Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 15.63 - Short title(a)Use. The official short title is not suitable for all statutes. However, when a statute creates new law in a definable area, the short title will enable quick future identification. Short titles are often used to identify uniform state laws.(b)Location and form. The short title is always the first section of a statute except where it is a uniform law in which case it may appear near the end of the statute to conform to its location in the proposed uniform law. In establishing a short title, it is desirable to eliminate as part of the title terms such as "The," "of 1974," "Pennsylvania" and "State" but it is desirable to identify uniform laws by the inclusion of the word "Uniform." The short title is in the following form: "This act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Adoption Act'."