{"data":{"id":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-505","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"16 Pa.C.S. § 505","heading":"Authority to fix undetermined county line.","body":"(a) Recommendations.--If the boundary commission cannot determine, ascertain or locate the existing county line, the commission shall report to the court of common pleas with a recommendation that a new county line be established in whole or in part.\n(b) Establishing new lines.--If the court deems establishment of a new line necessary, the court shall direct the boundary commission to fix and determine a new county line, to mark the new county line with permanent monuments and to prepare a report in accordance with section 506 (relating to report of boundary commission, approval by court and certification of line).","path":["Title 16 - COUNTIES","PART I PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 5 FIXING AND RELOCATING LINES AND BOUNDARIES"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=16\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=5\u0026sctn=5\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-23 (Statute Update stamp, 16 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:18Z","sha256":"029cd19278b608baa744be2669d43a27bca27ad9b344a756ef4829b26e6c0059","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-504","next":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}