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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4301 (2026)

  Establishment and maintenance of judicial records.

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CHAPTER 43

DOCKETS, INDICES AND OTHER RECORDS

 

Subchapter

A.  Establishment, Maintenance and Effect of Judicial Records

B.  Disposition of Obsolete Records

 

Enactment.  Chapter 43 was added July 9, 1976, P.L.586, No.142, effective 60 days from the date of final enactment of the act of April 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53.

 

 

SUBCHAPTER A

ESTABLISHMENT, MAINTENANCE AND EFFECT

OF JUDICIAL RECORDS

 

Sec.

4301.  Establishment and maintenance of judicial records.

4302.  Effect of records as notice.

4303.  Effect of judgments and orders as liens.

4304.  Notice of Federal pending actions.

4305.  Federal judgments as liens.

4306.  Enforcement of foreign judgments.

 

Cross References.  Subchapter A is referred to in sections 4321, 4322 of this title.

§ 4301.  Establishment and maintenance of judicial records.

(a)  General rule.--All system and related personnel shall establish and maintain such records as shall be required by law.

(b)  Supervision by Administrative Office.--All system and related personnel engaged in clerical functions shall establish and maintain all dockets, indices and other records and make and file such entries and reports, at such times, in such manner and pursuant to such procedures and standards as may be prescribed by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts with the approval of the governing authority. All such procedures and standards shall be uniform to the maximum extent practicable so as to facilitate the temporary assignment of personnel of the system, other than county staff, within the unified judicial system.

 

Cross References.  Section 4301 is referred to in sections 2705, 4302 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2017–2017 · leading case: Miller v. Cnty. of Centre, 173 A.3d 1162 (Pa. 2017).
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Miller v. Cnty. of Centre, 173 A.3d 1162 (Pa. 2017). “42 Pa.C.S. § 4301(a) (“All system and related personnel shall establish and maintain such records as shall be required by law.”
Miller v. Cnty. of Centre, 173 A.3d 1162 (Pa. 2017). “42 Pa.C.S. § 4301(a) (“All system and related personnel shall establish and maintain such records as shall be required by law.”
Miller v. Cnty. of Centre, 173 A.3d 1162 (Pa. 2017). “42 Pa.C.S. § 4301(a) (“All system and related personnel shall establish and maintain such records as shall be required by law.”
Miller v. Cnty. of Centre, 173 A.3d 1162 (Pa. 2017). “42 Pa.C.S. § 4301(a) (“All system and related personnel shall establish and maintain such records as shall be required by law.”
— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4301(a) — 4 cases
Miller v. Cnty. of Centre, 173 A.3d 1162 (Pa. 2017). “42 Pa.C.S. § 4301(a) (“All system and related personnel shall establish and maintain such records as shall be required by law.”
Miller v. Cnty. of Centre, 173 A.3d 1162 (Pa. 2017). “42 Pa.C.S. § 4301(a) (“All system and related personnel shall establish and maintain such records as shall be required by law.”
Miller v. Cnty. of Centre, 173 A.3d 1162 (Pa. 2017). “42 Pa.C.S. § 4301(a) (“All system and related personnel shall establish and maintain such records as shall be required by law.”
Miller v. Cnty. of Centre, 173 A.3d 1162 (Pa. 2017). “42 Pa.C.S. § 4301(a) (“All system and related personnel shall establish and maintain such records as shall be required by law.”
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