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Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter A - FORMAL REQUIREMENTS › HEADINGS AND TABLES OF CONTENTS › Section 23.41 - Section headings

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(a)
General rule.
-Each section shall be given a brief descriptive
						heading or catchline set out on a separate line immediately preceding the body
						of the section. The symbol "§ " shall precede the digits of a section
						number in the catchline.
(b)
Status.
-Under
						1
						Pa.C.S. §
													1101 (relating to enacting
						clause and unofficial provisions), section headings do not constitute part of
						the law and may be added or changed in editing statutes for printing.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														25.18 (realting to insertion of
							 section headings).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter A - FORMAL REQUIREMENTS › HEADINGS AND TABLES OF CONTENTS › Section 23.42 - Subsection headings

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(a)
General rule.
-Except in unusual cases, subsections shall be
						given a brief descriptive catchline. The subsection headings shall not be set
						out on separate lines.
(b)
Status.
-Under
						1
						Pa.C.S. §
													1101 (relating to enacting
						clause and unofficial provisions), subsection headings do not constitute part
						of the law and may be added or changed in editing statutes for
						printing.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														25.20 (relating to insertion of
							 subsection headings).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter A - FORMAL REQUIREMENTS › HEADINGS AND TABLES OF CONTENTS › Section 23.43 - Summary analyses

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(a)
General rule.
-Each unit of the Statutes shall be preceded by a
						summary analysis of the contents of the unit as follows:
(1) A subchapter, or chapter if the chapter
						is not subdivided into subchapters, shall contain the term "Sec." in the
						lefthand margin immediately under the subchapter or chapter heading, followed
						by a list of the section catchlines, omitting, in each case, the symbol "§
						".
(2) A chapter, if the chapter is
						subdivided into subchapters, shall contain the word "Subchapter" in the
						lefthand margin immediately under the chapter heading, followed by a list of
						the subchapters of the chapter printed in initial capital letters and omitting,
						in each case, the initial word "Subchapter."
(3) A part, or other major subdivision
						immediately superior to a chapter, shall contain the word "Chapter" in the
						lefthand margin immediately under the part or other major subdivision heading,
						followed by a list of the chapters of the part or other major subdivision
						printed in initial capital letters and omitting, in each case, the initial word
						"Chapter."
(4) A title shall
						contain the word "Part" or other applicable word in the lefthand margin
						immediately under the title heading, followed by a list of the parts of the
						title printed in initial capital letters and omitting, in each case, the
						initial word "Part" or other applicable word.
(5) Subparts, articles, divisions and
						subdivisions shall be preceded by corresponding summary analyses.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter A - FORMAL REQUIREMENTS › HEADINGS AND TABLES OF CONTENTS › Section 23.44 - Short titles

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A section or major subdivision may be given an official
						  short title (
e.g.
Pennsylvania Uniform Firearms Act) to
						  simplify informal references to its provisions. However, this short title will
						  not be used in an official citation contained in another title or statute
						  unless contained in the cross reference description of the section or major
						  subdivision referred to. It is not necessary that the short title for an entire
						  title conform to the heading of the title (
e.g.
Title 18
						  (Crimes and Offenses) which was given the short title Crimes Code). Short
						  titles are particularly useful for identifying uniform laws incorporated into
						  the Statutes.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														25.12 (relating to insertion of
							 short title).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter A - FORMAL REQUIREMENTS › HEADINGS AND TABLES OF CONTENTS › Section 23.45 - Tables of contents

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(a)
General rule.
-A table of contents should be included in bills
						adding major subdivisions to the Statutes. The table of contents shall include
						a listing of the designation, number and heading of each section and major
						subdivision added by the bill.
(b)
Status.
-Under
						1
						Pa.C.S. §
													1101 (relating to enacting
						clause and unofficial provisions), tables of contents do not constitute part of
						the law and may be added or changed in editing statutes for printing. Thus,
						they do not have to be amended upon the addition, repeal or amendment of an
						item included in the table of contents.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														25.26 (relating to insertion of
							 table of contents).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter A - FORMAL REQUIREMENTS › REFERENCES › Section 23.51 - General requirements

