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Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter K - COSTS, FINES AND FEES › Section 29.402 - 42 Pa.C.S. Section 1725.1. Costs

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(a)
Civil cases
. -In
				  calendar year 2024, the costs to be charged by magisterial district judges in
				  every civil case, except as otherwise provided in this section, shall be as
				  follows:
(1) Actions involving $500 or less
				  ............. $65.00
(2) Actions
				  involving more than $500 but
not more than $2,000 ...........................
					 $86.50
(3) Actions
				  involving more than $2,000 but
not more than $4,000 ..........................
					 $108.00
(4) Actions
				  involving between $4,001 and
$12,000 .......................................
					 $161.50
(5) Landlord-tenant
				  actions involving $2,000
or less .........................................
					 $97.00
(6) Landlord-tenant
				  actions involving more
than $2,000 but not more than $4,000 ..........
					 $118.50
(7) Landlord-tenant
				  actions involving more
than $4,000 but not more than $12,000 .........
					 $161.50
(8) Order of
				  execution ....................... $48.50
(9) Objection to levy
				  .......................... $22.00
(10) Reinstatement of complaint
				  .............. $11.00
(11) Entering
				  Transcript on Appeal or Certiorari ............................................
				  $5.50
Said costs shall not include, however, the cost of postage
					 and registered mail which shall be borne by the plaintiff.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter K - COSTS, FINES AND FEES › Section 29.404 - Fee schedule under 15 Pa.C.S.A Section 153

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(a)
General rule
.-In
				  calendar year 2001, the fees of the Corporation Bureau of the Department of
				  State, including fees for the public acts and transactions of the Secretary of
				  the Commonwealth administered through the bureau, and of county filing officers
				  under Title 13 (relating to commercial code), shall be as follows:
* * * * *
(8)
				  Uniform Commercial Code:
(i)
Financing statement-per
								debtor name:
(A) Fee charged by Dept. of State ...
$12.00
(B) Fee charged by County ...
$59.00
Amount payable to Commonwealth ...
$44.25
Amount payable to county ...
$14.75
(ii)
Each ancillary
								transaction:
(A) Fee charged by Dept. of State ...
$12.00
(B) Fee charged by County ...
$59.00
Amount payable to Commonwealth ...
$44.25
Amount payable to county ...
$14.75
(iii)
Search-per debtor
								name:
(A) Fee charged by Dept. of State ...
$12.00
(B) Fee charged by County ...
$59.00
Amount payable to Commonwealth ...
$44.25
Amount payable to county ...
$14.75
(iv)
Additional fee for each
								financing statement found and for each statement of assignment reported
								therein:
(A) Fee charged by Dept. of State ...
$1.00
(B) Fee charged by County ...
$5.00
Amount payable to Commonwealth ...
$3.75
Amount payable to county ...
$1.25
(v)
For each financing
								statement or ancillary transaction not filed on standard forms approved by the
								Department of State, in addition to the fee provided above, there shall be
								charged a per filing fee of:
(A) Fee charged by Dept. of State ...
$28.00
(B) Fee charged by County ...
$137.00
Amount payable to Common wealth ...
$102.75
Amount payable to county ...
$34.25
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Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter L - CERTIFICATION OF QUESTIONS OF LAW › Section 29.451 - Order

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1. Any of the
				  following courts may file a Certification Petition with this Court:
a. The United States Supreme Court;
				  or
b. Any United States Court of
				  Appeals.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter L - CERTIFICATION OF QUESTIONS OF LAW › Section 29.452 - Internal Operating Procedures

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1.
				  Any of the following courts may file a Certification Petition with this Court:
a. The United States Supreme Court;
				  or
b. Any United States Court of
				  Appeals.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 31 - CONTINUING JUDICIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM › Section 31.1 - Overview

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(a)
General
				Requirement.
As of January 1, 2017, commissioned judges serving the
				Philadelphia Municipal Court, the Courts of Common Pleas, the Commonwealth
				Court of Pennsylvania, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, and the Supreme
				Court of Pennsylvania and certified senior judges must complete a program of
				continuing judicial education.
(b)
Exceptions and Exemptions.
There shall be no exceptions to or
				exemptions from this requirement, except in limited instances with approval of
				the Continuing Judicial Education Board of Judges established in this
				chapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 31 - CONTINUING JUDICIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM › Section 31.2 - General

