42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2757

Powers and duties of the office of the clerk of the courts.

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§ 2757. Powers and duties of the office of the clerk of the courts.

The office of the clerk of the courts shall have the power and duty to:

(1) Administer oaths and affirmations and take acknowledgments pursuant to section 327 (relating to oaths and acknowledgments), but shall not be compelled to do so in any matter not pertaining to the proper business of the office.

(2) Affix and attest the seal of the court or courts to all the process thereof and to the certifications and exemplifications of all documents and records pertaining to the office of the clerk of the courts and the business of the court or courts of which it is the clerk of the courts.

(3) Enter all criminal judgments and judgments entered by confession.

(4) Exercise the authority of the clerk of the courts as an officer of the court.

(5) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may now or hereafter be vested in or imposed upon the office by law, home rule charter, order or rule of court, or ordinance of a county governed by a home rule charter or optional plan of government.

(Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 60 days)

1978 Amendment. Act 53 amended par. (3).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 11 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1986–2025 · leading case: In Re Administrative Order No. 1-Md-2003

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In Re Administrative Order No. 1-Md-2003 (2007) pa · cites it 4× “42 Pa.C.S. § 2757. It is important for the analysis which follows to note that the clerk of courts and the prothonotary are parallel offices, the former administering the criminal division of the court of common pleas and the latter the civil division.”

Troutman v. Court of Common Pleas of Berks County (2007) pa · cites it 4× “42 Pa.C.S. § 2757. It is important for the analysis which follows to note that the clerk of courts and the prothonotary are parallel offices, the former administering the criminal division of the court of common pleas and the latter the civil division.”

In Re Administrative Order No. 1-Md-2003 (2005) pacommwct · cites it 2× “" 42 Pa.C.S. § 2757(5) (emphasis added). One such law is the Criminal History Records Information Act.”

LANSDOWNE BY LANSDOWNE v. GC Murphy Co. (1986) pa “This is the only question posed for our consideration by the appellant and not whether its claim against Miracle Equipment Company is still viable. 3 .”

Commonwealth, Department of Health v. Hanes (2013) pacommwct “§ 2737, and the clerk of courts under Section 2757, 42 Pa.C.S. § 2757. Thus, the powers granted under Section 2777 to Hanes as the Clerk of the Orphans’ Court: [ a]re clearly ministerial in nature.”

D. O'Connor v. Bureau of Driver Licensing (2018) pacommwct “42 Pa. C.S. § 2757. Pursuant to Section 2705(e) of the Judicial Code, one specific duty of the clerk of courts is "comply[ing] with the reporting requirements of [the Vehicle Code]".”

D. Dailey v. City of Philadelphia Board of Pensions and Retirement (2018) pacommwct · cites it 2× “ficiary designated by or for any employee shall be entitled to receive any retirement or other benefit or payment of any kind except a return of contribution paid into the Retirement System, without interest, if such employee: (a) pleads or is finally found guilty, or pleads no…”

Laura Hough, in Her Official Capacity as Washington County Prothonotary for the 27th Judicial District v. Patrick Ryan G (2025) pacommwct · cites it 2× “See 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 2757, 2777. Specifically, all three offices must exercise their authority as an officer of the court, and all three are permitted to “affix and attest the seal of the court or courts to all the process thereof.”

Com. v. Kearney, R. (2021) pasuperct “Did the Clerk of Court’s addition of Case 227-2011, to an existing Court Order, exceed the scope of her ministerial duties under 42 Pa. C.S. § 2757? If so, did the PCRA Court err in refusing to strike that addition and correct the record upon oral motion of [Kearney]? 2.”

Malusky v. Schuylkill County (2024) pamd “13 ¶24). “The office of the clerk of the courts shall have the power and duty to … [e]xercise the authority of the clerk of the courts as an officer of the court.”

Com. v. Fegley, R. (2015) pasuperct “Aside from a citation to 42 Pa.C.S. § 2757, defining the duties of a Clerk of Court, Appellant provides no citation to authority in his initial argument.”

— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2757(4) — 1 case

D. Dailey v. City of Philadelphia Board of Pensions and Retirement (2018) pacommwct “ficiary designated by or for any employee shall be entitled to receive any retirement or other benefit or payment of any kind except a return of contribution paid into the Retirement System, without interest, if such employee: (a) pleads or is finally found guilty, or pleads no…”

— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2757(5) — 3 cases

In Re Administrative Order No. 1-Md-2003 (2007) pa “42 Pa.C.S. § 2757. It is important for the analysis which follows to note that the clerk of courts and the prothonotary are parallel offices, the former administering the criminal division of the court of common pleas and the latter the civil division.”

Troutman v. Court of Common Pleas of Berks County (2007) pa “42 Pa.C.S. § 2757. It is important for the analysis which follows to note that the clerk of courts and the prothonotary are parallel offices, the former administering the criminal division of the court of common pleas and the latter the civil division.”

In Re Administrative Order No. 1-Md-2003 (2005) pacommwct “" 42 Pa.C.S. § 2757(5) (emphasis added). One such law is the Criminal History Records Information Act.”

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