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All references to the Statutes shall be in terms of the
						  specific titles, chapters, sections, subsections or other specific units
						  involved. Ambiguous references such as "herein," "above," "below" and the like
						  shall never be used. A reference to "statute" or "statutes" means acts of the
						  General Assembly generically and, unless the context clearly indicates
						  otherwise, under
						  1
						  Pa.C.S. §
													304 (relating to references to
						  other statutes) such reference is deemed to be also a general reference to the
						  provisions of the Statutes.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter A - FORMAL REQUIREMENTS › REFERENCES › Section 23.52 - Cross reference descriptions

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(a)
General rule.
-A cross reference description based on the
						section heading or headings of the provisions cited shall be inserted in
						parentheses immediately following the first occurrence in a section of the
						citation to another provision of the Statutes. Where required for clarity in
						the case of cross references to subsections or other parts of a section, the
						cross reference description may be based on the heading of the subsection or
						other part thereof referred to. Similar cross reference descriptions shall be
						used when the citation is to a title, part, chapter or other major subdivision
						of the Statutes.
(b)
Status.
-Under
						1
						Pa.C.S. §
													1101 (relating to enacting
						clause and unofficial provisions), cross reference descriptions do not
						constitute part of the law and may be added or corrected in editing statutes
						for printing.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														25.18 (relating to insertion of
							 section headings); and 101 Pa. Code §
														25.20 (relating to insertion of
							 subsection headings).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter A - FORMAL REQUIREMENTS › REFERENCES › Section 23.53 - Cross reference within same title

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(a)
General rule.
-When reference is made to provisions contained
						in any other unit of the same title, the following forms shall be used:
Part I (relating to general provisions).
Chapter 9 (relating to constitutional
						  provisions).
Subchapter E of Chapter 77 (relating to judicial
						  supervision of corporate action).
Subchapter F (relating to involuntary liquidation and
						  dissolution).
section 102 (relating to citation of Pennsylvania
						  Consolidated Statutes).
(b)
Double citations.
-When reference is made to provisions
						contained in two other units of the same title, the following forms shall be
						used:
Parts I (relating to general provisions) and III
						  (relating to higher education).
section 301 (relating to initial deposits by newly
						  organized cemetery companies) or 302 (relating to initial deposits by existing
						  cemetery companies).
sections 1909 (relating to publication for successive
						  weeks) and 1910 (relating to computation of months).
section 306(f)(1) or (2) (relating to
						  exceptions).
(c)
Multiple citations.
-When reference is made to provisions
						contained in three or more consecutive units of the same title, the following
						forms shall be used:
Parts I (relating to general provisions) through III
						  (relating to higher education).
section 3126(3), (4) and (5) (relating to indecent
						  assault).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter A - FORMAL REQUIREMENTS › REFERENCES › Section 23.54 - Cross reference between titles

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When reference is made to provisions contained in a
						  title other than that in which the reference occurs, the short form of citation
						  provided in
						  1
						  Pa.C.S. §
													102 (relating to citation of
						  Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes) shall be used. Thus a reference made within
						  Title 15 to section 504 of Title 54 appears as "54 Pa.C.S. §
													504 (relating to effect of failure to make
						  decennial filings)." However, a reference in Title 15 to Chapter 5 of Title 54
						  appears as "Chapter 5 of Title 54 (relating to corporate and association
						  names)." A short form of reference (
e.g.
54 Pa.C.S. Ch.5) may
						  also be used.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter A - FORMAL REQUIREMENTS › REFERENCES › Section 23.55 - Cross reference to units within sections

