Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 11701.432. Procedure for disincorporation

(a) Ordinance.--Within 45 days of a determination of nonviability under section 431.1,  1 the governing body may enact an ordinance, subject to review by the court of common pleas under section 433,  2 that will initiate the disincorporation of the municipality. The ordinance shall be advertised as required by law but it may not become effective until the court has issued its decree under section 433.

(b) Petition by electors.--If the governing body of the municipality fails to pass an ordinance authorized under subsection (a), then a petition signed by registered electors of the municipality comprising at least 51% of the number of electors voting for the office of Governor in the last gubernatorial general election may be submitted to the court within 60 days of the failure of the governing body to enact an ordinance as provided in subsection (a).