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Establishment and maintenance of judicial records - 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4301

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                                CHAPTER 43
                    DOCKETS, INDICES AND OTHER RECORDS

     Subchapter
        A.  Establishment, Maintenance and Effect of Judicial
            Records
        B.  Disposition of Obsolete Records

        Enactment.  Chapter 43 was added July 9, 1976, P.L.586,
     No.142, effective 60 days from the date of final enactment of
     the act of April 28, 1978 (P.L.202, No.53).

                               SUBCHAPTER A
                  ESTABLISHMENT, MAINTENANCE AND EFFECT
                           OF JUDICIAL RECORDS

     Sec.
     4301.  Establishment and maintenance of judicial records.
     4302.  Effect of records as notice.
     4303.  Effect of judgments and orders as liens.
     4304.  Notice of Federal pending actions.
     4305.  Federal judgments as liens.
     4306.  Enforcement of foreign judgments.

        Cross References.  Subchapter A is referred to in sections
     4321, 4322 of this title.
     § 4301.  Establishment and maintenance of judicial records.
        (a)  General rule.--All system and related personnel shall
     establish and maintain such records as shall be required by law.
        (b)  Supervision by Administrative Office.--All system and
     related personnel engaged in clerical functions shall establish
     and maintain all dockets, indices and other records and make and
     file such entries and reports, at such times, in such manner and
     pursuant to such procedures and standards as may be prescribed
     by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts with the
     approval of the governing authority. All such procedures and
     standards shall be uniform to the maximum extent practicable so
     as to facilitate the temporary assignment of personnel of the
     system, other than county staff, within the unified judicial
     system.

        Cross References.  Section 4301 is referred to in sections
     2705, 4302 of this title.

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