Rule 2074.Effective Date. Pending Actions.

Adopted June 2, 1941 · Not amended since adoption · Last verified June 30, 2026

In one sentenceRule 2074 made the chapter on incapacitated persons as parties effective on February 2, 1942, and applied it to actions already pending on that date.

Full Text of Rule 2074

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These rules shall become effective on the second day of February, 1942, and shall apply to actions pending at that time.

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Plain-English Summary

This transitional rule dates the chapter on incapacitated persons as parties. The rules became effective on the second day of February, 1942, and they apply to actions pending at that time. A case already underway on that date came under the chapter.

The rules were adopted on June 2, 1941. Every rule from 2051 to 2064 still in force was later amended by the order of June 3, 1994, effective July 1, 1994, and each rule’s history lists that and any other amendments. The minors chapter took the same approach to pending cases under Rule 2049.

Frequently Asked Questions

When did the incapacitated-persons rules take effect?

February 2, 1942, applying to actions pending at that time.

Amendment History

The provisions of this Rule 2074 adopted June 2, 1941, effective February 2, 1942.

Source & verification. Rule text, the Official Note, and the amendment history are reproduced verbatim from the Pennsylvania Code, Title 231, the official compilation of rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. This rule has not been amended since its adoption. Last verified June 30, 2026. · Official text

Also known as: incapacitated rules effective datepending actions incapacitatedincapacitated rules transition