Pennsylvania Code
Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU
Subpart C - LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING MANUAL
Chapter 15 - STATUTES
Subchapter B - STRUCTURE AND CONTENTS
SUBDIVISIONS, NUMBERING AND HEADINGS
Section 15.48 - Paragraphs and subparagraphs
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Use. Subsections may be subdivided into paragraphs and paragraphs into subparagraphs. Paragraphs and subparagraphs may consist of statements or groups of statements complete in themselves or may consist of enumerations of circumstances, conditions, powers, etc., each depending on preliminary language applicable to all for a complete grammatical sentence. The latter form of expression is very desirable to indicate the coordination of the various provisions, as well as to simplify and shorten the statute. The first line of a paragraph and subparagraph begins on a separate line.
(b) Addition of new units. If it becomes necessary to introduce a paragraph between existing paragraphs or a subparagraph between existing paragraphs, the entire subsection or paragraph, as the case may be, should be revised. Otherwise, the system of numbering prescribed for the addition of subsections should be followed.
