11 Pa.C.S. Ch. 103

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11 Pa.C.S. § 10301 Resolution and petition.

Council may initiate proceedings to change the corporate title of a city by doing all of the following: (1) Adopting a resolution proposing to make the change in the corporate title of a city. (2) Presenting to the court of common pleas of the county in which the city is located a petition, along with a certified copy of the resolution, requesting the change in the corporate title of the city. Cross References. Section 10301 is referred to in section 10302 of this title.

11 Pa.C.S. § 10302 Hearing and decree.

(a) Date and publication.--Upon presentation to the court of the petition and resolution under section 10301 (relating to resolution and petition), the court shall set a day for a hearing on the question of the change in the corporate title of the city and shall direct that notice of the hearing be published once a week for three weeks in a newspaper of general circulation. (b) Testimony.--A court shall permit a resident of the city to give testimony at the hearing in support of or in opposition to the change of the corporate title of the city. (c) Order.--A court shall order a change of the corporate title of the city in accordance with the petition and resolution of council or dismiss the petition. Cross References. Section 10302 is referred to in section 10303 of this title.

11 Pa.C.S. § 10303 Recording decree.

A change in the corporate title of a city that is ordered in accordance with section 10302(c) (relating to hearing and decree) may not take effect until a certified copy of the decree of court is filed in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth and is recorded in the office of the recorder of deeds of the county in which the city is located.

11 Pa.C.S. § 10304 Existing rights and liabilities.

A change in the corporate title of a city shall not affect any of the following: (1) A liability incurred. (2) A right accrued or vested. (3) An obligation issued or contracted. (4) A suit or prosecution pending or instituted to enforce a right or penalty accrued or to punish an offense committed prior to the change.

Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM&ttl=11Fetched: 10/16/2026