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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 18-912

THE COURTS

Title 231—RULES OF
CIVIL PROCEDURE

PART I. GENERAL

[ 231 PA. CODE CHS. 200 AND 2020 ]

Order Amending Rules 205.6, 229.2, 240 and 2028 of the Rules of Civil Procedure; No. 681 Civil Procedural Rules Doc.

[48 Pa.B. 3519]
[Saturday, June 16, 2018]

Order

Per Curiam

 And Now, this 1st day of June, 2018, 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 Rules 205.6, 229.2, 240, and 2028 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure are amended in the following form.

 This Order shall be processed in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(b), and shall be effective July 1, 2018.

Annex A

TITLE 231. RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

PART I. GENERAL

CHAPTER 200. BUSINESS OF COURTS

Rule 205.6. Confidential Information and Confidential Documents. Certification.

 Unless public access is otherwise constrained by applicable authority, any attorney, or any party if unrepresented, who files a document pursuant to these rules with the prothonotary's office shall comply with the requirements of Sections 7.0 and 8.0 of the Case Records Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania[: Case Records of the Appellate and Trial Courts] (Policy) including a certification of compliance with the Policy and, as necessary, a Confidential Information Form, unless otherwise specified by rule or order of court, or a Confidential Document Form in accordance with the Policy.

 Official Note: Applicable authority includes but is not limited to statute, procedural rule or court order. The Case Records Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania[: Case Records of the Appellate and Trial Courts] (Policy) can be found on the website of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania at http://www.pacourts.us/public-records. Sections 7.0(D) and 8.0(D) of the Policy provide that the certification shall be in substantially the following form:

I certify that this filing complies with the provisions of the Case Records Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania[: Case Records of the Appellate and Trial Courts] that require filing confidential information and documents differently than non-confidential information and documents.

 The Confidential Information Form and the Confidential Document Form can be found at http://www.pacourts.us/public-records. In lieu of the Confidential Information Form, Section 7.0(C) of the Policy provides for a court to adopt a rule or order permitting the filing of a document in two versions, a ''Redacted Version'' and an ''Unredacted Version.''

Rule 229.2. Petition to Transfer Structured Settlement Payment Rights.

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 Official Note: The form of order does not preclude a court from adding additional language to the order as deemed appropriate in the individual circumstances of a case.

 The filings required by this rule are subject to the Case Records Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania[: Case Records of the Appellate and Trial Courts]. See Rule 205.6.

Rule 240. In Forma Pauperis.

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 Official Note: The filings required by this rule are subject to the Case Records Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania[: Case Records of the Appellate and Trial Courts]. See Rule 205.6.

CHAPTER 2020. MINORS AS PARTIES

Rule 2028. Actions By and Against Minors. Averments in Plaintiff's Pleading.

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 Official Note: An action against a minor is begun in the same manner as an action against an adult, although by Rule 2034 as under prior practice, the subsequent appointment of a guardian to represent the minor is essential to the rendition of a valid judgment against the minor.

 The filings required by this rule are subject to the Case Records Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania[: Case Records of the Appellate and Trial Courts]. See Rule 205.6.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 18-912. Filed for public inspection June 15, 2018, 9:00 a.m.]


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