{"data":{"id":"us-pa/1-pa.c.s.-1972","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"1 Pa.C.S. § 1972","heading":"Nonexistence of reason for statute does not effect repeal.","body":"A statute shall not be deemed repealed because the reason for its passage no longer exists.","path":["Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS","PART V STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION","CHAPTER 19 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION","SUBCHAPTER E REPEALING STATUTES"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=01\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=19\u0026sctn=72\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2024-09-13 (Statute Update stamp, 1 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:30:06Z","sha256":"207d8e3d271e7c33f94d010c63a1c30bddb662f931f52c6400f92249b60b676c","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/1-pa.c.s.-1971","next":"us-pa/1-pa.c.s.-1973"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}