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May 9, 2019

Meet the new PA State Amphibian: The Eastern Hellbender

Wearing a “HELLBENDER DEFENDER” t-shirt, Governor Wolf signed Act 3 of 2019 (SB 9) into law on April 23rd, officially designating the Eastern hellbender as Pennsylvania’s state amphibian. While this fun fact might be useful to tuck away for trivia night or a game-show appearance, it’s also about “...
HeinOnline
May 7, 2019

Researching Pennsylvania Statutes

Researching Pennsylvania statutes can be confusing. Currently, Pennsylvania does not have one “official” publication that includes all current Pennsylvania laws. Instead, the current Pennsylvania statutes are split into two groupings: Consolidated and Unconsolidated. Because of this, multiple...
Historical
February 26, 2019

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes - Archived Historical Editions

One of our most popular questions at the Reference Desk at Jenkins involves finding old versions of the Pennsylvania Statutes. The people we help often need to know how a section of Purdon's read in a specific year, since a case may hinge upon the language of the statute at a particular time. In...
HeinOnline
January 22, 2019

Find the United States Code on govinfo

The U.S. Code is available on govinfo.gov , a service of the U.S. Government Publishing Office (G.P.O.). Govinfo has the U.S. Code from 1994 to present and it can be browsed or searched. To find and browse the U.S.C., use the "Browse by Category" option: The U.S.C. is located in the "Bills and...
Statutes
September 20, 2017

New Title 34 in United States Code

Title 34 of the United States Code, which had been empty since 1956, is empty no longer. As of September 1, 2017, new Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforcement , contains editorially reclassified sections of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, and...
Statutes
January 4, 2017

False Claims Act

The False Claims Act is a critical statute that any company doing business with the government, especially in the healthcare, education, defense, and general contracting area, must be familiar with. Between January 2009 and September 2015, more than $26.4 billion was recovered in suits brought...
Statutes
November 22, 2016

Purdon's Chronological Table of Pennsylvania Laws

When you see a reference to "Act 47 of 1987" can you easily find the current version as incorporated in the statutory code? Just look in Purdon's Chronological Table of Pennsylvania Laws. One of the many additional features of Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes Annotated , the...
Statutes
August 4, 2016

Pennsylvania County Class Distinctions

In the Pennsylvania statutes, counties are referred to in terms of their "class". A class is a classification based on population size. The state uses data from the U.S. Census to determine the population size of a particular county. There are nine classes of counties in Pennsylvania. Currently,...
Historical
August 27, 2015

Archived Versions of Pennsylvania Statutes

Jenkins has prior versions of Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes Annotated going back to 1930 and pocket parts back to 1969!
Statutes
April 23, 2015

Pennsylvania Statute Citations Explained.

Do you know the difference between P.S., Pa.C.S. and Pa.C.S.A.?