Are Autopsy Reports Public in Pennsylvania? (2026)
Yes. Pennsylvania autopsy and toxicology reports are public records under the Coroner's Act and Right-to-Know Law. Learn who can request one, fees, and how.
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Bankruptcy in Pennsylvania (2026): Exemptions & Means Test
Pennsylvania bankruptcy guide: choose state or federal exemptions. PA has no state homestead, so home equity is protected by the federal $31,575 homestead.
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Common Law Marriage in Pennsylvania: Is It Recognized? (2026)
Pennsylvania abolished common law marriage effective January 1, 2005, under 23 Pa.C.S. section 1103. Pre-2005 CLMs remain valid. Learn requirements, how to prove one, and out-of-state recognition.
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Does Pennsylvania Have an Age Verification Law? (2026)
Pennsylvania has no enacted adult-content age-verification law. Three bills, SB 603, HB 1513, and HB 2215, remain in committee. Current status explained.
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How Long Is a Life Sentence in Pennsylvania? (2026 Guide)
Complete guide to life sentences in Pennsylvania: parole eligibility, LWOP rules, notable cases, recent legislative changes, and sentencing statutes. Updated March 2026.
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How to Find a Cause of Death in Pennsylvania (2026)
How to find someone's cause of death in Pennsylvania: the coroner's name, cause, and manner of death are public, while the full death certificate is restricted.
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How to Get a Pennsylvania Death Certificate (2026)
Get a Pennsylvania death certificate from the Division of Vital Records for $20 per copy. Eligible family can order online, by mail, or in person. See the steps.
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Medical Malpractice Laws in Pennsylvania (2026): Deadlines & Caps
Pennsylvania medical malpractice law: a 2-year deadline under 42 Pa.C.S. 5524, no cap on damages against private providers, and a required certificate of merit.
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Motorcycle Accident Laws in Pennsylvania (2026): Deadlines
Pennsylvania motorcycle accident law: the 2-year deadline to sue, the 51% fault bar, the partial helmet law, and why limited tort does not bind motorcyclists.
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Pennsylvania Adoption Records: Original Birth Certificates and Name Redaction
Pennsylvania adult adoptees always get their original birth certificate. A birth parent can only redact their own name, not block release. Fee, form, and PAIR.
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Pennsylvania AI Laws and Regulation (2026)
Guide to Pennsylvania AI laws, regulation, and legislation covering deepfakes, employment AI, healthcare AI, and more.
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Pennsylvania AI Meeting Recording Laws: All-Party Consent and Felony Penalties (2026)
Pennsylvania requires all-party consent for recording under 18 Pa.C.S. § 5704. Third-degree felony penalties of up to 7 years. Learn how WESCA applies to AI meeting tools.
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Pennsylvania Alimony Laws: Spousal Support, APL, and Post-Divorce Alimony (2026)
Pennsylvania recognizes three support types: spousal support and APL (formula-based under Pa. R.C.P. 1910.16-4) and post-divorce alimony (discretionary, 17 factors, no formula under 23 Pa. C.S. 3701). Learn amounts, duration, and tax rules.
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Pennsylvania At-Will Employment Laws: Exceptions and Your Rights
Is Pennsylvania an at-will state? Yes. Learn the public-policy and implied-contract exceptions, right-to-work status, and your federal protections.
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Pennsylvania Audio Recording Laws: All-Party Consent Rules and Felony Penalties (2026)
Learn Pennsylvania audio recording laws under 18 Pa.C.S. 5703. All-party consent required. Third-degree felony penalties of up to 7 years and $15,000 fine.
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Pennsylvania Background Check Laws (2026 Guide)
Pennsylvania background check laws: Ban the Box, lookback periods, Clean Slate, employer and housing checks.
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Pennsylvania Biometric Privacy Laws: Collection, Consent & Penalties (2026)
Pennsylvania lacks a standalone biometric privacy law. Learn how BPINA, the UTPCPL, and pending bills like HB 78 and HB 596 affect biometric data rights.
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Pennsylvania Bodycam Laws: The 60-Day Request Rule Explained
Pennsylvania's Act 22 pulled bodycam footage out of the Right-to-Know Law and requires a written request within 60 days of recording. Here is how it works.
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Pennsylvania Car Accident Laws: Tort Choice, PIP, and Your Claim
Pennsylvania is a choice no-fault state: elect full tort or limited tort at policy purchase. Learn the 15/30/5 minimums, 2-year SOL, verbal threshold, and 51% bar.
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Pennsylvania Car Seat Laws (2026): Ages, Fines & Fact Check
75 Pa.C.S. 4581 requires rear-facing under 2, a restraint through age 3, and a booster plus seat belt through age 7. See the $75 fine and debunked airbag claim.
