Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

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Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
PublisherLegislative Reference Bureau, Pennsylvania General Assembly

The Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are the official compilation of session laws enacted by the Pennsylvania General Assembly. [1] Pennsylvania is undertaking its first official codification process. [2] [3] It is published by the Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau (PALRB or LRB). [4]

Contents

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Volumes of Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes Annotated

List of Titles

There are several titles that compose the Consolidated Statutes: [5]

  1. General Provisions
  2. Administrative Law and Procedure
  3. Agriculture
  4. Amusements
  5. Athletics and Sports
  6. Bailees and Factors
  7. Banks and Banking
  8. Boroughs and Incorporated Towns
  9. Burial Grounds
  10. Charities
  11. Cities
  12. Commerce and Trade
  13. Commercial Code
  14. Community Affairs
  15. Corporations and Unincorporated Associations
  16. Counties
  17. Credit Unions
  18. Crimes and Offenses
  19. (Reserved)
  20. Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries
  21. (Reserved)
  22. Detectives and Private Police
  23. Domestic Relations
  24. Education
  25. Elections
  26. Eminent Domain
  27. Environmental Resources
  28. Escheats
  29. Federal Relations
  30. Fish
  31. Food
  32. Forests, Waters and State Parks
  33. Frauds, Statute of
  34. Game
  35. Health and Safety
  36. Highways and Bridges
  37. Historical and Museums
  38. Holidays and Observances
  39. Insolvency and Assignments
  40. Insurance
  41. (Reserved)
  42. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
  43. Labor
  44. Law and Justice
  45. Legal Notices
  46. Legislature
  47. Liquor
  48. Lodging and Housing
  49. Mechanics' Liens
  50. Mental Health
  51. Military Affairs
  52. Mines and Mining
  53. Municipalities Generally
  54. Names
  55. (Reserved)
  56. (Reserved)
  57. Notaries Public
  58. Oil and Gas
  59. Partnerships
  60. Peddlers
  61. Prisons and Parole
  62. Procurement
  63. Professions and Occupations (State Licensed)
  64. Public Authorities and Quasi-Public Corporations
  65. Public Officers
  66. Public Utilities
  67. Public Welfare
  68. Real and Personal Property
  69. Savings Associations
  70. Securities
  71. State Government
  72. Taxation and Fiscal Affairs
  73. Townships
  74. Transportation
  75. Vehicles
  76. Weights, Measures and Standards
  77. Workmen's Compensation
  78. Zoning and Planning
  79. Supplemental Provisions

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References

  1. "Pennsylvania Session Laws > FAQ". www.palrb.us. Legislative Reference Bureau, Pennsylvania General Assembly.
  2. Prince, Mary Miles (2001). Prince's Bieber Dictionary of Legal Citations (6th ed.). Wm. S. Hein Publishing. p. 343. ISBN   1-57588-669-3. LCCN   2001024375.
  3. "Pennsylvania Session Laws > FAQ". Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau . Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  4. Statsky, William P.; DeLeo, John D.; Geis, John F. (2010). The Pennsylvania Paralegal: Essential Rules, Documents, and Resources. Cengage Learning. p. 177. ISBN   978-1-4180-1300-4. LCCN   2009926421.
  5. "Consolidated Statutes". Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 30 November 2021.