Masters, auditors and examiners shall have the power to issue subpoenas with or without a clause of duces tecum to witnesses to appear before them when necessary for the performance of any of their duties. If any person who has been duly subpoenaed fails to obey the subpoena, the master, auditor, or examiner issuing the subpoena may report the neglect or refusal to the orphans' court division.
(Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 60 days)
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES
Chapter 7 - Orphans' Court Divisions
Section 701 - Orphans' court divisions
Section 711 - Mandatory exercise of jurisdiction through orphans' court division in general
Section 712 - Nonmandatory exercise of jurisdiction through orphans' court division
Section 713 - Special provisions for Philadelphia County
Section 714 - Conflict of laws
Section 715 - Incidental powers (Repealed)
Section 721 - Venue of decedents', minors' and incapacitated persons' estates
Section 722 - Venue of trust estates
Section 723 - Situs of testamentary trust (Deleted by amendment)
Section 724 - Situs of inter vivos trust (Deleted by amendment)
Section 725 - Change of situs; order of court (Deleted by amendment)
Section 726 - Venue of nonprofit corporations
Section 727 - Venue of cemetery companies
Section 741 - Duties of the clerk (Repealed)
Section 743 - Bill of costs (Repealed)
Section 745 - Advertisement of accounts
Section 746 - Money paid into court (Repealed)
Section 751 - Appointment; purpose
Section 754 - Power to administer oaths (Repealed)
Section 763 - Writs of habeas corpus (Repealed)
Section 765 - Service of citation
Section 766 - Proof of service
Section 767 - Parties in interest
Section 768 - Manner of service; proof
Section 769 - Power of orphans' court division (Repealed)
Section 771 - Decree without prior hearing; attachment; sequestration (Repealed)
Section 772 - Injunctions (Repealed)
Section 773 - Subpoenas (Repealed)
Section 774 - Depositions and discovery
Section 775 - Perpetuation of testimony and court records
Section 776 - Testimony in proceedings removed from register
Section 777 - Right to jury trial; discretion of orphans' court division
Section 778 - Procedure for jury trials
Section 781 - Methods of enforcement
Section 782 - Procedure on attachment of the person
Section 783 - Procedure on sequestration of real or personal property
Section 784 - Procedure on execution on personal property
Section 785 - Procedure on attachment execution
Section 786 - Procedure on execution on real estate
Section 791 - Allowance and allocation (Repealed)
Section 792 - Right of appeal (Repealed)