This law section outlines the procedures for discontinuing community courts in Pennsylvania, including the abolition process and the establishment of magisterial districts. It also details the powers of community court judges and specifies the locations for court sessions. The amendments clarify the transition process and judge authority following community court discontinuance.
The community court and its judges are abolished, and magisterial district courts are established to replace it, with procedures outlined by law.
The president judge of the court of common pleas within the judicial district approves the location for community court sessions.
Community court judges possess all the powers of municipal, traffic, or magisterial district judges, depending on the court.
The transition occurs on the first Monday of January of the even-numbered year following the discontinuance approval, as specified by law.