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(a)
Purpose.
The continuing judicial education program is adopted
				to assure that judicial officers continue their education to have and maintain
				the requisite knowledge and skill to fulfill their judicial
				responsibilities.
(b)
Definitions.
The following words and phrases, when used in
				these rules, shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the
				following meanings:
"Alternative Education Activity."
A
				  learning opportunity which is not otherwise specifically addressed herein, but
				  which harmonizes with the scope and purposes of this chapter.
"Board."
The Continuing Judicial Education
				  Board of Judges established by this chapter.
"CJE."
Continuing judicial education to be
				  provided under this chapter.
"Judge."
A commissioned jurist in the
				  Commonwealth Unified Judicial System who is a Justice of the Supreme Court of
				  Pennsylvania, a judge of an intermediate appellate court, a judge of a court of
				  common pleas, or a judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court. The term also
				  includes certified senior judges.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 31 - CONTINUING JUDICIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM › Section 31.3 - Continuing Judicial Education Board of Judges

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(a)
Establishment.
The
				Supreme Court hereby establishes the Continuing Judicial Education Board of
				Judges.
(b)
Purpose.
The primary purpose of the Board is to guide
				development and delivery of continuing judicial education to Judges serving the
				Commonwealth's Unified Judicial System.
(c)
Composition.
(i)
Membership.
The Board
				shall consist of twelve (12) members appointed by the Supreme Court. Eight (8)
				shall be jurists serving one of the Commonwealth's courts governed by this
				rule.
(ii)
Chair and Vice
				Chair.
The Supreme Court shall appoint from the members of the Board a
				chair and a vice chair.
(iii)
Other Officers and Committees.
The Board may designate such
				other officers and form such other committees as it deems
				appropriate.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 31 - CONTINUING JUDICIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM › Section 31.4 - Minimum Continuing Judicial Education Requirements

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(a)
General Requirement.
Commencing January 1, 2017, every Judge, annually, shall complete a minimum of
				three (3) hours of continuing education in judicial ethics and a minimum of
				nine (9) hours of continuing education in judicial practice and related areas
				as defined by the Board.
(b)
Fulfillment.
(i)
Course Attendance and Alternatives.
The CJE requirement shall
				be fulfilled by attending the required number of CJE courses delivered by the
				Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts' Judicial Education Department or
				accredited providers, or by completing a CJE activity approved by the Board as
				sufficient to meet the CJE general requirement.
(ii)
Courses Offered by the Judicial
				Education Department.
Four (4) of the annual CJE requirement shall be
				earned through courses offered by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania
				Courts' Judicial Education Department. This requirement shall be waived for
				2017.
(iii)
Distance
				Learning Courses.
Four (4) of the annual CJE requirement may be earned
				through approved computer-based or distance education courses.
(iv)
Teaching or Alternative
				Educational Activity.
Four (4) of the annual CJE requirement may be
				earned through Board approved teaching or alternative education
				activities.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 31 - CONTINUING JUDICIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM › Section 31.5 - Waivers, Extensions and Deferrals

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(a)
Waiver.
The Board may
				waive the CJE requirements for a period of not more than one (1) year upon a
				finding by the Board of undue hardship or circumstances beyond the control of
				the Judge which prevent him or her from complying in any reasonable manner with
				the CJE requirement.
(b)
Extensions of Waivers.
A waiver may be extended upon
				application to the Board and Board approval. Upon termination of the waiver,
				the Board may make such additional CJE requirements as it deems
				appropriate.
(c)
Deferrals.
Deferment is available to any Judge eligible for
				senior status but not so certified. Upon senior judge certification, the Judge
				shall complete the CJE requirement by the deadline of the current year and will
				have until the following compliance deadline to complete the standard
				requirement plus the deferred CJE requirements, not to exceed two (2) times the
				current annual requirement.
(d)
Members of the Armed Forces.
(i)
Waiver.
Upon written
				request, the CJE requirement will be waived in their entirety for any
				compliance period in which members of the Armed Forces serve on active
				duty.
(ii)
Termination of
				Active Duty.
Within thirty (30) days after termination of active duty,
				the Judge must notify the Board and will be required to comply with CJE
				requirements for the forthcoming year.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 31 - CONTINUING JUDICIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM › Section 31.6 - Standards for Approved CJE Activities

