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§ 851. Transfer of petition to another referee

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 77 P.S. Workers’ Compensation

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 77 P.S. Workers' Compensation (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 6. Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Reference and Appeals to Board
77 P.S. § 851
§ 851. Transfer of petition to another referee
Currentness
At any time before an award or disallowance of compensation or order has been made by a referee1 to whom a petition has been assigned, the department may order such petition heard before any other referee. Unless the department shall otherwise order, the testimony taken before the original referee shall be considered as though taken before the substituted referee.

Credits

1915, June 2, P.L. 736, No. 338, art. IV, § 415, added 1919, June 26, P.L. 642, § 6. Reenacted and amended 1937, June 4, P.L. 1552, No. 323, § 1. Reenacted 1939, June 21, P.L. 520, No. 281, § 1. Amended 1972, Feb. 8, P.L. 25, No. 12, § 3.

Footnotes

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Reference to “referee” deemed to be reference to “workers' compensation judge”, pursuant to 1996, June 24, P.L. 350, No. 57, § 31.
77 P.S. § 851, PA ST 77 P.S. § 851
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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