Pennsylvania § 745 - Advertisement of accounts.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 745 — Advertisement of accounts., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 745. Advertisement of accounts.
(a) Requirement of notice; contents of notice.--The clerk of the orphans' court division shall give notice by advertisement of the time when accounts filed with him will be presented to the division for confirmation, stating in the advertisement the names and capacities of the respective accountants.
(b) Manner of advertisement.--The notice shall be advertised at least once a week during the two weeks immediately preceding the time for presentation of the accounts to the division:
(1) in the legal publication, if any, designated by rule of court for the publication of legal notices; and
(2) in at least one newspaper of general circulation published within the county, and if no such newspaper is published in that county, then in one such newspaper published nearest to that county.
(Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 1 year; Oct. 12, 1984, P.L.929, No.182, eff. imd.; Apr. 16, 1992, P.L.108, No.24, eff. 60 days)
1992 Amendment. Act 24 amended subsec. (b). See section 21 of Act 24 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to applicability.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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