Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 1000 - ACTIONS
Subchapter G - ACTION IN QUO WARRANTO
Rule 1112 - Venue
Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 1112
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) An action brought in a court of common pleas by the Commonwealth on the relation of the Attorney General may be brought only in
(1)
the county where a political subdivision is located when the action is against
an officer thereof, or
(2) the
county where a municipal corporation is located when the action concerns the
validity of its charter, or
(3) the
county where a corporation or similar entity has its registered office or
principal place of business when the action concerns the validity of its
charter or the exercise of a right, franchise or privilege or is against an
officer thereof.
(b) An action brought in a court of common pleas in the name of the Commonwealth on the relation of the District Attorney may be brought only in the county where the political subdivision is located when the action is against an officer thereof.
(c) An action brought in a court of common pleas in the name of a party who has an interest distinct from that of the general public may be brought only in
(1) the county in which the cause of action
arose when the action is against an officer of the Commonwealth, or
(2) the county where the political
subdivision is located when the action is against an officer thereof,
or
(3) the county where the
corporation or similar entity has its registered office or principal place of
business when the action is against an officer thereof.
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