42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 2

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42 Pa.C.S. § 2 Applicability.

The following apply: (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the provisions of 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 3132 and 3135 shall apply to the judgeships added by the amendment of 42 Pa.C.S. § 911(a). (2) The new judgeships for the Eighth Judicial District, Eleventh Judicial District, Twelfth Judicial District, Thirty-first Judicial District, Forty-fourth Judicial District and Fiftieth Judicial District added by the amendment of 42 Pa.C.S. § 911(a) shall be established on January 5, 2026, and shall be initially filled by election at the 2025 municipal election. (3) The new judgeships for the Thirty-eighth Judicial District added by the amendment of 42 Pa.C.S. § 911(a) shall be established on January 3, 2028, and shall be initially filled by election at the 2027 municipal election. Explanatory Note. Act 58 amended section 911 of Title 42. 2024, APRIL 15, P.L.24, NO.8

42 Pa.C.S. § 210 Codification of Act No. 1978-140.

* * * (d) Construction of section.--Notwithstanding 1 Pa.C.S. § 1957 (relating to ineffective provisions not revived by reenactment in amendatory statutes), it is hereby declared to be the intent of subsections (a) through (c) to restore such provisions to their status prior to the partial repeal effected by section 5 of the act of July 8, 1978 (P.L.752, No.140), known as the "Public Employee Pension Forfeiture Act," except as otherwise expressly provided by such provisions as reenacted and amended hereby. (e) Retroactivity.--The provisions of this section shall be retroactive to the effective date of the "Public Employee Pension Forfeiture Act." Explanatory Note. Section 210(a), (b) and (c) reenacted and amended section 8533 of Title 24 (Education), section 8124(b) of Title 42 and section 5953(a) of Title 71 (State Government), respectively.

42 Pa.C.S. § 216 Codification of Act Nos. 1978-271 and 1979-50.

(a) Investigating grand juries.-- (1) Renumbering.--In printing the Laws of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes the Legislative Reference Bureau pursuant to 1 Pa.C.S. § 1105(d)(1) shall renumber Subchapters D and E of Chapter 45 and sections 4541 and 4542 of Title 42, as added by the act of June 26, 1980 (P.L.266, No.78), as Subchapters E and F and sections 4531 and 4532, respectively. * * * Explanatory Note. Section 216(a)(2) added Subchapter D of Chapter 45 of Title 42.

42 Pa.C.S. § 218 Codification of Act No. 1978-319.

* * * (b) Initial sentencing guidelines.--The Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing shall adopt and publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 2155(a)(2) (relating to publication of guidelines for sentencing) the initial sentencing guidelines within 18 months of the first meeting of the commission. The provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. § 1386 (redesignated by this act as 42 Pa.C.S. § 9781) (relating to appellate review of sentence) shall take effect upon the effective date of such initial sentencing guidelines pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 2155(c) (relating to effective date). (c) Severability.--(Repealed). (d) Repealer.--Subchapter G of Chapter 13 (relating to Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing) of Title 18, and sections 7 and 8(a) and (b) of the act of November 26, 1978 (P.L.1316, No.319), entitled "An act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for sentencing and providing for alteration of identification marks on personal property," are repealed except as follows: (1) Section 1386 is hereby expressly saved from repeal and shall be redesignated as provided by Article IV of this act. (2) The original terms of members of the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing shall be staggered as provided by the former provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. § 1381(a) (relating to composition). (e) Expiration.--(Repealed). (Apr. 30, 1986, P.L.135, No.41, eff. May 1, 1986) 1986 Repeal. Section 5 of Act 41 repealed subsecs. (c) and (e). Explanatory Note. Section 218(a) added Subchapter F of Chapter 21 of Title 42. The subject matter was formerly contained in Subchapter G of Chapter 13 of Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses). Initial Sentencing Guidelines. The initial sentencing guidelines, as revised, were adopted by the commission on January 5, 1982, and published in 12 Pa. B. 431 et seq. on January 23, 1982, and became effective July 22, 1982, as a result of the failure of the General Assembly to reject them in their entirety by concurrent resolution within 90 days of their publication. The guidelines are contained in 204 Pa. Code § 303.1 et seq.

42 Pa.C.S. § 221 Codification of Act Nos. 1978-330, 1978-152 and 1980-43.

* * * (i) Six months limitation.-- * * * (2) Construction of amendment.--Notwithstanding 1 Pa.C.S. § 1957 (relating to ineffective provisions not revived by reenactment in amendatory statutes), it is hereby declared to be the intent of paragraph (1) to restore 42 Pa.C.S. § 5522 (relating to six months limitation) to its status prior to the repeal effected by section 802(b) of the act of November 26, 1978 (P.L.1399, No.330), known as the "Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act," except as otherwise expressly provided by such section as reenacted and amended hereby. (j) References in repealed statute.--References in the act of September 28, 1978 (P.L.788, No.152), to "this act" and to "42 Pa.C.S. § 5110" shall be deemed to be references to Subchapter B of Chapter 85 (relating to actions against Commonwealth parties) of Title 42. * * * Explanatory Note. Section 221, among other things, repealed and added section 5522, repealed sections 5110 and 5111 and repealed and added Chapter 85 of Title 42.

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