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(a)
References to units within
						another section.
-When reference is made to units contained in another
						section, the reference is denominated as a reference to the "section" although
						the citation specifies a subordinate unit within the section. Thus, a reference
						made to subclause (I) of clause (C) of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (1) of
						subsection (b) of
						15 Pa.C.S. §
													7313
						(relating to corporate name) should be in the following forms:
section 7313(b)(1)(i)(C)(I) (relating to notice of
						  intention to appropriate corporate name).
15 Pa.C.S. §
														7313(b)(1)(i)(C)(I)
						  (relating to notice of intention to appropriate corporate
						  name).
(b)
References to units within same section.
-When reference is
						made to units contained in the same section, the reference is denominated as a
						reference to the unit.
(1) When the reference
						is to another subordinate unit within a subsection or other subordinate unit,
						the reference is made with respect to the highest unit cited in the reference.
						The following is exemplary:
paragraph (1).
paragraph (1)(i).
paragraph (1)(i)(A).
paragraph (1)(i)(A)(I).
subparagraph (i).
subparagraph (i)(A).
subparagraph (i)(A)(I).
clause (A).
clause (A)(I).
subclause (I).
(2) When the reference is to a unit within
						another subsection of the section, the reference is made with respect to the
						subsection. The following is exemplary:
subsection (a).
subsection (a)(1).
subsection (a)(1)(i).
subsection (a)(1)(i)(A).
subsection (a)(1)(i)(A)(I).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter A - FORMAL REQUIREMENTS › REFERENCES › Section 23.56 - References to other statutes

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(a)
General rule.
-Any statute other than a provision of the
						Statutes shall be cited by reference to its date of enactment, and the page
						number (
e.g.
P. L. 406) and act number (
e.g.
No. 21) assigned in the Laws of Pennsylvania.
(b)
Official short title.
-If
						the statute has an official statutory short title, the short title shall be set
						forth without the use of quotation marks as follows:
act of July 23, 1970 (P. L. 563, No. 195), known as the
						  Public Employe Relations Act.
(c)
Unofficial short title or summary
						of title.
-If the statute has no official statutory short title, the
						unofficial short title of the statute or, if there is no unofficial short
						title, a brief summary of the title may be set forth without the use of
						quotation marks as follows:
act of May 13, 1909 (P. L. 520, No. 292), referred to
						  as the Pure Food Law.
act of June 3, 1911 (P. L. 639, No. 246), relating to
						  medicine and surgery.
(d)
Special session.
-If the statute was passed during a special
						session, a reference to the special session and special session number, if any,
						shall be set forth as follows:
act of April 27, 1966 (1st Sp. Sess., P. L. 31, No. 1),
						  known as The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act.
Year of pamphlet law.
-If a statute is
						  finally enacted in the year following the year of the volume of the Laws of
						  Pennsylvania containing the statute, the year of the volume of the Laws of
						  Pennsylvania shall be set forth as follows:
act of January 8, 1960 (1959 P. L. 2119, No. 787),
						  known as the Air Pollution Control Act.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter A - FORMAL REQUIREMENTS › REFERENCES › Section 23.57 - Citation of Pennsylvania Code

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The
Pennsylvania Code
shall be cited
						  as provided in 1 Pa. Code §
												1.2 (relating to citation of
Pennsylvania Code
) as follows:
1 Pa. Code § 1.2.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter A - FORMAL REQUIREMENTS › REFERENCES › Section 23.58 - Citation of Pennsylvania Bulletin

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The
Pennsylvania Bulletin
shall be
						  cited as provided in 1 Pa. Code §
												9.82 (relating to references to
Pennsylvania Bulletin
) as follows:
1 Pa.B. 801.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter A - FORMAL REQUIREMENTS › REFERENCES › Section 23.59 - Citation of Federal statutes