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Pennsylvania Child Custody Laws: Types, Best Interests, and Your Rights
Pennsylvania custody law weighs the enumerated best-interests factors under 23 Pa.C.S. 5328 (Act 11 of 2025, eff. 8/29/2025). No joint-custody presumption. Learn PA rules and relocation procedure.
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Pennsylvania Child Support Laws (2026): Guidelines & Calculator
Pennsylvania uses the Income Shares Model under Pa.R.C.P. 1910.16. 2026 guidelines raised basic obligations 3-10% and the self-support reserve to $1,255/mo.
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Pennsylvania Court Records: UJS Portal Search and Clean Slate Sealing
How to search Pennsylvania court records on the free UJS Web Portal, what's public, and how Clean Slate sealing works under Act 56 and Act 36.
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Pennsylvania Dashcam Laws: Mounting Rules, Audio Recording, and Evidence (2026)
Learn Pennsylvania dashcam laws. Windshield mounting rules under 75 Pa.C.S. 4524, audio recording consent requirements, and how to use dashcam footage as evidence.
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Pennsylvania Data Breach Notification Laws: Reporting Rules & Timelines (2026)
Pennsylvania requires breach notification without unreasonable delay. The 2024 BPINA amendment adds AG notice at 500+, 12-month credit monitoring, and health insurance data coverage.
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Pennsylvania Data Privacy Laws: Breach Notification & Consumer Rights (2026)
Guide to Pennsylvania data privacy laws including breach notification under BPINA, the all-party consent Wiretap Act, pending HB 78 consumer privacy bill, and AG enforcement.
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Pennsylvania Death Records: Are They Public + How to Get One
Pennsylvania is a closed-record state: only family and others with a direct interest can buy a certified death certificate until 50 years pass. Fee is $20. Here is how to order one.
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Pennsylvania Debt Collection Laws: The Wage Garnishment Ban and Its Exact Exceptions
Pennsylvania bars wage garnishment for ordinary consumer debt. The exact 42 Pa.C.S. 8127 exception list, the 4-year SOL, bank account risks, and repo rules.
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Pennsylvania Deepfake Laws: AI Images, Voice Cloning & Penalties (2026)
Pennsylvania has enacted two deepfake laws: Act 125 (2024) criminalizes AI sexual imagery, and Act 35 (2025) bans digital forgery including AI voice cloning. Penalties up to felony.
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Pennsylvania Defamation Laws: Libel & Slander (2026)
Pennsylvania defamation laws: the one-year deadline to sue (42 Pa.C.S. 5523), libel vs slander, defamation per se, and the 2024 anti-SLAPP law.
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Pennsylvania Divorce Laws (2026): Grounds, Residency, and Process
Pennsylvania divorce: mutual consent after 90-day wait or 1-year separation unilateral. Equitable distribution state. Residency, filing steps, and grounds explained.
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Pennsylvania Dog Bite Laws: Liability and Victim Rights
Learn Pennsylvania dog bite laws, including strict liability for medical costs, negligence rules for full damages, dangerous dog penalties, and filing deadlines.
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Pennsylvania Drone Laws 2026: Privacy, Hunting & Penalties
Pennsylvania bans drone surveillance and threats under 18 Pa.C.S. Section 3505 and makes prison contraband delivery by drone a second-degree felony.
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Pennsylvania DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC Tiers (2026)
Pennsylvania DUI laws use three BAC tiers under Title 75 Section 3802. Learn first-offense penalties, the interlock rule, the 10-year look-back, and ARD.
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Pennsylvania E-Scooter Laws: Sidewalk, Helmet & Age Rules (2026)
Pennsylvania has no standalone e-scooter statute. Title 75 folds a stand-up e-scooter into the motorcycle-class 'motor-driven cycle' category, making it not legal on public streets, per PennDOT.
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Pennsylvania Emancipation Laws: How Minors Become Emancipated in Pennsylvania (2026)
Pennsylvania has no general emancipation statute. Learn how minors become emancipated in Pennsylvania through common law, agency recognition, marriage, and military service.
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Pennsylvania Employee Monitoring Laws (2026): Workplace Surveillance Rights
Pennsylvania employee monitoring laws explained: why the state has no social media password law, WESCA's all-party consent rule for recording, and video voyeurism law.
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Pennsylvania Expungement Laws: Clean Slate, Sealing, and Eligibility (2026)
Pennsylvania expungement law covers traditional expungement under 18 Pa.C.S. § 9122, petition-based sealing under § 9122.1, and automatic Clean Slate sealing under § 9122.2. Learn who qualifies and how to file.
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Pennsylvania Final Paycheck Laws: The 25%-or-$500 Penalty for Late Wages
Pennsylvania's WPCL requires final wages by the next regular payday and imposes a 25% or $500 penalty, whichever is greater, plus a 3-year deadline to sue.
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Pennsylvania GPS Tracking Laws: Is It Legal to Put a Tracker on a Car? (2026)
Pennsylvania has no GPS tracker law yet. HB 407 is still pending in the Senate. Learn when tracking a car becomes stalking under 18 Pa.C.S. 2709.1.
