{"data":{"id":"us-pa/53-pa.c.s.-716","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"53 Pa.C.S. § 716","heading":"Petition and establishment of disputed boundaries by judicial ascertainment.","body":"(a) Judicial ascertainment.--A court of common pleas may, upon presentation of a petition, ascertain and establish disputed boundaries of two or more municipal corporations.\n(b) Bond required.--If a petition is presented, the court under subsection (a) may require the petitioners to file a bond in a sufficient amount to secure the payment of all costs of the proceeding.\n(c) Petition requirement.--A petition under this section shall be submitted in writing by:\n(1) One or more owners of an impacted property.\n(2) Ten or more residents of any municipal corporation impacted by the disputed boundary.","path":["Title 53 - MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY","PART II CREATION, TERRITORY, ALTERATION AND DISSOLUTION","CHAPTER 7 ALTERATION OF TERRITORY OR CORPORATE ENTITY AND DISSOLUTION","SUBCHAPTER B MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY CHANGE"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=53\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=7\u0026sctn=16\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-24 (Statute Update stamp, 53 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:34:08Z","sha256":"b7692dcdf908b678addd25e84bea1cac422cf7c13a3ad5718855293eee879a73","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/53-pa.c.s.-715","next":"us-pa/53-pa.c.s.-717"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}