These rules shall become effective on the twenty-second day of January, 1940, and shall apply to actions pending at that time.
Rule 2324.Effective date; pending actions.
Adopted July 10, 1939 · Last amended July 10, 1939 · Last verified June 30, 2026
In one sentenceThe intervention rules took effect on January 22, 1940, and reached actions already pending on that date.
Full Text of Rule 2324
Plain-English Summary
This rule sets the start date for the intervention rules and tells courts to apply them to cases that were already underway when they took effect, not only to cases filed afterward.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did these intervention rules take effect?
January 22, 1940. The rule also extended them to actions that were pending on that date.
Why does an effective-date rule still appear in the book?
It marks the transition from prior practice and confirms that pending cases moved onto the new rules rather than finishing under the old ones.
Amendment History
The provisions of this Rule 2324 adopted July 10, 1939, effective January 22, 1940.
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. Last verified June 30, 2026. ·
Official text
Also known as: intervention effective datepending actions January 1940