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§ 2702 — Place of filing of documents

Pennsylvania § 2702
JurisdictionPennsylvania
Title 42JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PartPART II
Ch. 27OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE COURT
Subch.GENERAL PROVISIONS

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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2702 (2026).

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Where jurisdiction of any matter is by law vested in a court of common pleas or in the Philadelphia Municipal Court, all applications for relief or other documents relating to the matter shall be filed in or transferred to the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas and handled by the appropriate office specified by or pursuant to this chapter.

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