2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 15 - Magisterial District Judges
1503 - Reestablishment of districts.

     § 1503.  Reestablishment of districts.
        (a)  General rule.--In each year following that in which the
     Federal decennial census is officially reported as required by
     Federal law the court shall reestablish the number, boundaries
     and classes of magisterial districts within each judicial
     district except:
            (1)  The first judicial district.
            (2)  Any judicial district where a community court has
        been established and not discontinued.
     The number, boundaries and classes of magisterial districts
     within each judicial district may be revised from time to time
     as required for the efficient administration of justice within
     each magisterial district.
        (b)  Discontinuance of community court.--The court upon the
     discontinuance of a community court shall establish the number,
     boundaries and classes of magisterial districts within the
     judicial district embracing such discontinued community court.
     Such action shall be completed prior to the first Monday of
     January of the odd-numbered year next following the primary
     election at which the discontinuance of the community court is
     approved.
        (c)  Standards for establishment of magisterial districts.--
     In the case of a political subdivision containing within its
     boundaries two or more magisterial districts, the court shall
     divide the political subdivision into magisterial districts as
     nearly equal as possible in population and area, and the court
     may presume that the population density of each part of a
     political subdivision is the same population density as for the
     whole political subdivision. The court in establishing the
     number and boundaries of magisterial districts shall not
     subdivide political subdivisions unless either:
            (1)  the political subdivision contains two or more
        noncontiguous parts; or
            (2)  the political subdivision contains within its
        boundaries two or more magisterial districts, in which case
        wards or other election districts of the political
        subdivision shall not be subdivided.
        (d)  Compensation of magisterial district judge.--When a
     magisterial district is reestablished the compensation of a
     magisterial district judge serving therein shall not be
     diminished for any reason during the magisterial district
     judge's term or during any term to which the magisterial
     district judge is reelected while serving in such reestablished
     district.
     (Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 60 days; Dec. 5, 1980,
     P.L.1104, No.189, eff. imd.; Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1618, No.207,
     eff. 60 days)

        2004 Amendment.  Act 207 amended subsec. (d). 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).
        Cross References.  Section 1503 is referred to in sections
     1102, 3152 of this title.