37 Pa. Code § 111.1

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024

Section 111.1 - Service of process

(a) Service of process on Commonwealth agencies in actions brought under 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 8501-8564 (relating to matters affecting government units) shall be made at the principal office of the defendant agency as set forth in subsection (b) or at the local office of the defendant agency as designed in § 111.4(c) (relating to venue). Service of process shall also be made at the principal office of the Attorney General as set forth in subsection (b), and at the Office of Attorney General as set forth in subsection (d).

(b) The addresses of the principal offices designated to accept service of an agency are as follows:

Department of Aging

Office of Chief Counsel

555 Walnut Street, 5th Floor

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101-1919

Department of Agriculture

Office of Chief Counsel

Room 201 Agriculture Building

2301 North Cameron Street

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110

Office of Attorney General

Torts Litigation Unit

15th Floor, Strawberry Square

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120

Office of Auditor General

Office of Chief Counsel

229 Finance Building

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120

Department of Banking

Office of Chief Counsel

Market Square Plaza

17 North 2nd Street, 13th Floor

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101

Department of Community and Economic Development

Office of Chief Counsel

Commonwealth Keystone Building

400 North Street, Plaza Level

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Office of Chief Counsel

Rachel Carson State Office Building

Post Office Box 8767

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105-8767

Department of Corrections

Office of Chief Counsel

2520 Lisburn Road

Post Office Box 598

Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17001-8764

Department of Education

(If a Tort claim is made involving State universities, do not serve the Department of Education, serve the State System of Higher Education.)

Office of Chief Counsel

Ninth Floor, Harristown 2

333 Market Street

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17126-0333

Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency

Office of Chief Council

2605 Interstate Drive

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110

Department of Environmental Protection

Office of Chief Counsel

16th Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building

Post Office Box 2063

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105-2063

Fish and Boat Commission

Office of Chief Counsel

1601 Elmerton Avenue

Post Office Box 67000

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17106-7000

Game Commission

Executive Director

2001 Elmerton Ave.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110-9797

Department of General Services

Office of Chief Counsel

603 North Office Building

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17125

Governor's Office

Office of Counsel to Governor

225 Main Capitol Building

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120

Department of Health

Office of Chief Counsel

8th Floor West, Health and Welfare Building

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency

Office of Chief Counsel

1200 North 7th Street

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17102

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority

Executive Director

1035 Mumma Road

Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania 17043

**Post Office Box 990, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17001-0990

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency

Office of Chief Counsel

211 North Front Street

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105-8029

Historical and Museum Commission

Office of Chief Counsel

500 State Museum Building

Post Office Box 1026

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120

Insurance Department

Office of Chief Counsel

13th Floor-Strawberry Square

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120

Department of Labor and Industry

Office of Chief Counsel

10th Floor, Labor and Industry Building

651 Boas Street

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17121

Liquor Control Board

Office of Chief Counsel

401 Northwest Office Building

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17124-0001

Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

Attn: Office of Chief Counsel

Building 7-36

Fort Indiantown Gap

Annville, Pennsylvania 17003-5002

Board of Probation and Parole

Office of Chief Counsel

1101 South Front Street, Suite 5100

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17104

Public Utility Commission

Secretary

North Office Building

Post Office Box 3265

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105-3265

Department of Public Welfare

(Including restoration centers, State mental hospitals, mental retardation centers, youth development centers, youth forestry camps, and State general hospitals.)

Department of Public Welfare

Office of Legal Counsel

3rd Floor West, Health and Welfare Building

Post Office Box 2675

7th and Forster Streets

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120

Department of Revenue

Office of Chief Counsel

Tenth Floor

Strawberry Square

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17128

Securities Commission

Office of Chief Counsel

2nd Floor-Eastgate

1010 North 7th Street

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17102-1410

Department of State

Office of Chief Counsel

301 North Office Building

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120-0029

Pennsylvania State Police

Office of Chief Counsel

3rd Floor, Department Headquarters

1800 Elmerton Avenue

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110

State System of Higher Education

Office of Chief Counsel

Dixon University Center

2986 North Second Street

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110

Department of Transportation

Office of Chief Counsel

9th Floor, Commonwealth Keystone Building

400 North Street

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120-0041

Department of Treasury

Office of Chief Counsel

Finance Building

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120-0018

(c) Service upon bureaus and commissions not listed in subsection (b) shall be made upon the principal or local office of the bureau or commission, and shall also be made upon the offices of the Attorney General as designated in subsection (a).

(d) The office of the Attorney General designated for service of process only in actions where venue is located in the following counties is as follows:

(1) Adams, Berks, Bradford, Cameron, Carbon, Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mifflin, Monroe, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne, Wyoming and York-Torts Litigation Unit, 15th Floor, Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120.

(2) Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Somerset, Venango, Warren, Washington and Westmoreland-Torts Litigation Unit, 4th Floor, Manor Building, 564 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219.

(3) Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia-Torts Litigation Unit, 206 Philadelphia State Office Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130.

37 Pa. Code § 111.1

This section cited in 37 Pa. Code § 111.4 (relating to venue).