Pennsylvania Statutes Title 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure § 5571. Appeals generally

(1) Election cases.--The time for appeal from an order in any matter arising under the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L. 1333, No. 320),  1 known as the “Pennsylvania Election Code,” or any other statute relating to registration or elections shall, if such statutes provide for a lesser time for appeal, be governed by the appropriate provision of such statutes.

(2) Financing cases.--The time for appeal from an order in any matter arising under the act of July 12, 1972 (P.L. 781, No. 185),  2 known as the “Local Government Unit Debt Act,” or any other statute relating to the incurring of debt by a government unit, shall if such statutes provide for a lesser time for appeal, be governed by the appropriate provision of such statutes.

(3) Probate matters.--The time for appeal from an order of a register of wills under Title 20 (relating to decedents, estates and fiduciaries) shall, if such statute provides a greater time for appeal, be governed by the appropriate provision of such statute.

(4) Execution matters.--The time for appeal from an order of any system or related personnel entered in connection with enforcement of attachments, judgments or similar process or orders shall be governed by general rule.

(5) Deleted by 2008, July 4, P.L. 325, No. 40, § 1, imd. effective.

(6) Implied determinations.--When pursuant to law a determination is deemed to have been made by reason of the expiration of a specified period of time after submission of a matter to a tribunal or other government unit or after another prior event, any person affected may treat the expiration of such period as equivalent to the entry of an order for purposes of appeal and any person affected shall so treat the expiration of the period where the person has actual knowledge (other than knowledge of the mere lapse of time) that an implied determination has occurred.