Rule 201. Citation of Rules.

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These rules shall be known as the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure Governing Actions and Proceedings Before Magisterial District Judges and may be cited as ‘‘ Pa.R.Civ.P.M.D.J. __________ .’’ Comment The previous use of ‘‘Pa.R.C.P.M.D.J. No.’’ to cite the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure Governing Actions and Proceedings Before Magisterial District Judges may not serve as a basis to invalidate a reference to that authority. Source The provisions of this Rule 201 amended June 30, 1982, effective August 16, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2266; amended June 10, 2021, effective October 1, 2021, 51 Pa.B. 3444. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (392781).

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