Pennsylvania Code
Title 210 - APPELLATE PROCEDURE
Part I - RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE
Article II - APPELLATE PROCEDURE
Chapter 15 - JUDICIAL REVIEW OF GOVERNMENTAL DETERMINATIONS
IN GENERAL
Rule 1501 - Scope of Chapter
Universal Citation: 210 PA Code ยง 1501
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 52, December 28, 2024
(a) General rule.-Except as otherwise prescribed by paragraphs (b) and (c) of this rule, this chapter applies to judicial review in:
(1) Appeals from an administrative agency
(within the meaning of Section 9 of Article V of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania) to an appellate court or pursuant to
42 Pa.C.S. §
763(b).
(2) Appeals to an appellate court pursuant to
2 Pa.C.S. §
702 or 42 Pa.C.S. §
5105.
(3) Original jurisdiction
actions heretofore cognizable in an appellate court by actions in the nature of
equity, replevin, mandamus or quo warranto or for declaratory
judgment, or upon writs of certiorari or
prohibition.
(4) Appeals under
Section 17(d) of Article II of the Constitution of Pennsylvania.
(5) Appeals pursuant to Supreme Court general
rule, such as those authorized by 442 Pa.C.S. §
725(2)-(5).
(b) Appeals governed by other provisions of rules.-This chapter does not apply to any appeal within the scope of:
(1) Chapter 9.
(2) Chapter 11.
(3) Chapter 13, except that the provisions of
this chapter and ancillary provisions of these rules applicable to practice and
procedure on petition for review shall be applicable after permission to appeal
has been granted from a determination which, if final, would be subject to
judicial review pursuant to this chapter.
(4) Chapter 16.
(5) Pa.R.A.P. 1941.
(c) Unsuspended statutory procedures.-This chapter does not apply to any appeal pursuant to the following statutory provisions, which are not suspended by these rules:
(1)15 Pa.C.S. §
137
(Court to pass upon rejection of documents by Department of State).
(2) The Pennsylvania Election Code, Act of
June 3, 1937, PL. 1333, as amended, 25 P.S. §§
2600-3591.
(d) Jurisdiction of courts unaffected.-This chapter does not enlarge or otherwise modify the jurisdiction and powers of the Commonwealth Court or any other court.
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