Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

45 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 506 (2026)

 Judicial notice.

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§ 506.  Judicial notice.

The contents of the code, of the permanent supplements thereto, and of the bulletin, shall be judicially noticed.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1978–2023 · leading case: SugarHouse HSP Gaming, L.P. v. Pennsylvania Gaming Control Bd., 162 A.3d 353 (Pa. 2017).
SugarHouse HSP Gaming, L.P. v. Pennsylvania Gaming Control Bd., 162 A.3d 353 (Pa. 2017). · cites it 2× “See 45 Pa.C.S. § 506 (specifying that the contents of the Pennsylvania Code and Pennsylvania Bulletin "shall be judicially noticed").”
Hosp. Utilization Proj. v. Commonwealth, 487 A.2d 1306 (Pa. 1985). “” 6 *12 Although we take judicial notice of this definition, 45 Pa.C.S. § 506, we are mindful that the origin of the charitable exemption under Section 204, 72 P.”
Pennsylvania Med. Soc'y v. Foster, 608 A.2d 633 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1992). · cites it 2× “" [7] In accordance with section 506 of what is popularly known as the Commonwealth Documents Law, 45 Pa.C.S. § 506, we take judicial notice of the Commissioner's regulations at 31 Pa.”
Zemprelli v. Thornburgh, 457 A.2d 1326 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1983). · cites it 2× “[7] We also note, without deciding, that the submission of executive nominations may substantially interfere with the normal course of Senate business, see Senate Rule XXX, §§ 5, 6, 104 Pa.”
Gitney v. Berks Cnty. Bd. of Assessment Appeals, 635 A.2d 737 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1993). “5 *654 45 Pa.C.S. § 506. Even if the common pleas court had not allowed the additional evidence, the court could still have taken judicial notice of the STEB CLR’s without its actual production because they are published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.”
Pennsylvania Med. Providers Ass'n v. Foster, 613 A.2d 51 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1992). “Pursuant to Section 506 of what is commonly known as the Commonwealth Documents Law, 45 Pa.C.S. § 506, we take judicial notice of the Commissioner’s regulations at 31 Pa.”
Roskwitalski v. Reiss, 402 A.2d 1061 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1979). “45 Pa.C.S. § 506. 3 The Rules state that no exclusive sales contract shall contain any provision giving to a broker the power “to execute a signed agreement of sale for the owner.”
Commonwealth v. Harvey, 666 A.2d 1108 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1995). “45 Pa.C.S. § 506 (the contents of the Pennsylvania Bulletin shall be judicially noticed).”
COM., D. OF EN. RES. v. City of Lebanon, 393 A.2d 381 (Pa. 1978). · cites it 2× “45 Pa.C.S. § 506 (Special Pamphlet 1978).”
Atlas Dev. Ass'n v. Commonwealth, 587 A.2d 817 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1991). “…Hampshire-Vermont Hospitalization Service, Inc., 689 F.2d 1112 (1st Cir.1982) which this Court finds persuasive. . 45 Pa.C.S. § 506.”
S.Z. Farkas v. UCBR (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2016). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to Section 506 of what is commonly referred to as the Commonwealth Documents Law, 45 Pa. C.S. § 506,6 we are to take judicial notice of the contents of the Pennsylvania Code.”
Blaque, E. v. Chestnut Hill Hosp. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2017). · cites it 2× “Allegheny, January 28, 2002); (“45 Pa. C.S. § 506 does not mean that wherever a request for judicial notice of law is made, the court must read the provisions of a state regulation to the jury, irrespective of their relevance to the case at hand.”
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