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(a)
Statutes at Large.
-In citing the U.S. Statutes at Large,
						reference should be made to Public Law number if available, otherwise date of
						enactment, and section, volume and page. The page number should refer to the
						page on which the section cited begins as follows:
(1)Public Law 85-315, Part III, § 121,71
						Stat. 637.
(2) act of October 31,
						1951, § 50(b), 65 Stat. 727.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter B - SEQUENCE OF MATERIAL › DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIAL AMONG PARTS AND OTHER MAJOR SUBDIVISIONS › Section 23.71 - Titles

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Titles ordinarily should be arranged with preliminary
						  or general provisions at the beginning, substantive provisions in the middle
						  and miscellaneous provisions at the end. The following is exemplary:
TITLE 24
EDUCATION
PART I
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
PART II
BASIC EDUCATION
PART III
HIGHER EDUCATION
PART IV
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter B - SEQUENCE OF MATERIAL › DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIAL AMONG PARTS AND OTHER MAJOR SUBDIVISIONS › Section 23.72 - Parts and other major subdivisions

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Parts and other major subdivisions ordinarily should be
						  arranged with general provisions, including short titles, scope provisions and
						  definitions at the beginning. If possible, all procedural, enforcement and
						  similar provisions should be collected into one or more major subdivisions at
						  the end.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter B - SEQUENCE OF MATERIAL › DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIAL WITHIN SECTION › Section 23.81 - Initial subsection

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The initial subsection of a section should state in
						  simple and brief terms the principal proposition for which the section stands,
						  unencumbered by exceptions, modifications or definitions. The usual catchline
						  of the initial section of civil and criminal statutes is "
General
						  rule.
-" and
"Offense defined.
-,"
						  respectively.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														25.19 (relating to reorganization
							 of sections).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter B - SEQUENCE OF MATERIAL › DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIAL WITHIN SECTION › Section 23.82 - Intermediate subsections

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Subsections containing exceptions to or modifications
						  of the general rule are set forth in the second and subsequent subsections of
						  the section. The usual catchlines of these sections in civil statutes are
						  "
Exceptions.
-" and in criminal statutes are
						  "
Exceptions.
-" or "
Grading.
-" or
						  "
Defenses.
-."
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														25.19 (relating to reorganization
							 of sections).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter B - SEQUENCE OF MATERIAL › DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIAL WITHIN SECTION › Section 23.83 - Definitions limited in application to one section

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Where certain words or terms are defined solely for use
						  in a specific section, the definitions are set forth in the last subsection.
						  The usual catchline for this subsection is "
Definition.
-" or
						  "
Definitions
-."
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														25.19 (relating to reorganization
							 of sections).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter C - RULES OF STYLE › STYLE GENERALLY › Section 23.101 - Punctuation, capitalization and orthography

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(a)
General
						rule.
-Punctuation, capitalization, orthography and other matters of
						style shall conform in general to the most recent edition of the United States
						Government Printing Office Style Manual. Note that although the terms "part,"
						"article," "chapter" and other major subdivisions are capitalized in the
						Pennsylvania Code, they are not capitalized in the Statutes unless forming a
						part of a heading or a cross reference to a specific heading.
(b)
Prepositional phrase
						preferred.
-Whenever possible without undue awkwardness, a
						prepositional phrase rather than a possessive noun is used. For example, "The
						rights of each employee shall be protected," not "Each employee's rights shall
						be protected."
(c)
Spelling
						of employee.
-The word "employee" is spelled as such and not
						"employe."
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														25.22 (relating to elimination of
							 departures from uniform style of the
							 Statutes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter C - RULES OF STYLE › STYLE GENERALLY › Section 23.102 - Geographic names

