# 53 Pa.C.S. § 8801: Short title and scope of chapter

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## Section

- **Citation:** 53 Pa.C.S. § 8801
- **Heading:** Short title and scope of chapter
- **Jurisdiction:** Pennsylvania
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** PA Code / Title 53 / Chapter 88 / Section 8801

## Text

(a) Short title.--This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Consolidated County Assessment Law.

(b) Scope.--

(1) This chapter shall apply to all of the following:

(i) Counties of the second class A, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth classes of the Commonwealth.

(ii) Cities that elect to become subject to this chapter in accordance with section 8868 (relating to optional use by cities).

(2) In addition to the applicability under paragraph

(1), the following provisions apply to counties of the first and second class:

(i) Section 8811(b)(5) (relating to subjects of local taxation).

(ii) Section 8842(b)(2) (relating to valuation of property). Agreements or Assessment Practices. Section 5(1) of Act 93 of 2010 provided that subsec. (b)(2) shall not affect an

agreement or agreed to assessment practice actively in place in a county on January 28, 2007. Cross References. Section 8801 is referred to in section 8823 of this title.

## Nearby sections

- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8801 Short title and scope of chapter.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8801.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8802 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8802.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8803 Excluded provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8803.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8804 Construction of chapter.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8804.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8811 Subjects of local taxation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8811.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8812 Exemptions from taxation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8812.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8813 Temporary tax exemption for residential construction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8813.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8814 Temporary assessment change for real estate subject to sewer connection ban order.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8814.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8815 Catastrophic loss.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8815.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8816 Clerical and mathematical errors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8816.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8817 Changes in assessed valuation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8817.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8818 Assessment of lands divided by boundary lines.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8818.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8819 Separate assessment of coal and surface.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8819.md)
- [53 Pa.C.S. § 8820 Assessment of real estate subject to ground rent or mortgage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T53_C88_S8820.md)

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