Pennsylvania Act 1992-25 — JUDICIAL CODE (42 PA.C.S.) - AMEND REENACTING PROVISIONS

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JUDICIAL CODE (42 PA.C.S.) - AMEND REENACTING PROVISIONS
                  Act of Apr. 16, 1992, P.L. 146, No. 25              Cl. 42
                             Session of 1992
                               No. 1992-25

     SB 40

                                  AN ACT

     Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
        Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, reenacting certain
        provisions relating to the Philadelphia Municipal Court; and
        further providing for limitations on compulsory arbitration.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  Section 1123(a)(8) and (a.1) of Title 42 of the
     Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are reenacted to read:
      § 1123.  Jurisdiction and venue.
        (a)  General rule.--Except as otherwise prescribed by any
     general rule adopted pursuant to section 503 (relating to
     reassignment of matters), the Philadelphia Municipal Court shall
     have jurisdiction of the following matters:
            * * *
            (8)  Any action to enjoin a public nuisance. The action
        to enjoin may be brought by any person who resides or has a
        place of business within 500 feet of the location of the
        alleged nuisance.
        (a.1)  Appeal from contempt citation or nuisance order.--
     There shall be a right to appeal to the Court of Common Pleas of
     Philadelphia County of a contempt citation issued by a municipal
     court judge or of an order issued by a municipal court judge in
     any action under subsection (a)(7) or (8), but the appeal shall
     be limited to a review of the record.
        * * *
        Section 2.  Section 7361(b) of Title 42 is amended to read:
      § 7361.  Compulsory arbitration.
        * * *
        (b)  Limitations.--No matter shall be referred under
     subsection (a):
            (1)  which involves title to real property; or
            (2)  where the amount in controversy, exclusive of
        interest and costs, exceeds:
                (i)  [$20,000] $50,000 in judicial districts
            embracing first, second, second class A or third class
            counties or home rule counties which but for the adoption
            of a home rule charter would be a county of one of these
            classes; or
                (ii)  [$10,000] $25,000 in any other judicial
            district.
        * * *
        Section 3.  This act shall take effect as follows:
            (1)  The amendment of 42 Pa.C.S. § 7361(b) shall take
        effect in 60 days.
            (2)  The remainder of this act shall take effect
        immediately.

     APPROVED--The 16th day of April, A. D. 1992.

     ROBERT P. CASEY