THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY BISHOP, BARBIN, BROWNLEE, CALTAGIRONE, HARKINS, MURT, SWANGER AND THOMAS, JUNE 14, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JUNE 14, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the

functions of prothonotaries.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 2737(3) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

§ 2737.  Powers and duties of the office of the prothonotary.

The office of the prothonotary shall have the power and duty

to:

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(3)  Enter all civil judgments, including judgments by

confession. This paragraph shall include verification of the

identity of the person against whom a judgment is to be

entered.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.