{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-9702","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 9702","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this chapter \"court\" and \"judge\" include (when exercising criminal or quasi-criminal jurisdiction pursuant to section 1515 (relating to jurisdiction and venue)) a magisterial district judge.","path":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART VIII CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 97 SENTENCING","SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=97\u0026sctn=2\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"49bc33b2e2149f55e9181364eeb1f3d7c9271917bc7ba100a0edf388dbbc34c6","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-9701","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-9703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}