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8 Pa.C.S. § 201

Contiguous areas

Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Title 8 — BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS · Status: effective

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8 Pa.C.S. § 201, Contiguous areas, Pennsylvania, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-27, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1378071
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A court of common pleas may incorporate as a borough any contiguous area from one or more townships within the court's jurisdiction having a population of at least 500 residents. After having been incorporated as a borough, the area shall be a body corporate and politic and shall have the name decreed by the court.