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(a)
General Standards.
All
				CJE activities approved for credit shall meet the following standards:
1. The activity shall have significant
				intellectual or practical content, the primary objective of which is to improve
				a Judge's professional competence and ethical behavior.
2. The activity shall be an organized program
				of learning to deal with matters directly related to subjects that satisfy the
				objectives of these rules.
3. Each
				CJE activity shall be open to all Judges interested in the subject matter and
				there shall be no attendance restrictions, except as may be permitted by the
				Board, upon application from a provider, where:
attendance is restricted based on objective criteria for a
				  bona fide educational objective to enhance the CJE activity; or
membership in the provider organization is open to all
				  interested Judges, on reasonable non-discriminatory basis and
				  cost.
4. The program leaders
				or lecturers shall be qualified with the practical and/or academic experience
				necessary to conduct the program effectively.
5. Each attendee shall be provided with
				thorough, high quality and carefully prepared written course materials before
				or at the time of the activity. Although written materials may not be
				appropriate to all courses, they are expected to be utilized whenever
				possible.
6. The course or activity
				must be presented in a suitable setting to create a positive educational
				environment.
7. The Board will take
				into consideration the special needs of disabled and incapacitated Judges in
				gaining access to and participation in CJE activities. The Board shall require
				providers to make reasonable accommodations for disabled and incapacitated
				Judges.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 31 - CONTINUING JUDICIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM › Section 31.8 - Accreditation of Continuing Judicial Education Providers

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(a)
Application.
Application
				may be made for accreditation as an Accredited Continuing Judicial Education
				Provider by submitting the appropriate form to the Board.
(b)
Evaluations.
The
				provider shall develop and implement methods to evaluate its course offerings
				to determine their effectiveness and the extent to which they meet the needs of
				Judges and, upon a request from the Board, provide course evaluations by the
				attendees on such forms as the Board shall approve.
(c)
Period of Accreditation.
(i)
General Rule.
The grant
				of accreditation shall be effective for a period of two (2) years from date of
				the grant.
(ii)
Continuation of Accreditation.
The accreditation may be
				continued for an additional two (2) year period by application with the Board
				before the end of the provider's accreditation period.
(iii)
Status Pending Action on
				Application for Continuation.
If an application for continuation is
				timely filed, the accredited status shall continue until the Board acts on the
				application for continuation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 31 - CONTINUING JUDICIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM › Section 31.9 - Standards for Accredited Continuing Judicial Education Provider Status

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Accredited Continuing Judicial Education Provider status may
				  be granted at the discretion of the Board to applicants satisfying one of the
				  following requirements:
1. The
				provider has presented, within the past two (2) years, five (5) separate
				programs of CJE which meet the standards of quality set forth in these
				rules;
2. The provider has
				demonstrated to the Board that its CJE activities have consistently met the
				standards of quality set forth in the rules and these regulations; or
3. The provider is an American Bar
				Association accredited law school.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 31 - CONTINUING JUDICIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM › Section 31.10 - Accreditation of a Single Course or CJE Activity by a Provider

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A provider of CJE activities which has not qualified as an
				  Accredited Continuing Judicial Education Provider may apply for accreditation
				  of a single CJE activity in a form provided by the Board, subject to the
				  following terms and conditions:
1. The
				Board may require submission of a detailed description of the provider, the
				course, the course materials and the lectures.
2. Application by a provider for
				accreditation of a single CJE activity should be submitted prior to the date of
				presentation of the activity. Application for retroactive approval must be made
				within thirty (30) days of the event or activity.
3. The CJE activity must meet the standards
				set forth in the rules and these regulations.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 31 - CONTINUING JUDICIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM › Section 31.11 - Reporting

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(a)
Reporting Responsibility.
Reporting shall be the
				responsibility of the individual Judge.
(b)
Form of Reporting of CJE
				Activities.
Judges shall report accredited CJE activities to the Board
				in fashion approved by the Board.
(c)
Time for Reporting.
Judges should report accredited continuing judicial activities within thirty
				(30) days of completing the activity.
(d)
Annual Compliance Reporting.
All commissioned Judges shall report CJE compliance in writing within
				thirty (30) days of the end of each calendar year.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 31 - CONTINUING JUDICIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM › Section 31.12 - Compliance

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(a)
Records.
(i)
Recordkeeping by the Board.
The Board shall maintain current
				records of CJE attendance for each Judge to whom the rules and these
				regulations apply. These records shall be made available as the Board shall
				determine.
(ii)
Recordkeeping by Judges.
Each active Judge shall maintain
				records sufficient to establish compliance with the CJE requirement in the
				event of a dispute.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 31 - CONTINUING JUDICIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM › Section 31.13 - Confidentiality

