{"data":{"id":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-902","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"20 Pa.C.S. § 902","heading":"Deputy register.","body":"Every register shall appoint a deputy or two deputies who shall have power to perform the duties of the office in his behalf and for whose conduct he and his surety shall be accountable. In case of a vacancy in the office of register, the first deputy shall exercise all the powers of the register until a successor is appointed or elected.","path":["Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES","CHAPTER 9 REGISTER OF WILLS","SUBCHAPTER A JURISDICTION AND POWERS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=20\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=9\u0026sctn=2\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 20 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:33Z","sha256":"e23a322784de753cf8c8f12124710bc127f1104fcf9ba49974bbfefb1b931ec9","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-901","next":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-903"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}