Every court of common pleas shall have power to issue, under its judicial seal, every lawful writ and process to or to be served or enforced by system and related personnel as such courts have been heretofore authorized by law or usage to issue. Every judge of a court of common pleas shall have all the powers of a judge or magisterial district judge of the minor judiciary.
42 Pa.C.S. § 912
Powers of courts of common pleas
Known as the Judicial Code
The act spans §§ 42-101 to 42-9914 (972 sections).
(Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1618, No.207, eff. 60 days)
Official source: Pennsylvania General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Pennsylvania statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.