to construction of law.  Cross References. Section 301 is referred to in section 102 of this title; section 3717 of Title 22 (Detectives and Private Police).
42 PA Cons Stat § 321 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 3 - General Structure and Powers|Section 321 - Court of record

§ 321. Court of record. Except as otherwise provided in this subpart every court of this Commonwealth shall be a court of record with all the qualities and incidents of a court of record at common law.
42 PA Cons Stat § 322 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 3 - General Structure and Powers|Section 322 - Seal

§ 322. Seal. Each court of this Commonwealth shall have a seal engraved with the name of the court and such other inscription as may be specified by general rule or rule of court. A facsimile or preprinted seal may be used for all purposes in lieu of the original seal.
42 PA Cons Stat § 323 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 3 - General Structure and Powers|Section 323 - Powers

§ 323. Powers. Every court shall have power to issue, under its judicial seal, every lawful writ and process necessary or suitable for the exercise of its jurisdiction and for the enforcement of any order which it may make and all legal and equitable powers required for or incidental to the exercise of its jurisdiction, and, except as otherwise prescribed by general rules, every court shall have power to make such rules and orders of court as the interest of justice or the business of the court may require.
42 PA Cons Stat § 324 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 3 - General Structure and Powers|Section 324 - Sessions and terms of court

§ 324. Sessions and terms of court. Except as otherwise prescribed by general rule or rule of court each court shall be in session as often as its judges shall deem necessary or proper and there shall be no terms of court. Each court shall always be open for the transaction of judicial business and the court or any judge shall have the same power in vacation to issue injunctions, grant stays and enter other orders as they have while the court is in session. The continued existence or expiration of a session of a court in no way affects the power of a court to do any act or take any proceeding.
42 PA Cons Stat § 325 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 3 - General Structure and Powers|Section 325 - Chief Justice and president judges

§ 325. Chief Justice and president judges. (a) General rule.--The Chief Justice of Pennsylvania and the president judges of all courts with seven or less judges shall be the judge longest in continuous service on their respective courts. In the event of his resignation from this position the judge next longest in continuous service shall be the Chief Justice of Pennsylvania or the president judge. Should any two or more judges of the same court assume office at the same time, they shall cast lots forthwith for priority of commission, and certify the results to the Governor who shall issue their commissions accordingly.  (b) Courts of eight or more judges.--The president judges of all courts with eight or more judges shall be selected for five-year terms by the members of their respective courts. In the event of a tie vote for the office of president judge, the Supreme Court shall appoint as president judge one of the judges receiving the highest number of votes.  (c) Traffic Court of Philadelphia.--(Deleted by amendment).  (d) Resignation and temporary inability.--The Chief Justice of Pennsylvania or a president judge may resign such position and remain a member of the court.  (e) Powers of president judge.--Except as otherwise provided or prescribed by this title, by general rule or by order of the governing authority, the president judge of a court shall:  (1) Be the executive and administrative head of the court, supervise the judicial business of the court, promulgate all administrative rules and regulations, make all judicial assignments, and assign and reassign among the personnel of the court available chambers and other physical facilities.  (2) Exercise the powers of the court under section 2301(a)(2) (relating to appointment of personnel).  (June 19, 2013, P.L.55, No.17, eff. imd.)   2013 Amendment. Act 17 deleted subsec. (c).
42 PA Cons Stat § 326 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 3 - General Structure and Powers|Section 326 - Quorum

 § 326. Quorum. (a) Supreme Court.--A majority of the Supreme Court shall be a quorum of the court.  (b) Other courts.--The quorum requisite to hold a session of any other court shall be specified by general rule.  (c) Inability to assemble quorum.--Where by reason of vacancy, illness, disqualification or otherwise it is impossible to assemble a quorum of a court at the time and place appropriate therefor, sufficient judges shall be temporarily assigned to the court to permit the court to hold a duly convened session and transact the business of the court.  (d) Court en banc.--The composition of a court en banc shall be as specified by general rules.
42 PA Cons Stat § 327 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 3 - General Structure and Powers|Section 327 - Oaths and acknowledgments

