Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 1900 - ACTIONS PURSUANT TO THE PROTECTION FROM ABUSE ACT
Rule 1901 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 1901
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024

As used in this chapter:

Act-The Protection from Abuse Act No. 206 approved December 19, 1990, 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 6101 et seq.

Action-A proceeding for protection from abuses defined in § 6102 of the Act.

Court-The court of common pleas.

Emergency Order-An order entered by a hearing officer, who is a person meeting the definition set forth at 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 6102.

Fees-means any costs associated with the filing, issuance, registration, service or appeal of a Protection From Abuse matter, including any foreign protection order.

Master for Emergency Relief-means an attorney, admitted to the practice of law by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and appointed pursuant to 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 6110(e), to hear petitions for emergency protection from abuse.

Temporary Order-An ex parte order entered by the court pursuant to 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 6107.

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