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The files, records and proceedings of the Board as they
				  relate to or arise out of any alleged failure of a Judge to satisfy the
				  requirements of the rules or these regulations shall be deemed confidential and
				  shall not be disclosed except in furtherance of the duties of the Board or upon
				  the request of the Judge affected or as they may be introduced in evidence or
				  otherwise produced in proceedings under these regulations.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 33 - MINOR JUDICIARY EDUCATION › Rule 101 - Purpose

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The public properly expects that judges at all levels of the
				  judiciary will maintain professional competence and ethical behavior. To meet
				  the public's expectations and to ensure that magisterial district judges and
				  arraignment court magistrates have and maintain the requisite knowledge and
				  skills to perform the duties of their office, these rules are promulgated in
				  accordance with
				  42 Pa.C.S. §
										3119 to
				  prescribe standards for implementation of
				  42 Pa.C.S. §§
										3111
et seq
.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 33 - MINOR JUDICIARY EDUCATION › Rule 102 - Scope and Citation

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(a)
Scope.
Magisterial district judges, arraignment court
				magistrates, and prospective candidates for each office must comply with
				certifying and continuing education requirements as set forth in
				42 Pa.C.S. §
										3111- § 3119
				and Pa.R.J.A. 601-603 as administered by the Minor Judiciary Education
				Board.
(b)
Citation.
These rules shall be known as the Pennsylvania Minor
				Judiciary Education Rules ("rules") and may be cited as "Pa.M.J.E. Rule
				."
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 33 - MINOR JUDICIARY EDUCATION › Rule 103 - Definitions

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Subject to any definitions contained in subsequent rules, the
				  following words and phrases, when used in these rules, shall have, unless the
				  context clearly indicates otherwise, the following meanings:
"Arraignment Court Magistrate."
A bail
				  commissioner in the City of Philadelphia.
"Board."
The Minor Judiciary Education Board
				  appointed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania as set forth in
				  42 Pa.C.S. §
										2132.
"Certification Course."
A course of training
				  and instruction in the respective duties of magisterial district judges and
				  arraignment court magistrates, provided to interested persons who wish to seek
				  or serve in these offices, and who are not members of the Bar of this
				  Commonwealth.
				  42 Pa.C.S. §
										3112-§ 3114;
				  Pa.R.J.A. 601.
"Certification Examination."
A written
				  examination designed to demonstrate that prospective magisterial district
				  judges and arraignment court magistrates possess the requisite knowledge to
				  competently discharge the duties of the office.
"Continuing Education."
An annual course of
				  instruction designed to ensure that magisterial district judges and arraignment
				  court magistrates maintain the requisite knowledge and skills to fulfill their
				  judicial responsibilities.
"Department."
The Judicial Education
				  Department of the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.
"Distance Education."
Education that is
				  delivered from a host site to a remote site via electronic transmission.
"Judge."
A commissioned jurist in the
				  Commonwealth's Unified Judicial System who serves as a magisterial district
				  judge or an arraignment court magistrate. The term also includes judges serving
				  on the aforementioned courts in senior status pursuant to Pa.R.J.A. 701.
"Judicial Education."
Includes topics of
				  study for certification and continuing education that encompass substantive and
				  procedural law and judicial ethics, as well as topics to enhance judicial
				  skills, including, but not limited to, case management, legal history,
				  philosophy of law, and the physical and social sciences.
"Judicial Education Course."
Includes, but
				  is not limited to, certification courses, continuing education courses, and
				  supplemental practicum courses.
"Supplemental Practicum."
A continuing
				  education course designed to address the unique educational needs of newly
				  elected or appointed magisterial district judges and arraignment court
				  magistrates. Pa.R.J.A. 602(b).
"Supreme Court."
The Supreme Court of
				  Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 33 - MINOR JUDICIARY EDUCATION › Rule 201 - Minor Judiciary Education Board

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The primary purpose of the Board is to develop and
				  administer, subject to Supreme Court approval, certification courses and
				  examinations, continuing education, and supplemental practicums, as provided in
				  Chapter 31 of Title 42 and Pa.R.J.A. 601-603.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 33 - MINOR JUDICIARY EDUCATION › Rule 202 - Compensation and Expenses; Immunity

