These rules shall not be deemed to suspend or affect the following Acts of Assembly:
Rule 2348.Acts of Assembly not suspended.
Adopted June 7, 1940 · Last amended June 3, 1994 · Last verified June 30, 2026
In one sentenceThe intervention rules do not suspend or affect the statutes this rule lists.
Full Text of Rule 2348
(1) Section 1 of the Act approved June 23, 1931, P. L. 1181, No. 321, 8 P. S. § 146.
(2) Section 4 of the Act approved December 20, 1983, P. L. 260, No. 72, 63 P. S. § 1604.
Plain-English Summary
This rule keeps certain Acts of Assembly in force alongside the intervention rules. It names the statutes that the rules leave untouched, so practitioners know which legislative provisions still control on their own terms.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does “Acts of Assembly not suspended” mean?
It means the listed statutes remain in effect; the intervention rules do not override or replace them.
Why include a non-suspension rule?
Court rules and statutes coexist. This rule marks the boundary, confirming which statutes the rules deliberately leave in place.
Official Note
Official Note: This section relates to the right to intervene in an action on a contractor’s bond.
Official Note: This section relates to the rights of claimants to intervene in a suit on a bond of a public adjuster or public adjuster solicitor.
Amendment History
The provisions of this Rule 2348 adopted June 7, 1940, effective February 3, 1941; amended June 3, 1994, effective July 1, 1994, 24 Pa.B. 3010. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (87348).
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: acts not suspended interventionstatutes preserved intervention