Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Section 13.21 - Existing law(a)Preliminary search. On being given an assignment, the draftsman first finds the present statute on the subject if there is one. The index to Purdon's Statutes is the most comprehensive guide to this information. The indexes in the Laws of Pennsylvania may be helpful if there is reason to believe that the statute is of a particular year or period of time. If the statute on the general subject has been compiled in a bulletin, the table of contents and index of the bulletin may be consulted.(b)Full text computer search. The entire text of Purdon's Statutes is presently available in computer-searchable form through the facilities of the Legislative Date Processing Center, Room 47, Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. By framing an appropriate search question it is possible to locate all sections of Purdon's Statutes which contain a specified word, term or phrase.(c)Existing law adequate. At times the preliminary search reveals that what is proposed is already the law. In that case the attention of the proponent is called to that fact and no bill will be prepared.