Pennsylvania § 3163 - Submission to jurisdiction.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 3163 — Submission to jurisdiction., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3163. Submission to jurisdiction.
(a) General rule.--By accepting appointment by the register of wills, the personal representative submits personally to the jurisdiction of the orphans' court division of the county where letters testamentary or letters of administration are granted in all matters involving the performance of the personal representative's duties as personal representative, and an action by any interested party seeking an accounting by, or removal of, the personal representative, or alleging breach of duty by the personal representative, shall be commenced by notice to the personal representative.
(b) Criminal contempt.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), no personal representative shall be held in criminal contempt of an order of the orphans' court division without the prior issuance of a citation and service of process.
(July 8, 2016, P.L.497, No.79, eff. Jan. 1, 2017)
2016 Amendment. Act 79 added section 3163.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3163 ("Submission to jurisdiction.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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