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(a)
Topographic features in Commonwealth.
-Section 2804-A of the
						Administrative Code (71 P. S. §
													718-1)
						provides that every department, board or commission shall, in preparing or
						publishing maps, reports or other documents showing or referring to any
						mountain, river, creek or other topographic feature in this Commonwealth,
						designate such feature by and only by such name as has been adopted therefor by
						the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
(b)
Topographic features outside
						Commonwealth.
-The spelling and usage of topographic features outside
						this Commonwealth shall conform to the most recent official decisions of the
						United States Board on Geographic Names established pursuant to the act of July
						25, 1947 (61 Stat. 456, 43
						U.S.C. §
													364a).
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														25.22 (relating to elimination of
							 departures from uniform style of the
							 Statutes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter C - RULES OF STYLE › STYLE GENERALLY › Section 23.103 - Use of words or figures to express numbers

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(a)
General rule.
-The
						numbers ten and under, when not used in a citation, date, reference to age,
						monetary amount, percentage or similar quantity, are expressed in words only in
						running text. The number 11 and larger and numbers used in citations, dates,
						references to age, monetary amounts, percentages and similar quantities are
						expressed in figures only.
(b)
Exceptions.
-The numbers 11 and larger are expressed in words
						when used at the beginning of a sentence and the numbers ten and under are
						expressed in figures when set forth in tabular form or when used in combination
						with other numbers at least one of which is 11 or larger.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														25.22 (relating to elimination of
							 departures from uniform style of the
							 Statutes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter C - RULES OF STYLE › STYLE GENERALLY › Section 23.104 - Enumeration in running text

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(a)
General rule.
-The style and punctuation of enumerations in
						running text shall conform to the following rules:
(1) All items in the tabulated enumeration
						shall belong to the same class, that is, the enumeration must have a common
						theme or thread.
(2) Each item in
						the tabulated enumeration shall be responsive, in substance and in form, to the
						introductory language of the enumeration (the material immediately preceding
						the colon).
(3) If the sentence of
						which the tabulated enumeration is a part continues beyond the end of the
						enumeration, the part of the sentence that follows the enumeration must be
						appropriate to each item.
(4) All
						of each item in the enumeration shall be indented.
(5) Material immediately preceding or
						following the enumeration shall not be indented unless it marks the beginning
						of a paragraph.
(6) If the
						tabulated material takes the form of a sentence in which the enumeration is an
						integral part, each item shall begin with a small letter and end with a
						semicolon, except that:
(i) The penultimate
						item should end with a semicolon followed by an "and" or an "or".
(ii) If the last item ends the sentence, it
						should end with a period.
(7) If the tabulated material takes the form
						of a simple list following a sentence that is otherwise complete, each item
						shall begin with a capital letter and end with a period. No "and" or "or"
						follows the penultimate item.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter C - RULES OF STYLE › STYLE GENERALLY › Section 23.105 - References to Commonwealth

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(a)
Commonwealth government.
-The government of the Commonwealth of
						Pennsylvania at the Statewide level shall be referred to as "the Commonwealth"
						or "Commonwealth government" or "State government" except when used in
						connection with a reference to the Federal Government, when the term "State" is
						used, as follows:
The agency shall consider mutual problems concerning
						  Federal and State programs, activities and services which affect local
						  government.
The agency shall promote cooperation among Commonwealth
						  and local agencies in order to maximize the interchange of available
						  information.
(b)
Commonwealth territory.
-The territory under the jurisdiction
						of the government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall be referred to as
						"this Commonwealth" except that a reference to "this State" or "Pennsylvania"
						shall be used when required to avoid ambiguity, as follows:
The notice shall be deemed to have been given to all
						  persons residing in this Commonwealth.
The heads of departments and agencies of the
						  Commonwealth shall minimize health hazards caused by the facilities and
						  activities of the Commonwealth in this State.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														25.22 (relating to elimination of
							 departures from uniform style of the
							 Statutes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter C - RULES OF STYLE › STYLE GENERALLY › Section 23.106 - References to Constitution of Pennsylvania

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The Constitution of this Commonwealth shall be referred
						  to as the "Constitution of Pennsylvania."
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														25.22 (relating to elimination of
							 departures from uniform style of the
							 Statutes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter C - RULES OF STYLE › STYLE GENERALLY › Section 23.107 - References to Legislature