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(a)
				Board members shall receive no compensation for services provided under these
				rules, including services as instructors, but they shall be reimbursed by the
				Board for their reasonable and necessary expenses in attendance at meetings and
				in otherwise fulfilling their responsibilities.
(b) The Board, and its members, employees and
				agents are immune from all civil liability for conduct and communications
				occurring in the performance of their official duties relating to the
				administration of the initial and continuing education requirements under
				42 Pa.C.S. §
										3111-§ 3119
				and Pa.R.J.A. 601-603.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 33 - MINOR JUDICIARY EDUCATION › Rule 203 - Powers and Duties of the Board

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The Board is authorized:
(a) To administer these rules and the
				requirements of
				42 Pa.C.S. §
										3112-§ 3118
				and Pa.R.J.A. 601-603, and to act as ordered, directed, or requested by the
				Supreme Court.
(b) To develop all
				course curricula and manage all scheduling, faculty selection and other
				logistics for administration of certification, continuing education, and
				supplemental practicum courses.
(c)
				To determine if judges and certification candidates are in compliance with
				these rules and to hear appeals from determinations of noncompliance.
(d) To hear and decide requests from judges
				for waivers, extensions, or deferments from the requirements set forth in
				42 Pa.C.S. §
										3113 and §
				3118 and these rules.
(e) To
				undertake all reasonable action to implement the requirements of
				42 Pa.C.S. §
										3112-§ 3118,
				Pa.R.J.A. 601-603, and these rules.
(f) To delegate to the Department or Board
				staff ministerial functions as necessary and appropriate to administer these
				rules.
(g) To vote upon all matters
				requiring action by the Board. The manner of making and debating motions and
				determining the votes necessary for Board action shall be decided by the Chair,
				unless overridden by a Board majority.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 33 - MINOR JUDICIARY EDUCATION › Rule 204 - Quorum and Votes

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A minimum of five (5) Board members participating in a
				  meeting shall constitute a quorum. A quorum may be established with the
				  participation of members by advanced communication technology. The Board may
				  adopt rules providing for teleconference meetings. In accordance with
				  42 Pa.C.S. §
										2133, the
				  Board shall act only with the concurrence of at least four (4) members.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 33 - MINOR JUDICIARY EDUCATION › Rule 205 - Confidentiality

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(a) The files,
				records, and proceedings of the Board shall be deemed confidential and shall
				only be disclosed upon order by the Supreme Court or as required by
				law.
(b) The Board shall submit an
				annual report to the Supreme Court, providing information on judicial
				compliance and other information deemed relevant by the Board or as directed by
				the Supreme Court.
(c) All
				documents or information deemed confidential under the Case Records Public
				Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania shall not be
				disclosed, unless as permitted under that policy and these rules.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 33 - MINOR JUDICIARY EDUCATION › Rule 301 - Continuing Education Requirements

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(a) Magisterial district judges shall, on an
				annual basis as defined by the Board, complete thirty-two (32) hours of
				continuing education in accordance with the requirements of
				42 Pa.C.S. §
										3118(a)(1); Pa.R.J.A.
				602(a).
(b) Arraignment court
				magistrates shall, on an annual basis as defined by the Board, complete twenty
				(20) hours of continuing education in accordance with the requirements of
				42 Pa.C.S. §
										3118(b).
(c) All newly elected or appointed
				magisterial district judges shall, within twelve (12) months of assuming
				office, complete a thirty-two (32) hour supplemental practicum in accordance
				with the requirements of Pa.R.J.A. 602(b). This requirement shall be in
				addition to the annual continuing education requirement.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 33 - MINOR JUDICIARY EDUCATION › Rule 302 - Judicial Education Standards

