Pennsylvania § 2738 Criminal, probate, estates and fiduciary matters

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 2738 — Criminal, probate, estates and fiduciary matters

Pennsylvania § 2738

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 42JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

PartPART II

Ch. 27OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE COURT

Subch.PROTHONOTARIES

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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2738 (2026).

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(a)General rule.--The personnel of the office of the prothonotary shall exercise the powers and perform the duties vested in or imposed upon the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas by:

(1)Subchapter C (relating to clerks of the courts) where no separate clerk of the courts is authorized for the county.

(2)Subchapter D (relating to clerks of orphans' court divisions) where no separate clerk of the orphans' court division is authorized for the county.

(b)Criminal matters.--Except as provided in subsection (a)(1), the office of the prothonotary shall not exercise the powers and perform the duties of the office of the clerk of the courts.

(c)Probate, estates and fiduciary matters.--Except as provided in subsection (a)(2), the office of the prothonotary shall not exercise

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(a) General rule.--The personnel of the office of the prothonotary shall exercise the powers and perform the duties vested in or imposed upon the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas by:

(1) Subchapter C (relating to clerks of the courts) where no separate clerk of the courts is authorized for the county.

(2) Subchapter D (relating to clerks of orphans' court divisions) where no separate clerk of the orphans' court division is authorized for the county.

(b) Criminal matters.--Except as provided in subsection (a)(1), the office of the prothonotary shall not exercise the powers and perform the duties of the office of the clerk of the courts.

(c) Probate, estates and fiduciary matters.--Except as provided in subsection (a)(2), the office of the prothonotary shall not exercise the powers and perform the duties of the office of the clerk of the orphans' court division.