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Rule 2349.Effective date; pending actions.

Adopted June 7, 1940 · Last amended June 7, 1940 · Last verified June 30, 2026

In one sentenceThis set of intervention provisions took effect on February 5, 1941, and applied to actions then pending.

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These rules shall become effective on the fifth day of February, 1941, and shall apply to actions pending at that time. Adopted June 7, 1940. Eff. Feb. 3, 1941.

Plain-English Summary

A second effective-date marker within the chapter. It dates a later group of provisions and, like the earlier one, carries them into cases that were already open on the effective date.

Frequently Asked Questions

What date does this rule set?
February 5, 1941, with application to actions pending at that time.
Why is there more than one effective date in the chapter?
Different provisions entered the rules at different times. Each effective-date rule fixes the start for its own group.
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 date 1941pending actions February 1941