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Judicial education courses developed under these rules shall
				  meet the following standards:
(a)
				Judicial education must, to the greatest extent possible, address judges'
				distinct educational needs.
(b) A
				course shall have significant intellectual or practical content, the primary
				objective of which is to improve the participants' professional competence and
				ethical behavior.
(c) A course
				shall be an organized program of learning to deal with matters directly related
				to subjects which satisfy the objectives of
				42 Pa.C.S. §
										3113 and §
				3118 and these rules.
(d) A course
				must be presented in a suitable setting, conducive to a good educational
				environment, which provides attendees with adequate writing space or
				surface.
(e) The Board may limit
				class sizes to create and maintain environments that are conducive to learning
				and that provide maximum engagement by the learner.
(f) The Board may, at its discretion or as
				budgetary and administrative circumstances require, allow for distance
				education to satisfy some or all judicial education required by
				42 Pa.C.S. §
										3113 and §
				3118 and these rules. Courses delivered by distance education must:
1. provide mechanisms to ensure interactivity
				and/or monitor course participation;
2. be completed in such a manner that
				certification of attendance is controlled and proof thereof is determined by
				the Board; and
3. include a
				mechanism to allow for course evaluations in a format determined by the
				Board.
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(a) All
				persons elected or appointed as judges shall be members of the bar of this
				Commonwealth or shall attend a certification course, which shall be at least
				forty (40) hours in length, and earn a passing score of seventy percent (70%)
				on the certification examination prior to assuming office, as set forth in
				42 Pa.C.S. §
										3112- § 3114
				and Pa.R.J.A. 601(a).
(b) The
				content of the certification course shall include, but shall not be limited to,
				the requirements set forth in
				42 Pa.C.S. §
										3113(b) and any other
				provision of rule or law as determined by the Board in accordance with these
				rules.
(c) The certification course
				shall be scheduled with sufficient frequency to ensure that, once elected or
				appointed, a judge may qualify to assume office at the earliest opportunity in
				accordance with
				42 Pa.C.S. §
										3113(a).
(d) The certification course shall be open to
				any interested person, in accordance with
				42 Pa.C.S. §
										3114.
(e) Certification course attendees shall not
				be charged a fee to attend the certification course and shall be provided
				instructional materials at no cost.
				42 Pa.C.S. §
										3117. The
				Board shall determine what constitutes appropriate instructional
				material.
(f) Certification course
				attendees are responsible for all costs and expenses related to their
				attendance beyond those enumerated in
				42 Pa.C.S. §
										3117.
(g) The Board shall offer a certification
				examination within thirty (30) days of each certification course.
(h) The Board shall offer any person who does
				not successfully pass the examination referenced in paragraph (a) an
				opportunity to sit for the examination again prior to the next certification
				course. Thereafter, if the person has not successfully passed the examination,
				he or she will have the opportunity to sit for the examination again following
				the conclusion of the next regularly scheduled certification course. The Board
				may limit the number of times unsuccessful candidates may retake the exam
				without first retaking the certification course.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 33 - MINOR JUDICIARY EDUCATION › Rule 304 - Supplemental Practicum

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(a) The
				Board shall determine the length and the content of the continuing education
				practicum course required by Pa.R.J.A. 602(b).
(b) Practicum exercises must be part of the
				course of instruction.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 33 - MINOR JUDICIARY EDUCATION › Rule 401 - Waivers and Special Status

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(a)
Waiver.
A waiver is a grant by the Board that continuing
				education requirements may be excused. The Board may waive any amount of
				continuing education requirements for a period of not more than one (1) year
				upon a finding by the Board of:
1. undue
				hardship, including extraordinary situations that could not reasonably have
				been anticipated;
2. circumstances
				beyond the control of the judge that prevent the judge from complying in any
				reasonable manner with continuing education requirements; or
3. circumstances under which the Board
				determines a waiver request manifestly demonstrates good
				cause.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 33 - MINOR JUDICIARY EDUCATION › Rule 501 - Noncompliance

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(a) The Board shall
				notify in writing any judge who does not comply with the continuing education
				requirements. There shall be no exceptions or exemptions from the continuing
				education requirements set forth in
				42 Pa.C.S. §
										3118 and
				Pa.R.J.A. 602, except those enumerated herein.
(b) Noncompliance shall constitute grounds
				for the Supreme Court to declare a vacancy in that district in accordance with
				42 Pa.C.S. §
										3118(a)(2) and Pa.R.J.A.
				602(a).
(c) The Board shall report
				to the Supreme Court and to the Judicial Conduct Board any judge who fails to
				complete their annual continuing education requirement.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter A - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › Rule 101 - Title and citation of rules