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The Legislature of this Commonwealth shall be referred
						  to as the "General Assembly."
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														25.22 (relating to elimination of
							 departures from uniform style of the
							 Statutes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter C - RULES OF STYLE › STYLE GENERALLY › Section 23.108 - References to pamphlet laws

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The acts of the General Assembly as officially
						  published in bound form (sometimes referred to as the "pamphlet laws") shall be
						  referred to as the "Laws of Pennsylvania."
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														25.22 (relating to elimination of
							 departures from uniform style of the
							 Statutes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter C - RULES OF STYLE › STYLE GENERALLY › Section 23.109 - References to United States Government

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The government of the United States of America shall be
						  referred to as the "Federal Government."
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														25.22 (relating to elimination of
							 departures from uniform style of the
							 Statutes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter C - RULES OF STYLE › STYLE GENERALLY › Section 23.110 - Conferring powers and imposing duties

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(a)
Background.
-Under the
						structure established by the Administrative Code, powers and duties are vested
						in and imposed upon administrative departments, as such. Section 206 of the
						Administrative Code (71 P. S. §
													66) provides
						that the head of each administrative department, either personally, by deputy
						or by duly authorized agent or employee of the department, shall exercise the
						powers and perform the duties imposed by law upon the department. In this
						manner adequate provision is made for vacancies in office, the absence or
						disability of the department head and for functions which by their nature
						require delegation to a lower administrative level.
(b)
General rule.
-Except as
						otherwise provided in subsection (d), powers and duties shall be expressly
						conferred and imposed by statute upon departments, boards, commissions and
						other offices in their institutional capacities, rather than upon the secretary
						or chief executive officer of the agency or upon any individual administering
						or serving within the agency or unit thereof, regardless of the title of such
						officer or individual or the language of the prior statutory
						provision.
(c)
Limitation
						on agency authority.
-In cases where the constitutional or other
						authority which authorizes the statute purports to confer the relevant power or
						to impose the relevant duty upon an officer or individual rather than upon the
						agency or unit thereof, a definition of the agency or unit should be utilized
						indicating that the agency or unit acts through the appropriate officer or
						individual, as follows:
Department.-The Department of Education of the
						  Commonwealth. Where any provision of this part confers powers or imposes duties
						  upon the department which under any Federal statute may be exercised by or
						  imposed on only the Secretary of Education, the reference to the department
						  shall be construed to mean the department acting by and through the Secretary
						  of Education, or the person for the time being acting as the Secretary of
						  Education, personally.
(d)
Conferring power upon officer.
-The power of appointment may be
						conferred upon an officer, as such, where it is intended that only that
						officer, or the person for the time being acting as that officer, may exercise
						the power.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														25.22 (relating to elimination of
							 departures from uniform style of the
							 Statutes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter C - RULES OF STYLE › STYLE GENERALLY › Section 23.111 - Cross references to supplying or superseding statutes

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(a)
Alternative drafting techniques.
-If a statutory provision has
						been omitted from a revision pursuant to the rules set forth in §
												21.32 (relating to provisions
						supplied and impliedly repealed by later statute) and §
												21.33 (relating to provisions
						superseded by general statute), the following three drafting techniques are
						available with respect to possible cross references between the revision and
						the supplying or superseding general statute:
(1)
No mention.
-The revision
						may be wholly silent on the subject covered by the general statute and on the
						existence of such statute. This technique is preferred, since it eliminates
						later problems concerning the continued maintenance of the accuracy of the
						language of the cross reference following revision or reenactment of the
						general statute.
(2)
Reference to subject matter.
-The revision may make a reference
						to the subject covered by the general statute, as follows:
The final order of the department upon the application
						  for a certificate of authority under this section shall be subject to judicial
						  review in the manner and within the time provided by law.
(3)
Reference to
						statute.
-The revision may make specific reference to the general
						statute, as follows:
The final order of the department upon the application
						  for a certificate of authority under this section shall be subject to judicial
						  review in the manner and within the time provided by Title 2 (relating to
						  administrative law and procedure).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter C - RULES OF STYLE › STYLE GENERALLY › Section 23.112 - Introduction of definitions

