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Municipal courts are often a base level in state court systems. They are typically courts of limited jurisdiction, with authority over matters such as misdemeanor crimes or petty offenses committed in their city or township.
The Philadelphia Municipal Court is a court of limited jurisdiction and is responsible for trying criminal offenses carrying maximum sentences of incarceration of five years or less; civil cases where the amount in controversy is $12,000 or less for Small Claims; unlimited dollar amounts in Landlord and Tenant cases; ...
“Local jurisdiction” means the territory comprising Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Selangor, Terenganu and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur; in the case of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak, the territory covers Sabah, Sarawak and the Federal Territory of Labuan.
(b) if service is to be made in Philadelphia, send the copy of the complaint for service to the Court Administrator of the Philadelphia Municipal Court who shall deliver it for service to a writ server of that court or to the sheriff of Philadelphia.
Any other party may subpoena a person whose testimony is waived by this Rule to appear at the trial and may cross-examine him as to the documents as if he were a witness for the party offering the document.
Definition: Jurisdictional limits refer to the boundaries or limits set by the law or constitution that determine the extent of a court's authority to make decisions. This means that a court can only make decisions within a certain geographic area or within the limits set by the law.
Hearings will only be continued for a valid reason. To request a continuance, send a letter to Patricia R. McDermott, Deputy Court Administrator, 34 S. 11th Street, 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107, with a copy to the other parties at least ten days before the hearing date.
The New Philadelphia municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporation of Dover, and within Auburn, Bucks, Fairfield, Goshen, Jefferson, Warren, York, Dover, Franklin, Lawrence, Sandy, Sugarcreek, and Wayne townships in Tuscarawas county.
The Nuisance Business Law was created to address the City's commitment to reducing chronic nuisance behaviors in and around businesses to improve the health, safety, and welfare of the community.
1301. Except as provided hereunder, all cases having an amount in controversy, exclusive of interest and costs, of $50,000 or less shall be assigned to the Compulsory Arbitration Program of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County.