Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3541 (2026)

 Judicial and related account.

✓ current as of May 2026
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SUBCHAPTER C

COUNTY FINANCE

 

Sec.

3541.  Judicial and related account.

3542.  Receipts.

3543.  Credits to account.

3544.  Disbursements.

3545.  Debits to account.

3546.  Relief from liability for loss of property if expenses not paid.

3547.  Restriction on compelling local action.

§ 3541.  Judicial and related account.

The City and County of Philadelphia, each other county of this Commonwealth, and the City of Pittsburgh shall establish and maintain on their respective books an account to be known as the judicial and related account. The account shall exist for accounting purposes only and nothing in this part shall require the actual segregation of the moneys of the account from the general funds of the political subdivision.

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

 

Cross References.  Section 3541 is referred to in section 102 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1981–2010 · leading case: Beckert v. Warren, 439 A.2d 638 (Pa. 1981).
Beckert v. Warren, 439 A.2d 638 (Pa. 1981). · cites it 2× “6 42 Pa. C.S. § 3541. Out of this account, the county is to pay *150 (1) Salaries, fees and expenses of: (i) Appointive judicial officers.”
Braden v. Cnty. of Washington, 749 F. Supp. 2d 299 (W.D. Pa. 2010). “42 Pa.C.S. § 3541. Thus, a county “is compelled by state law to fund [court employees’] positions, and cannot avoid doing so *312 even if it wanted to.”
Pennsylvania Human Relations Comm'n v. Sch. Dist. of Philadelphia, 681 A.2d 1366 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1996). “Based upon an examination of the record, the Court concludes that ASPIRA has failed to satisfy its burden to prove that the City is hable for payment of additional funds to meet the remedial order.”
Cranston v. Zepp, 18 Pa. D. & C.4th 384 (1993). “‘“(ii) Other system and related personnel which by statute are required to be paid by the political subdivision.”
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