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These rules shall be known as the Pennsylvania Bar
					 Admission Rules and may be cited as "Pa. B.A.R."
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(a)
General
				  Rule.
Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent
				  provisions of these rules which are applicable to specific provisions of these
				  rules, the following words and phrases when used in these rules shall have,
				  unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in
				  this rule:
Accredited law school
-A law school
					 accredited by the American Bar Association.
Administrative Office
-The Administrative
					 Office of Pennsylvania Courts.
Board
-The Pennsylvania Board of Law
					 Examiners.
Certified legal intern
-A law student
					 whose certification under Rule 321 (relating to requirements for formal
					 participation in legal matters by law students) is currently in effect or who
					 otherwise qualifies under such rule.
Clerk
-Includes prothonotary.
Court
-The Supreme Court of
					 Pennsylvania.
Enforcement Rules
-The Pennsylvania Rules
					 of Disciplinary Enforcement.
Filing
-When used in reference to an
					 application for admission, including a supplemental application, the
					 application is filed only when it is both submitted and the filing fee is
					 received by the Board.
Government Unit
-The Governor and the
					 departments, boards, commissions, officers, authorities, and other agencies of
					 the Commonwealth, including the General Assembly and its officers and agencies
					 and any court or other officer or agency of the unified judicial system, and
					 any political subdivision or municipal or other local authority or any officer
					 or agency of any such political subdivision or local authority. The term
					 includes boards of arbitrators appointed pursuant to statute.
Prothonotary
-The Prothonotary of the
					 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Reciprocal state-
a state that has a
					 reciprocal agreement or arrangement with this Commonwealth to allow admission
					 on motion without examination based upon a specific number of years of
					 practice.
State
-When used in reference to the
					 different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the
					 several territories of the United States.
Verified statement
-A document filed under
					 these rules containing statements of fact and a statement by the signatory that
					 it is made subject to the penalties of 4904 (relating to unsworn falsification
					 to authorities).
(b)
Number; tense.
In these rules the singular shall include the
				  plural, and the plural, the singular; and words used in the past or present
				  tense shall include the future.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter A - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › Rule 103 - Authority for and effect of rules

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The Supreme Court declares that it as inherent and
					 exclusive power to regulate the admission to the bar and the practice of law
					 and in furtherance thereof promulgates these rules which shall supersede all
					 other court rules (except the Enforcement Rules) and practices pertaining to
					 the admission to the bar and the practice of law.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter A - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › Rule 104 - Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners

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(a)
General rule.
The Supreme Court shall appoint a board to be
				  known as the "Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners" which shall consist of seven
				  members of the bar of this Commonwealth, one of whom shall be designated by the
				  Court as Chairman and another as Vice-Chairman. Judges shall be eligible for
				  appointment to the Board.
(b)
Terms; quorum.
The regular terms of members of the Board shall
				  be for three years and members shall be eligible for reappointment, limited to
				  two consecutive terms. Four members shall constitute a quorum.
(c)
Powers and duties.
The
				  Board shall have the power and duty:
(1) To
				  appoint an Executive Director, Counsel, and such other officers and staff as
				  may from time to time be required to perform properly the functions prescribed
				  by orders of the Court and these rules.
(2) To adopt rules pertaining to the
				  admission to the bar and the practice of law not inconsistent with these rules.
				  Such rules may provide for the delegation to one or more members of the Board,
				  or to a hearing officer appointed by the Board, of the functions of the Board
				  under Rule 213 (relating to hearings before the Board).
(3) To recommend the admission of persons to
				  the bar and the practice of law.
(4) To exercise the powers and perform the
				  duties vested in and imposed upon the Board by law. The Board shall have broad
				  and plenary power to act within the jurisdiction committed to it as justice may
				  require.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter A - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › Rule 105 - Civil Immunity of the Board of Law Examiners, Its Members, Employees and Agents and Entities Providing Information Regarding an Applicant to the Board

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(A) The Board
				  of Law Examiners, and its members, employees, and agents are immune from all
				  civil liability for conduct and communications occurring in the performance of
				  their official duties relating to the examination, character and fitness
				  qualification, and licensing of persons seeking to be admitted to the practice
				  of law.
(B) Records, statements of
				  opinion and other information regarding an applicant for admission to the bar
				  communicated by any entity, including any person, firm, or institution, without
				  malice, to the Board of Law Examiners, or to its members, employees or agents
				  are privileged, and civil suits predicated thereon may not be
				  instituted.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter A - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS › Rule 105 - Civil Immunity of the Board of Law Examiners, Its Members, Employees and Agents and Entities Providing Information Regarding an Applicant to the Board

