Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

53 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 101 (2026)

Short title of title.

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TITLE 53

MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY

Part

I. Preliminary Provisions

II. Creation, Territory, Alteration and Dissolution

III. Government and Administration

V. Public Improvements, Utilities and Services

VII. Taxation and Fiscal Affairs

Enactment. Unless otherwise noted, the provisions of Title 53 were added October 13, 1994, P.L.596, No.90, effective in 90 days.

PART I

PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

Chapter

1. General Provisions

3. Preemptions

5. Prohibition Options

Enactment. Unless otherwise noted, Part I was added December 19, 1996, P.L.1158, No.177, effective in 60 days.

CHAPTER 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec.

101. Short title of title.

Enactment. Chapter 1 was added December 19, 1996, P.L.1158, No.177, effective in 60 days.

§ 101. Short title of title.

This title shall be known and may be cited as the General Local Government Code.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2014–2025 · leading case: Germantown Cab Co. v. Philadelphia Parking Auth., 171 A.3d 315 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2017).

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Germantown Cab Co. v. Philadelphia Parking Auth., 171 A.3d 315 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2017). “See 53 Pa. C.S. § 101. 4 . Act of July 16, 2004, P.”

Bucks Cnty. Servs., Inc. v. Philadelphia Parking Auth., 104 A.3d 604 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2014). “See 53 Pa.C.S. § 101. . Section 7541(a) of the Declaratory Judgments Act (DJA), 42 Pa.”

Pilchesky v. Lackawanna Cnty., 88 A.3d 954 (Pa. 2014). “16-1609; See 53 Pa.C.S. §§ 101, 2901-3171.”

Pennsylvania Transp. Serv., Inc. v. Pennsylvania Pub. Util. Comm'n, 165 A.3d 1033 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2017). “Section 1103(a) of the Public Utility Code provides: Every application for a certificate of public convenience shall be made to the commission in writing, be verified by oath or affirmation, and be in such form, and contain such information, as the commission may require by its…”

Germantown Cab Co. v. PPA (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2017). “§ 5708(a). Initially, the Authority’s annual budget and fee schedule was established and approved using the process set forth in former Section 5707(b) of the Law.”

CCP Berks, LLC v. Berks Cnty. Bd. of Assessment Appeals ~ Appeal of: Muhlenberg S.D. (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2025). “Chapter 88 of the General Local Government Code, 53 Pa. C.S. §§101- 9125, is entitled the Consolidated County Assessment Law and governs every aspect of local taxation.”

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