2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 13 - Traffic Courts
1302 - Jurisdiction and venue.

     § 1302.  Jurisdiction and venue.
        (a)  General rule.--Except as otherwise prescribed by any
     general rule adopted pursuant to section 503 (relating to
     reassignment of matters), each traffic court shall have
     jurisdiction of all prosecutions for summary offenses arising
     under:
            (1)  Title 75 (relating to vehicles).
            (2)  Any ordinance of any political subdivision enacted
        pursuant to Title 75.
        (b)  Concurrent and exclusive jurisdiction.--The jurisdiction
     of a traffic court under this section shall be exclusive of the
     courts of common pleas and magisterial district judges, except
     that such jurisdiction shall be concurrent with the magisterial
     district judges whenever the traffic court is closed.
        (c)  Venue and process.--The venue of a traffic court
     concerning matters over which jurisdiction is conferred by this
     section shall be as prescribed by general rule. The process of
     the court shall extend beyond the territorial limits of the
     political subdivision for which it is established to the extent
     prescribed by general rule.
     (Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 60 days; Nov. 30, 2004,
     P.L.1618, No.207, eff. 60 days)

        2004 Amendment.  Act 207 amended subsec. (b). See sections 28
     and 29 of Act 207 in the appendix to this title for special
     provisions relating to applicability and construction of law.
        1978 Amendment.  Act 53 amended subsec. (a).