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(a)
Major subdivisions.
-Definitions set out at the beginning of a
						part, subpart, article, division or subdivision shall be introduced by text in
						the following form, modified to refer to the major subdivision involved:
Subject to additional definitions contained in
						  subsequent provisions of this part which are applicable to specific provisions
						  of this part, the following words and phrases when used in this part shall have
						  the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates
						  otherwise:
The foregoing language shall be immediately followed by
						  the several definitions in alphabetical order and without paragraph
						  numbers.
(b)
Chapter
						or subchapter definitions.
-Definitions set out at the beginning of a
						chapter or subchapter shall be introduced by text in the following form,
						modified to refer to the major subdivision involved:
The following words and phrases when used in this
						  chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
						  context clearly indicates otherwise:
(c)
Sectional
						definitions.
-The form used for sectional definitions shall comply with
						the following:
(1) Multiple definitions set
						out in the last subsection of a section shall be introduced by text in the
						following form:
(c) Definitions.-As used in
						this section the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to
						them in this subsection:
Approval. Includes recommendation, failure to
						  disapprove or any other manifestation of favor or acquiescence.
Special influence. Power to influence through kinship,
						  friendship or other relationship, apart from the merits of the
						  transaction.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter C - RULES OF STYLE › STYLE GENERALLY › Section 23.113 - References to repealed statutes

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When reference is made to a repealed statute, the
						  citation shall be introduced by the phrase: "the former provisions of .....,"
						  for example:
This section does not apply to any institution
						  incorporated with the approval of the department under the former provisions of
						  section 412 of the act of May 15, 1933 (P. L. 624, No. 112), known as the
						  Banking Code.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														25.22 (relating to elimination of
							 departures from uniform style of the
							 Statutes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter C - RULES OF STYLE › STYLE GENERALLY › Section 23.114 - Defining offenses

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(a)
Background.
-Normally, an offense is classified as a felony,
						misdemeanor or summary offense and is accompanied by a sentence consisting of
						imprisonment, payment of a fine or both. However,
						18 Pa.C.S. §
													106(e) (relating to classes
						of offenses) provides that an offense defined by any statute, including any
						other titles of the Statutes, shall be classified as provided in
						18 Pa.C.S. §
													106.
						Furthermore,
						18 Pa.C.S. §
													107
						(relating to application of preliminary provisions) provides that the
						provisions of Part I of Title 18 of the Statutes (relating to preliminary
						provisions) are applicable to offenses defined in Title 18 or other statutes,
						including any other title of the Statutes. This means that when an offense is
						classified as a summary offense or a particular grade of a felony or
						misdemeanor, the fines and sentences of imprisonment provided in Chapter 11 of
						Title 18 of the Statutes (relating to authorized disposition of offenders)
						automatically apply unless a different fine or sentence of imprisonment is
						prescribed in the statute defining the offense.
(b)
General rule.
-When
						defining an offense in any title of the Statutes, it is sufficient merely to
						classify it (
e.g.,
felony of the first degree,
etc.)
according to the provisions of
						18 Pa.C.S. §
													106
						(relating to classes of offenses) without setting forth the fine or sentence of
						imprisonment except when a minimum or different fine or term of imprisonment is
						intended for the particular offense. Bills drafted by the Bureau will always so
						classify an offense unless a nonstandard penalty is insisted upon by a
						member.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														25.22 (relating to elimination of
							 departures from uniform style of the
							 Statutes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter C - RULES OF STYLE › STYLE GENERALLY › Section 23.115 - Preambles

