Pennsylvania Act 1976-204 — MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT REFORM ACT

Act text

AN ACT

Implementing the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of Pennsylvania relating to district justices; establishing magisterial districts; setting salaries and expenses; providing for certain education requirements; fixing jurisdiction; creating an administrator for district justices and imposing powers and duties on such administrator; requiring certain liability insurance; and making repeals.

Compiler's Note: This act was repealed by the act of Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, except subsection (a) of section 206.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 206. Compensation.--(a) ((a) repealed Sept. 30, 1983, P.L.160, No.39)

(b.1) Expenses while temporarily assigned.--Any district justice temporarily assigned to sit outside the political subdivision in which such justice's magisterial district is located shall be paid by the county, in which magisterial district the justice is temporarily assigned to, the actual, accountable expenses, not to exceed $50 per day, and mileage at 17¢ per mile for each day such justice is so assigned.

(206 amended May 29, 1980, P.L.195, No.55)

Compiler's Note: Section 28 of Act 207 of 2004 provided that any and all references in any other law to a "district justice" or "justice of the peace" shall be deemed to be references to a magisterial district judge.