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§ 502. Preparation and contents

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 1 Pa.C.S.A. General Provisions

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 1 Pa.C.S.A. General Provisions
Part I. The Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Chapter 5. Official Publication of the Consolidated Statutes (Refs & Annos)
1 Pa.C.S.A. § 502
§ 502. Preparation and contents
(a) In compiling and editing the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes and amendments thereto for publication, the bureau may:
(1) Omit provisions of the amendatory acts which do not become a part of the structure of this act or which do not constitute part of the law as provided in section 1101(b) of this title (relating to enacting clause and unofficial provisions).
(2) Include the provisions or a summary of the provisions referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection in a footnote, appendix, table or other form at such a place and in such a manner as it deems appropriate but any unofficial provisions so included shall not constitute part of the law.
(3) Include tables of contents, summary analyses, source notes, parallel tables, indexes, cross references to statutes and regulations, and such other provisions, whether or not contained in this act or in any amendment or amendments to this act, as the bureau deems appropriate but any unofficial provisions so included shall not constitute part of the law.
(4) Include the Constitution of Pennsylvania and proposed amendments thereto as well as selected general and permanent laws and amendments thereto.
(5) Establish a form of citation of such publication or any part thereof which may be used for the purpose of drafting amendments to this act and for other purposes not inconsistent with the provisions of section 102 of this title (relating to citation of Consolidated Pennsylvania Statutes) and section 303 of this title (relating to cross references between provisions of the Consolidated Statutes).
(b) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall approve:
(1) The form and contents of the publication prepared by the bureau.
(2) All contracts entered into by the bureau or the Legislative Printing Clerk pursuant to section 501(a) of this title (relating to publication and distribution).
(3) All regulations and decisions of the bureau relating to the distribution of the publication and the prices to be charged for such publications pursuant to section 501(b) of this title (relating to publication and distribution).

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1974, June 17, P.L. 330, No. 107, § 2, imd. effective.
1 Pa.C.S.A. § 502, PA ST 1 Pa.C.S.A. § 502
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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