Every court of common pleas shall have power to issue, under its judicial seal, every lawful writ and process to or to be served or enforced by system and related personnel as such courts have been heretofore authorized by law or usage to issue. Every judge of a court of common pleas shall have all the powers of a judge or magisterial district judge of the minor judiciary.
(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.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 9 - Organization and Jurisdiction of Courts of Common Pleas
Section 901 - Judicial districts
Section 911 - Courts of common pleas
Section 912 - Powers of courts of common pleas
Section 914 - Reimbursement for common pleas court costs
Section 915 - Proportional reduction
Section 916 - Problem-solving courts
Section 916.1 - Commerce courts
Section 931 - Original jurisdiction and venue
Section 932 - Appeals from minor judiciary
Section 933 - Appeals from government agencies
Section 934 - Writs of certiorari
Section 952 - Status of court divisions
Section 953 - Administrative judges of divisions