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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY CUTLER AND MARSICO, OCTOBER 31, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, OCTOBER 31, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the |
2 | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for |
3 | original jurisdiction and venue of courts of common pleas. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Section 931(a) and (c) of Title 42 of the |
7 | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended and the section |
8 | is amended by adding a subsection to read: |
9 | § 931. Original jurisdiction and venue. |
10 | (a) General rule.--Except as set forth in subsection (a.1) |
11 | or where exclusive original jurisdiction of an action or |
12 | proceeding is by statute or by general rule adopted pursuant to |
13 | section 503 (relating to reassignment of matters) vested in |
14 | another court of this Commonwealth, the courts of common pleas |
15 | shall have unlimited original jurisdiction of all actions and |
16 | proceedings, including all actions and proceedings heretofore |
17 | cognizable by law or usage in the courts of common pleas. |
18 | (a.1) Death or personal injury.--Notwithstanding any other |
19 | statute, a court of common pleas shall not have jurisdiction |
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1 | over an action to recover damages for death or injury to a |
2 | person unless: |
3 | (1) a plaintiff is a resident of the judicial district |
4 | in which the court sits; or |
5 | (2) the cause of action arose in the judicial district |
6 | in which the court sits. |
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8 | (c) Venue and process.--Except as provided by [section |
9 | 5101.1 (relating to venue in medical professional liability |
10 | actions) and] Subchapter B of Chapter 85 (relating to actions |
11 | against Commonwealth parties), the venue of a court of common |
12 | pleas concerning matters over which jurisdiction is conferred by |
13 | this section shall be as prescribed by general rule. The process |
14 | of the court shall extend beyond the territorial limits of the |
15 | judicial district to the extent prescribed by general rule. |
16 | Except as otherwise prescribed by general rule, in a proceeding |
17 | to enforce an order of a government agency the process of the |
18 | court shall extend throughout this Commonwealth. |
19 | Section 2. This act shall apply to actions initiated on or |
20 | after the effective date of this section. |
21 | Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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