Pennsylvania Code
Title 246 - MINOR COURT CIVIL RULES
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 300 - CIVIL ACTION
Rule 305 - Setting the Date for Hearing; Delivery for Service
Universal Citation: 246 PA Code ยง 305
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
The magisterial district judge, at the time the complaint is filed, shall:
(1) Set a hearing date which shall be not less than 12 or more than 60 days from the date the complaint is filed.
(2) Insert the hearing time and date and the address of the magisterial district court in the complaint form.
(3) Deliver a copy of the complaint form with hearing time and date thereon to the plaintiff.
(4) Deliver a copy of the complaint form with hearing time and date thereon for service on the defendant as hereinafter set forth, which copy shall contain the following notice:
(a) If you intend to enter a defense
to this complaint you should so notify this office immediately.
(b) If you have a claim against the plaintiff
which is within magisterial district court jurisdiction and which you intend to
assert at the hearing, you must file it on a complaint form at this office at
least five days before the date set for the hearing.
(c) YOU MUST APPEAR AT THE HEARING AND
PRESENT YOUR DEFENSE. UNLESS YOU DO, JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU BY
DEFAULT.
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