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Pennsylvania Grandparents' Rights: Visitation and Custody Laws
Pennsylvania grandparent custody law after D.P. v. G.J.P. and the 2018 Act 21 fix: the current standing triggers, and why older sources may be wrong.
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Pennsylvania Hit and Run Laws: Statutes, Penalties, and Defenses
Learn about Pennsylvania hit and run penalties under 75 Pa.C.S. 3742 and 3743, including felony charges for injury or death, mandatory minimum sentences, and your duties at the scene.
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Pennsylvania Identity Theft Laws: 18 Pa.C.S. Section 4120 Grading
Pennsylvania identity theft is graded by dollar value under 18 Pa.C.S. Section 4120. Victims can also sue for treble damages under 42 Pa.C.S. Section 8315.
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Pennsylvania Landlord-Tenant Laws (2026): Deposits, Notice, and Tenant Rights
Pennsylvania landlord-tenant laws: 2-month deposit cap year 1, 1 month after, 30-day return, 15-day notice to end month-to-month, and no rent control.
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Pennsylvania Landlord-Tenant Recording and Surveillance Laws (2026)
Learn Pennsylvania landlord-tenant recording laws. Tenant privacy rights, landlord surveillance limits, security camera rules, and hidden camera criminal penalties.
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Pennsylvania Laws on Recording Doctors and Medical Appointments (2026)
Learn Pennsylvania medical recording laws. All-party consent required for recording doctors. HIPAA, patient rights, telehealth recording, and hospital surveillance rules.
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Pennsylvania Laws on Recording in Public: What Is Legal (2026)
Learn Pennsylvania public recording laws. Silent video in public is legal, audio requires context. Sunshine Act rights, filming police, and public event recording explained.
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Pennsylvania Laws on Recording Police: Your Rights and Limits (2026)
Learn your rights to record police in Pennsylvania. First Amendment protections under Fields v. City of Philadelphia, body camera laws, and Sunshine Act rules.
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Pennsylvania Lemon Law (2026): How to Qualify & Get a Refund
Pennsylvania's Lemon Law covers new cars and motorcycles (May 2025+). Learn the 3-attempt/30-day presumption, refund formula, and how to file a claim.
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Pennsylvania Marriage & Divorce Records: How to Get a Copy (2026)
Pennsylvania issues no state marriage or divorce copies. Get a marriage record from the county Marriage License Clerk and a decree from the Prothonotary.
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Pennsylvania Medical Records Retention Laws (2026 Guide)
Pennsylvania requires 7-year medical records retention for physicians and hospitals. Learn PA rules for minors, HIPAA, CMS, patient access, and destruction.
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Pennsylvania Name Change Laws: Fingerprinting, Dual Publication, and the Offense Bar
Pennsylvania name changes require fingerprinting, a state police background check, and publication in two newspapers. Here is the full process and cost.
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Pennsylvania Nursing Home Camera Laws: Esther's Law (HB 1350) and the Wiretap Risk
Pennsylvania has no nursing home camera statute. Esther's Law (HB 1350) is pending and would carve out an exception to the state's all-party consent Wiretap Act.
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Pennsylvania Open Container Law (2026): Statute and Penalty
Pennsylvania bans open-container possession and alcohol consumption for drivers and passengers under 75 Pa.C.S. Section 3809. Read the exact text.
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Pennsylvania Phone Call Recording Laws: Consent Rules and Penalties (2026)
Learn Pennsylvania phone call recording laws under 18 Pa.C.S. 5703, all-party consent rules, telemarketer exceptions, interstate call rules, and felony penalties.
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Pennsylvania Police Reports: Crash Reports, Incident Reports, and Body Cam Footage
Pennsylvania runs crash reports, incident reports, and body camera footage through three separate laws. Here is how to request each and Act 22's 60-day trap.
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Pennsylvania Pornography Laws (2026): Obscenity, AV Bills & CSAM
Pennsylvania pornography law explained: Section 5903 obscenity, pending age-verification bills, CSAM penalties, and the 2024 AI revenge-porn update.
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Pennsylvania Power of Attorney Laws: Durable, Medical, and Financial POA (2026)
Pennsylvania power of attorney laws explained: execution requirements (notary + 2 witnesses + statutory notice since 2015), durable by default, agent duties, hot powers, and the separate health care POA under 20 Pa. C.S. ch. 54.
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Pennsylvania Probate and Intestate Succession: What Happens Without a Will (2026)
Pennsylvania probate starts at the Register of Wills. Learn intestate succession and Pennsylvania's inheritance tax, including 4.5% on children.
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Pennsylvania Property Records: How to Find Out Who Owns a Property (2026)
Pennsylvania property records run through 67 county Recorders of Deeds, some free and some paid. Here is how to find a property owner and the real costs.
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