16 Pa. C.S. § 13704

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-111
Section 13704 - Real estate deputies

The sheriff may appoint a real estate deputy to administer all matters relating to the sheriff's sales of real estate and distributions of the proceeds of the sheriff's sales of real estate. The real estate deputy's appointment shall be made and be revocable as provided for the chief deputy. The real estate deputy may perform all duties incumbent upon the sheriff in the same manner as the chief deputy and the same effect in law as if the official duties had been performed by the sheriff in person. The duties shall include the execution and acknowledgment of sheriff's deeds for real estate upon receipt of the purchase price for the real estate. Nothing in this section shall operate to relieve the sheriff or the sheriff's sureties from liability upon official bond of the sheriff or the sheriff's sureties.

16 Pa.C.S. § 13704

Added by P.L. (number not assigned at time of publication) 2024 No. 14,§ 4, eff. 7/8/2024.