Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5572 (2026)

Time of entry of order.

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§ 5572. Time of entry of order.

The date of service of an order of a government unit, which shall be the date of mailing if service is by mail, shall be deemed to be the date of entry of the order for the purposes of this subchapter. The date of entry of an order of a court or magisterial district judge may be specified by general rules.

(Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1618, No.207, eff. 60 days)

2004 Amendment. See section 29 of Act 207 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to construction of law.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 78 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1980–2026 · leading case: Taylor v. Pennsylvania Bd. of Prob. & Parole, 746 A.2d 671 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2000).

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Taylor v. Pennsylvania Bd. of Prob. & Parole, 746 A.2d 671 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2000). · cites it 6× “[1] The Board also noted that even if the appeal had been timely filed, Taylor's request would still have been denied because the Board's decision to close Taylor's case had not been served on Taylor, and, thus, was never entered as an order pursuant to Section 5572 of the…”

Narberth Borough v. LOWER MERION TP., 915 A.2d 626 (Pa. 2007). · cites it 6× “shall be taken to the court of common pleas of the judicial district wherein the land is located and shall be filed within 30 days after entry of the decision as provided in 42 Pa.C.S. § 5572 (relating to time of entry of order) or, in the case of a deemed decision, within 30…”

First Avenue Partners, a PA Ltd. P'ship v. The City of Pittsburgh Plan. Comm'n, 151 A.3d 715 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2016). · cites it 4× “42 Pa.C.S. § 5572. 7 Most pertinent to this appeal is Section 555 of the Local Agency Law which provides that: All adjudications of a local agency shall be in writing, shall contain findings and the reasons for the adjudication, and shall be served upon all parties or their…”

EDF Renewable Energy v. Foster Twp. Zoning Hearing Bd., 150 A.3d 538 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2016). · cites it 3× “1(b), 1001-A, and 1002-A of the Municipalities Planning Code (MPC), 5 and Section 5572 of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. § 5572, 6 the ZHB *545 asserts that for purposes of appeal, the date of entry of the ZHB’s order is the mail date.”

Peterson v. Amity Twp. Bd. of Supervisors, 804 A.2d 723 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2002). · cites it 3× “of the Municipalities Planning Code (MPC) 1 governs the time *726 to appeal from a subdivision/land development decision, and states: All appeals from all land use decisions rendered pursuant to Article IX shall be taken to the court of common pleas of the judicial district…”

Tierney v. Upper Makefield Twp., 654 A.2d 621 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1995). · cites it 6× “The Township recognizes section 1002-A is applicable, although it does not address the portion of section 1002-A expressly referring to Section 5572 of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. § 5572. That statute in turn provides: The date of service of an order of a government unit,…”

Baum v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing, 949 A.2d 345 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2008). “”); Section 5572 of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. § 5572 (“The date of service of an order of a government unit, which shall be the date of mailing if service is by mail, shall be deemed to be the date of entry of the order for purposes of this subchapter-”).”

Luke v. Cataldi, 883 A.2d 1114 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2005). · cites it 2× “[18] It states as follows: All appeals from all land use decisions rendered pursuant to Article IX shall be taken to the court of common pleas of the judicial district wherein the land is located and shall be filed within 30 days after entry of the decision as provided in 42 Pa.…”

Ercolani v. Commonwealth, 922 A.2d 1034 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2007). “§ 5571(b), and the date of entry of an order is the date of service, which is the date of mailing if service is by mail, see section 5572 of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. § 5572. 5 Because there is no evidence, or finding of fact, in this case that DOT served Ercolani with the…”

Residents Against Matrix v. Lower Makefield Twp., 802 A.2d 712 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2002). · cites it 2× “shall be taken to the court of common pleas of the judicial district wherein the land is located and shall be filed within 30 days after entry of the decision as provided in 42 Pa.C.S. § 5572 (relating to time of entry of order) or, in the case of a deemed decision, within 30…”

Fairview Twp. v. Fairview Twp. Police Ass'n, 795 A.2d 463 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2002). “Section 5572 of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa. C.S. § 5572. The Association argues that the arbitration award executed by the majority of the arbitration panel constitutes a final decision on the disputed issues under Section 7(a) of the Act 111, and that the date of the entry of the…”

Whitehall Manor, Inc. v. Plan. Comm'n, 79 A.3d 720 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2013). “Pursuant to Section 1002-A (a) of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code 5 (MPC): All appeals from all land use decisions rendered pursuant to Article IX[ 6 ] shall be taken to the court of common pleas of the judicial district wherein the land is located and shall be…”

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