Minor Court Rules Committee
Posted on this page are links to recent and proposed amendments to
Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure Governing Actions and Proceedings before
Magisterial District Judges.
Rules Docket
Supplemental
Instructions for Obtaining a Stay of Eviction (Effective May 15,
2008)
Proposals
No proposals are currently being published for comment.
Minor Court Civil
Rules (from the Pennsylvania Code)
Previous Proposals
Amendment of Rule 214 of the Rules of Conduct,
Office Standards and Civil Procedure for Magisterial District Judges to provide
for notification of parents and/or guardians when a subpoena is issued to a
person under the age of eighteen
amend Rule 209 of the Rules of Conduct, Office
Standards and Civil Procedure for Magisterial District Judges to specify that
military personnel shall be granted continuances in civil actions under certain
circumstances.
amend Rule 202 and promulgate an entirely new
Rule 215 of the Rules of Conduct, Office Standards and Civil Procedure for
Magisterial District Judges to permit use of advanced communication technology
in civil actions.
The deadline for suggestions, comments or objections to these
recommendations was Saturday, May 31, 2008.
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