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(a) The Board
				  of Law Examiners, and its members, employees, and agents are immune from all
				  civil liability for conduct and communications occurring in the performance of
				  their official duties relating to the examination, character and fitness
				  qualification, and licensing of persons seeking to be admitted to the practice
				  of law.
(b) Records, statements of
				  opinion and other information regarding an applicant for admission to the bar
				  communicated by any entity, including any person, firm, or institution, without
				  malice, to the Board of Law Examiners, or to its members, employees or agents
				  are privileged, and civil suits predicated thereon may not be
				  instituted.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter B - ADMISSION TO THE BAR GENERALLY › IN GENERAL › Rule 201 - Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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(a)
General Rule
. The following are members of the bar of the
					 courts of this Commonwealth and may practice law generally within this
					 Commonwealth:
(1) Persons admitted to the bar
					 pursuant to these rules.
(2)
					 Persons heretofore admitted to practice before any court of record of this
					 Commonwealth pursuant to former Supreme Court Rules 8 or 9 or corresponding
					 provisions of prior law and registered under Enforcement Rule 219 (relating to
					 periodic assessment of attorneys).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter B - ADMISSION TO THE BAR GENERALLY › IN GENERAL › Rule 202 - Admission to the bar

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An applicant who complies with the requirements of Rule
						203 (relating to admission by bar examination), Rule 204 (relating to admission
						by reciprocity), Rule 205 (relating to admission by bar examination for
						graduates with foreign law degrees) or Rule 206 (relating to admission by
						transfer of bar examination score) and the applicable rules of the Board shall
						be admitted to the bar of this Commonwealth in the manner prescribed by these
						rules.
An applicant who is an undocumented immigrant who has
						current Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status, or equivalent
						status under a successor program, and who has current and valid employment
						authorization to work in the United States shall be eligible for admission to
						the Pennsylvania Bar provided that all other requirements of these Rules are
						otherwise satisfied. This Rule satisfies the requirements of Section 1621(d) of
						Title 8 of the United States Code. This Rule shall apply to all applications
						pending at the time of its adoption and thereafter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter B - ADMISSION TO THE BAR GENERALLY › IN GENERAL › Rule 202 - Admission to the bar

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An applicant who complies with the requirements of Rule
						203 (relating to admission by bar examination), Rule 204 (relating to admission
						by reciprocity), Rule 205 (relating to admission of foreign attorneys and
						graduates of foreign institutions) or Rule 206 (relating to admission by
						transfer of bar examination score) and the applicable rules of the Board shall
						be admitted to the bar of this Commonwealth in the manner prescribed by these
						rules.
An applicant who is an undocumented immigrant who has
						current Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status, or equivalent
						status under a successor program, and who has current and valid employment
						authorization to work in the United States shall be eligible for admission to
						the Pennsylvania Bar provided that all other requirements of these Rules are
						otherwise satisfied. This Rule satisfies the requirements of Section 1621(d) of
						Title 8 of the United States Code. This Rule shall apply to all applications
						pending at the time of its adoption and thereafter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter B - ADMISSION TO THE BAR GENERALLY › IN GENERAL › Rule 205 - Admission by bar examination for graduates with foreign law degrees

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(a)
General rule.
The Board, under such standards, rules and
					 procedures as it may prescribe, may extend the provisions of Rule 203 (relating
					 to the admission by bar examination) to any applicant who has completed the
					 study of law in a law school which at the time of such completion was not
					 located within the geographical area encompassed by the accreditation
					 activities of the American Bar Association and:
(1) who has been admitted to practice law in
					 and is in good standing at the bar of a foreign country or another state, as
					 evidenced by a certificate from the highest court or agency of such foreign
					 country or state having jurisdiction over admission to the bar and the practice
					 of law and
(2) who has for a period
					 of five years of the last eight years immediately preceding the date of filing
					 of the application for admission to the bar of this Commonwealth engaged in the
					 practice of law in such foreign country or another state. For purposes of this
					 paragraph, the phrase "engaged in the practice of law" is defined as "devoting
					 a major portion of one's time and energy to the rendering of legal services."
					 The practice of law must be performed in a foreign country or state in which
					 the applicant was admitted to practice law or in a foreign country or state
					 that affirmatively permitted such activity by a lawyer not admitted in that
					 jurisdiction. The term "practice of law" shall not include providing legal
					 services when such services as undertaken constituted the unauthorized practice
					 of law in the foreign country or state in which the legal services were
					 performed or in the foreign country or state in which the clients receiving the
					 unauthorized services were located.