2012 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 11 - Community and Municipal Courts
Section 1141 - Pittsburgh Magistrates Court
SUBCHAPTER C
PITTSBURGH MAGISTRATES COURT
Sec.
1141. Pittsburgh Magistrates Court.
1142. Seat of court.
1143. Jurisdiction and venue.
1144. Lien of judgment.
Salary and Expenses. Section 24(b) of Act 142 of 1976 provided that, notwithstanding any other provisions of Act 142, the salary and expenses of the judges of the Pittsburgh Magistrates Court shall be paid by the City of Pittsburgh.
Cross References. Subchapter C is referred to in section 102 of this title.
§ 1141. Pittsburgh Magistrates Court.
The Pittsburgh Magistrates Court shall be a court not of record and shall consist of such a number of judges, not less than five nor more than eight, as shall be specified by ordinance of the City of Pittsburgh. The magistrates court shall be the police magistrates authorized to be continued in existence by section 21, Schedule to Article V of the Constitution of Pennsylvania adopted April 23, 1968. Judges of the Pittsburgh Magistrates Court shall be deemed magisterial district judges for the purposes of Chapter 33 (relating to discipline, removal and retirement of judicial officers).
(Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1618, No.207, eff. 60 days)
2004 Amendment. See sections 28 and 29 of Act 207 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to applicability and construction of law.
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