§ 327. Oaths and acknowledgments. (a) General ability.--Each judicial officer, each clerk of court, each retired or senior judge and such other personnel of the system and jurors as may be designated by or pursuant to general rules may administer oaths and affirmations and take acknowledgments. An acknowledgment may be taken by a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania if the document is thereafter certified to an officer authorized to administer oaths. Certification by an attorney shall be in accordance with 57 Pa.C.S. Ch. 3 (relating to Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts) and shall include the attorney's Supreme Court identification number.  (b) Retired or senior judges.--A retired or senior judge may administer oaths and affirmations and take acknowledgments so long as all of the following criteria are met:  (1) The retired or senior judge has served as a magisterial district judge, judge or justice, whether or not continuously or on the same court, by election or appointment, for an aggregate period equaling a full term of office.  (2) The retired or senior judge has not been defeated for reelection or retention. (3) The retired or senior judge has not been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to any misdemeanor or felony offense under the laws of this Commonwealth or an equivalent offense under the laws of the United States or one of its territories or possessions, another state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a foreign nation.  (4) The retired or senior judge has not resigned a judicial commission to avoid having charges filed or to avoid prosecution by Federal, State or local law enforcement agencies or by the Judicial Conduct Board.  (5) The retired or senior judge has not been removed from office by the Court of Judicial Discipline.  (6) The retired or senior judge is a resident of this Commonwealth. (July 1, 1987, P.L.180, No.21, eff. imd.; June 30, 2012, P.L.666, No.79, eff. 60 days; Oct. 9, 2013, P.L.609, No.73)    2013 Amendment. Act 73 amended subsec. (a). Section 5(3) of Act 73 provided that section 327 shall take effect 180 days after publication of the notice under section 4 of Act 73. Cross References. Section 327 is referred to in sections 2737, 2757, 2777 of this title; section 5601 of Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries); section 316 of Title 57 (Notaries Public).
42 PA Cons Stat § 501 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 5 - Organization of Appellate Courts|Section 501 - Supreme Court

§ 501. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania shall consist of the Chief Justice of Pennsylvania and six associate justices. The court shall be the highest court of this Commonwealth and in it shall be reposed the supreme judicial power of the Commonwealth.
42 PA Cons Stat § 502 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 5 - Organization of Appellate Courts|Section 502 - General powers of Supreme Court

§ 502. General powers of Supreme Court. The Supreme Court shall have and exercise the powers vested in it by the Constitution of Pennsylvania, including the power generally to minister justice to all persons and to exercise the powers of the court, as fully and amply, to all intents and purposes, as the justices of the Court of King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer, at Westminster, or any of them, could or might do on May 22, 1722. The Supreme Court shall also have and exercise the following powers:  (1) All powers necessary or appropriate in aid of its original and appellate jurisdiction which are agreeable to the usages and principles of law.  (2) The powers vested in it by statute, including the provisions of this title.
42 PA Cons Stat § 503 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 5 - Organization of Appellate Courts|Section 503 - Reassignment of matters

 § 503. Reassignment of matters. (a) General rule.--The Supreme Court may by general rule provide for the assignment and reassignment of classes of matters among the several courts of this Commonwealth and the magisterial district judges as the needs of justice shall require and all laws shall be suspended to the extent that they are inconsistent with such general rules.  (b) Procedures.-- (1) Rules adopted pursuant to subsection (a) shall be reported to the General Assembly by the Chief Justice at or after the beginning of a regular session thereof, but not later than May 1.  (2) Upon receipt, such rules shall be proposed to each house of the General Assembly as a resolution or resolutions, shall be placed on the calendar of each house for the next legislative day following their receipt, and shall be considered by each house within 120 calendar days of continuous session by the General Assembly.  (3) Such rules shall take effect if they are approved by a majority vote of the duly elected members of each house during such 120-day period, or may be disapproved by either house during that period by a majority vote of the duly elected membership of each house. The effective date of such rules shall be the date of approval of the last of the two houses to act.  (4) Upon the expiration of the 120-day period after the delivery of such rules to the two houses of the General Assembly and the failure to act as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), such rules shall become effective.  (5) For the purposes of this subsection, continuity of session shall be considered as broken only by an adjournment of the General Assembly sine die; but in the computation of the 120-day period, there shall be excluded the days on which either house is not in session because of an adjournment of more than ten days to a day certain.  (6) Any such rules may, under provisions contained therein, be made operative at a time later than the date on which such rules would otherwise take effect.  (Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1618, No.207, eff. 60 days)   2004 Amendment. Act 207 amended subsec. (a). See section 29 of Act 207 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to construction of law.  Cross References. Section 503 is referred to in sections 701, 704, 931, 932, 933, 1105, 1123, 1143, 1302, 1515, 1702, 1722, 3724, 5502 of this title.
42 PA Cons Stat § 504 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 5 - Organization of Appellate Courts|Section 504 - Seat of court

