PRINTER'S NO. 347
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
352
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF AND BOSCOLA, FEBRUARY 15, 2017
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 15, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 2 (Administrative Law and Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in practice and procedure
of Commonwealth agencies, further providing for contents and
service of adjudications.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 507 of Title 2 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 507. Contents and service of adjudications.
(a) General rule.--All adjudications of a Commonwealth
agency shall be in writing, shall contain findings and the
reasons for the adjudication, and shall be served upon all
parties or their counsel personally, or by mail.
(b) Effect of failed service.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, if a party or the party's counsel was not
served personally under subsection (a) and failed to meet the
applicable deadline for appeal of a Commonwealth agency's
adjudication, the party shall have the right to file an appeal
within 30 days after the party discovers that the Commonwealth
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agency made the adjudication.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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