42 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 53 - Bases Of Jurisdiction And Interstate And International Procedure

• Chapter Notes

Subchapter A.  General Provisions

• Section 5301 - Persons
  (a) General rule.--The existence of any of the following relationships between a person and this Commonwealth shall constitute a sufficient basis of jurisdiction to...
• Section 5302 - Land
  The tribunals of this Commonwealth shall have jurisdiction over land situated within this Commonwealth whether or not the persons owning or claiming interests therein...
• Section 5303 - Chattels
  The tribunals of this Commonwealth shall have jurisdiction over chattels situated within this Commonwealth whether or not the persons owning or claiming interests therein...
• Section 5304 - Documents
  The tribunals of this Commonwealth shall have jurisdiction over documents situated within this Commonwealth whether or not the persons owning or claiming interests therein...
• Section 5305 - Corporate Shares
  The tribunals of this Commonwealth shall have jurisdiction, whether or not the persons owning or claiming interests in the shares or share certificates are...
• Section 5306 - Obligations
  The tribunals of this Commonwealth shall have jurisdiction over obligations owed by persons who are subject to the jurisdiction of the tribunals of this...
• Section 5307 - Status
  The judicial jurisdiction over status granted to the courts of this Commonwealth by the Constitution and statutes of this Commonwealth may be exercised: (1)...
• Section 5308 - Necessary Minimum Contacts
  The tribunals of this Commonwealth may exercise jurisdiction under this subchapter only where the contact with this Commonwealth is sufficient under the Constitution of...

Subchapter B.  Interstate and International Procedure

• Section 5321 - Short Title Of Subchapter
  This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Interstate and International Procedure Act." Cross References. Section 5321 is referred to...
• Section 5322 - Bases Of Personal Jurisdiction Over Persons Outside This Commonwealth
  (a) General rule.--A tribunal of this Commonwealth may exercise personal jurisdiction over a person (or the personal representative of a deceased individual who would...
• Section 5323 - Service Of Process On Persons Outside This Commonwealth
  (a) Manner of service.--When the law of this Commonwealth authorizes service of process outside this Commonwealth, the service, when reasonably calculated to give actual...
• Section 5324 - Assistance To Tribunals And Litigants Outside This Commonwealth With Respect To Service
  (a) General rule.--A court of record of this Commonwealth may order service upon any person who is domiciled or can be found within this...
• Section 5325 - When And How A Deposition May Be Taken Outside This Commonwealth
  (a) General rule.--A deposition to obtain testimony or documents or other things in a matter pending in this Commonwealth may be taken outside this...
• Section 5326 - Assistance To Tribunals And Litigants Outside This Commonwealth With Respect To Depositions (Repealed)
  § 5326. Assistance to tribunals and litigants outside this Commonwealth with respect to depositions (Repealed). 2012 Repeal. Section 5326 was repealed October 24, 2012,...
• Section 5327 - Determination Of Foreign Law
  (a) Notice.--A party who intends to raise an issue concerning the law of any jurisdiction or governmental unit thereof outside this Commonwealth shall give...
• Section 5328 - Proof Of Official Records
  (a) Domestic record.--An official record kept within the United States, or any state, district, commonwealth, territory, insular possession thereof, or the Panama Canal Zone,...
• Section 5329 - Other Provisions Of Law Unaffected
  Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, this subchapter does not repeal or modify any law of this Commonwealth: (1) Authorizing the exercise of...

Subchapter B.1.  Foreign Depositions and Subpoenas

• Section 5331 - Short Title Of Subchapter
  This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act.
• Section 5332 - Scope Of Subchapter
  This subchapter shall apply to any civil action or proceeding in a foreign jurisdiction where discovery is sought in this Commonwealth.
• Section 5333 - Definitions
  The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly...
• Section 5334 - Principles Of Construction
  In applying and construing this subchapter, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject...
• Section 5335 - Issuance Of Subpoena
  (a) General rule.--To request issuance of a subpoena under this section, a party must submit a foreign subpoena to a prothonotary in the jurisdiction...
• Section 5336 - Pennsylvania Rules Applicable
  The Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure and any statutes relating to service of subpoenas and compliance with subpoenas shall apply to all subpoenas issued...
• Section 5337 - Application To Court
  (a) General rule.--An application to a court for a protective order or to enforce, quash or modify a subpoena issued by a prothonotary under...

Subchapter C.  Child Custody Jurisdiction (Repealed)

• Section 5341 - § 5366 - (Repealed)
  1990 Repeal. Subchapter C (§§ 5341 - 5366) was added October 5, 1980, P.L.693, No.142, and repealed December 19, 1990, P.L.1240, No.206, effective in...

Last modified: October 8, 2016