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Rule 2350.Suspension of Acts of Assembly.

Adopted June 7, 1940 · Last amended June 3, 1994 · Last verified June 30, 2026

In one sentenceRule 2350 suspends Section 12 of the Act approved May 16, 1923, P. L. 207, but only insofar as it relates to intervention in proceedings to enforce municipal claims and tax liens.

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Section 12 of the Act approved May 16, 1923, P. L. 207, No. 153, 53 P. S. § 7181, insofar as it relates to intervention in proceedings to enforce municipal claims and tax liens, is suspended in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of 1968, Article V, Section 10(c).
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Plain-English Summary

This rule suspends part of one statute. Section 12 of the Act approved May 16, 1923, P. L. 207, No. 153, 53 P. S. § 7181, is suspended insofar as it relates to intervention in proceedings to enforce municipal claims and tax liens. The suspension rests on Article V, Section 10(c) of the Constitution of 1968.

The limit matters. Rule 2373, in the substitution chapter, says the same Section 12 is not suspended or affected by the rules governing substitution of parties, and its Note says the section relates to actions to enforce municipal liens and claims. Rule 2348 goes the other way for two bond statutes on intervention, leaving them in force, and Rule 2248(b) preserves Section 18 of the same 1923 Act, which relates to proceedings to enforce a municipal claim.

The rule was adopted June 7, 1940, effective February 3, 1941, and amended by the order of June 3, 1994, effective July 1, 1994.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the whole statute suspended?
No. Only the part that relates to intervention is suspended; the statute otherwise stands.
Why suspend a statute in part?
To remove a conflict on the single subject the rules now govern, without disturbing the statute’s other operations.

Amendment History

The provisions of this Rule 2350 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 pages (87350) and (15909) to (15912).

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: suspension of acts interventionstatute partly suspended