Rule 1201. Applicability.
The rules in this chapter apply to the exercise by a hearing officer of jurisdiction under Section 6110 of the Protection From Abuse Act, 23 Pa.C.S. § 6110, to grant emergency relief from abuse.
Official Note
See the Protection From Abuse Act set forth in the Domestic Relations Code, 23 Pa.C.S. § § 6101—6118.
The court of common pleas of each judicial district is responsible to ensure that a judge or magisterial district judge ‘‘is available on a 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year basis to accept and decide on petitions for an emergency court order under’’ the Older Adult Protective Services Act. 35 P. S. § 10225.307. Actions commenced under the Older Adult Protective Services Act are governed by statute and local procedures, not by these rules.
The provisions of this Rule 1201 amended March 27, 1992, effective immediately, 22 Pa.B. 1900; amended November 2, 2001, effective February 1, 2002, 31 Pa.B. 6385; amended July 7, 2006, effective immediately, 36 Pa.B. 3810. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (309591).
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