2012 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 27 - Office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
Section 2738 - Criminal, probate, estates and fiduciary matters
§ 2738. Criminal, probate, estates and fiduciary matters.
(a) General rule.--The personnel of the office of the prothonotary shall exercise the powers and perform the duties vested in or imposed upon the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas by:
(1) Subchapter C (relating to clerks of the courts) where no separate clerk of the courts is authorized for the county.
(2) Subchapter D (relating to clerks of orphans' court divisions) where no separate clerk of the orphans' court division is authorized for the county.
(b) Criminal matters.--Except as provided in subsection (a)(1), the office of the prothonotary shall not exercise the powers and perform the duties of the office of the clerk of the courts.
(c) Probate, estates and fiduciary matters.--Except as provided in subsection (a)(2), the office of the prothonotary shall not exercise the powers and perform the duties of the office of the clerk of the orphans' court division.
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