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A preamble placed before the enacting clause or
						  contained in a non-amendatory section in a bill amending the Statutes will not
						  be incorporated into the Statutes and will eventually lose its identity.
						  Therefore, to insure the incorporation of the provisions of a proposed preamble
						  into the body of the Statutes and thus preserve its identity and usefulness, it
						  will be necessary to make it a section or part of a section contained in or to
						  be added to the Statutes in the form of a declaration of policy, legislative
						  finding or otherwise. However, the use of preambles, in any form, is to be
						  discouraged and should only be used when insisted upon by a
						  member.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														25.22 (relating to elimination of
							 departures from uniform style of the
							 Statutes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter C - RULES OF STYLE › USE OF GOVERNMENTAL DEFINITIONS › Section 23.222 - Commonwealth government

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When drafting a statute which requires reference to the
						  executive, legislative and judicial branches of government at the Statewide
						  level, the term "Commonwealth government" may be used:
Commonwealth government
Unified judicial system
General Assembly
Commonwealth agency
Executive agency
Independent agency
Independent establishment
Independent department
Department of the Auditor General
Treasury Department
Office of Attorney General
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														25.14 (relating to analysis and
							 insertion of definitions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter C - RULES OF STYLE › USE OF GOVERNMENTAL DEFINITIONS › Section 23.223 - Executive department

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When drafting a statute which requires reference to the
						  executive branch of government at the Statewide level, but it is desired to
						  exclude independent establishments such as the Pennsylvania Public Utility
						  Commission and to include independent departments, the term "executive
						  department" may be used:
Executive department
Executive agency
Independent department
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter C - RULES OF STYLE › USE OF GOVERNMENTAL DEFINITIONS › Section 23.224 - Executive establishment

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When drafting a statute which requires reference to the
						  executive branch of government at the Statewide level, but it is desired to
						  exclude the Department of the Auditor General, the Treasury Department and the
						  Office of Attorney General and to include independent establishments such as
						  the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the term "executive establishment"
						  may be used:
Executive establishment
Executive agency
Independent establishment
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter C - RULES OF STYLE › USE OF GOVERNMENTAL DEFINITIONS › Section 23.225 - Government agency

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When drafting a statute which requires reference to all
						  Commonwealth and lower level governmental agencies, except the judicial branch
						  and the General Assembly, the term "government agency" may be used:
Government agency
Commonwealth agency
Political subdivision
Municipal (or local) authority
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter C - RULES OF STYLE › USE OF GOVERNMENTAL DEFINITIONS › Section 23.226 - Political subdivision

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When drafting a statute which requires reference to
						  lower level governmental agencies, except municipal and other local
						  authorities, the term "political subdivision" may be used:
Political subdivision
School district
County institution district
Municipality
County
City
Borough
Incorporated town
Township
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter C - RULES OF STYLE › USE OF GOVERNMENTAL DEFINITIONS › Section 23.227 - Municipality

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When drafting a statute which requires reference to
						  general local governmental agencies, the term "municipality" may be
						  used:
Municipality
County
Municipal corporation
City
Borough
Incorporated town
Township
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter C - RULES OF STYLE › USE OF GOVERNMENTAL DEFINITIONS › Section 23.228 - Municipal corporation

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When drafting a statute which requires reference to
						  general local governmental agencies below the county level, the term "municipal
						  corporation" may be used:
Municipal corporation
City
Borough
Incorporated town
Township
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart D - PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES STYLE MANUAL › Chapter 23 - FORMAT AND STYLE › Subchapter C - RULES OF STYLE › USE OF GOVERNMENTAL DEFINITIONS › Section 23.229 - All government units

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When drafting a statute which requires reference to all
						  governmental agencies of the Commonwealth, both Statewide and local, the term
						  "government unit" may be used:
Government unit
Government agency
Unified judicial system
General Assembly