§ 504. Seat of court. The regular sessions of the Supreme Court shall be held in the facility specified in section 3701 (relating to Pennsylvania Judicial Center) and elsewhere as prescribed by general rule.
42 PA Cons Stat § 541 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 5 - Organization of Appellate Courts|Section 541 - Superior Court

§ 541. Superior Court. The Superior Court of Pennsylvania shall consist of 15 judges.  (June 11, 1980, P.L.213, No.63, eff. imd.)
42 PA Cons Stat § 542 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 5 - Organization of Appellate Courts|Section 542 - Powers of Superior Court

§ 542. Powers of Superior Court. The Superior Court shall have all powers necessary or appropriate in aid of its jurisdiction which are agreeable to the usages and principles of law.
42 PA Cons Stat § 543 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 5 - Organization of Appellate Courts|Section 543 - Seat of court

§ 543. Seat of court. The regular sessions of the Superior Court shall be held at the cities of Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh and elsewhere as prescribed by general rule or rule of court.
42 PA Cons Stat § 544 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 5 - Organization of Appellate Courts|Section 544 - Additional judges

 § 544. Additional judges. (a) Constitution.--In order to increase the number of Superior Court judges so that the court shall hereafter be composed of 15 judges, pursuant to sections 3 and 13 of Article V of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, the appointment of eight additional judges to the court is hereby provided for. These additional judges shall possess the qualifications otherwise required by law for judges of the Superior Court and shall be initially appointed as provided in this section.  (b) Initial appointments.--The Governor, with the advice and consent of two-thirds of the members elected to the Senate, shall appoint eight additional judges for initial terms as follows:  (1) Two judges shall be appointed for terms ending the first Monday of January next following the third municipal election more than ten months after the additional judges are selected. These appointees shall be of different political parties.  (2) Two judges shall be appointed for terms ending the first Monday of January next following the second municipal election more than ten months after the additional judges are selected. These appointees shall be of different political parties.  (3) Four judges shall be appointed for terms ending the first Monday of January next following the first municipal election more than ten months after the additional judges are selected. Of these appointees, no more than two shall be of the same political party.  (c) Vacancies.--Vacancies caused by the death, retirement, resignation or removal of a judge appointed under this section shall be filled in the manner and for the term prescribed by section 13 of Article V of the Constitution of Pennsylvania.  (d) Retention declarations.--No judge appointed pursuant to this section shall, prior to the expiration of his appointive term, file a declaration of candidacy for retention, as provided in section 15 of Article V of the Constitution of Pennsylvania.  (e) Elections.--Elections for judges of the court shall be held at the times and in the manner prescribed by section 13 of Article V of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, pursuant to the election laws of this Commonwealth applicable to the election of judges of the Superior Court.  (f) Terms of judges.--Except as provided in this section for the initial appointive terms for additional judges of the Superior Court, the terms of office of judges of the Superior Court shall be as otherwise provided by law.   (June 11, 1980, P.L.213, No.63, eff. imd.)   1980 Amendment. Act 63 added section 544.
42 PA Cons Stat § 561 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 5 - Organization of Appellate Courts|Section 561 - Commonwealth Court

§ 561. Commonwealth Court. The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania shall consist of nine judges.  (Oct. 5, 1980, P.L.693, No.142, eff. 60 days)