THE COURTS
Title 231—RULES
OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
PART I. GENERAL
[ 231 PA. CODE CH. 200 ]
Order Amending Rule 240 of the Rules of Civil Procedure; Civil Procedural Rules; No. 515
[39 Pa.B. 6426]
[Saturday, November 7, 2009]
Order Per Curiam:
And Now, this 22nd day of October, 2009, upon the recommendation of the Civil Procedural Rules Committee; the proposal having been submitted without publication pursuant to Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(a)(3):
It is Ordered pursuant to Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania that Rule 240 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure is amended as follows.
This Order shall be processed in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(b), and shall be effective immediately.
Annex A
TITLE 231. RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
PART I. GENERAL
CHAPTER 200. BUSINESS OF COURTS Rule 240. In Forma Pauperis.
* * * * * (h) The affidavit in support of a petition for leave to proceed in forma pauperis shall be substantially in the following form:
(Caption) * * * * *
3. I represent that the information below relating to my ability to pay the fees and costs is true and correct:
(a) Name: __________
Address: __________
__________
[Social Security Number:______ ]
* * * * * (c) Other income within the past twelve months
Business or profession: __________
Other self-employment: __________
Interest: __________
Dividends: __________
Pension and annuities: __________
Social security benefits: __________
Support payments: __________
Disability payments: __________
Unemployment compensation and supplemental benefits: __________
[Workman's] Workers' compensation: __________
__________
Public assistance: __________
Other: __________
__________
* * * * * (e) Property owned
Cash: __________
Checking account: __________
Savings account: __________
Certificates of deposit: __________
Real estate (including home): __________
Motor vehicle: Make ______ , Year ______ ,
Cost ______ , Amount Owed $ ______
Stocks[;] and bonds: __________
Other: __________
* * * * *
Explanatory Comment There has been an increase in the concern about the use of social security numbers in court paper records. Consequently, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has amended Rule 240(h) governing the form for the petition to proceed in forma pauperis by deleting the requirement for a petitioner to supply his or her social security number.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 09-2057. Filed for public inspection November 6, 2009, 9:00 a.m.]
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