{"data":{"id":"us-pa/53-pa.c.s.-901","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"53 Pa.C.S. § 901","heading":"Short title and scope of chapter.","body":"(a) Short title of chapter.--This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Municipal Reapportionment Act.\n(b) Scope of chapter.--This chapter applies to the following entities:\n(1) Municipalities.\n(2) Units of government created and existing under Subpart E of Part III (relating to home rule and optional plan government).\n(3) Similar general purpose units of local government created by statute.","path":["Title 53 - MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY","PART II CREATION, TERRITORY, ALTERATION AND DISSOLUTION","CHAPTER 9 MUNICIPAL REAPPORTIONMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=53\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=9\u0026sctn=1\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-24 (Statute Update stamp, 53 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:34:08Z","sha256":"fad3b9a26a7d890eda64ac1f36e3f0e844fbaaa6c767c03479fa718d237fa2a0","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/53-pa.c.s.-741","next":"us-pa/53-pa.c.s.-902"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}