Pennsylvania Code
Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU
Subpart C - LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING MANUAL
Chapter 15 - STATUTES
Subchapter B - STRUCTURE AND CONTENTS
PARTICULAR PROVISIONS
Section 15.63 - Short title
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Use. The official short title is not suitable for all statutes. However, when a statute creates new law in a definable area, the short title will enable quick future identification. Short titles are often used to identify uniform state laws.
(b) Location and form. The short title is always the first section of a statute except where it is a uniform law in which case it may appear near the end of the statute to conform to its location in the proposed uniform law. In establishing a short title, it is desirable to eliminate as part of the title terms such as "The," "of 1974," "Pennsylvania" and "State" but it is desirable to identify uniform laws by the inclusion of the word "Uniform." The short title is in the following form:
"This act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Adoption Act'."
