42 Pa. C.S. § 5503 : Consolidated Statutes — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE — ACTIONS, PROCEEDINGS AND OTHER MATTERS GENERALLY — LIMITATION OF TIME — GENERAL PROVISIONS — Commencement of matters
(a) General ruleA matter is commenced for the purposes of this chapter when a document embodying the matter is filed in an office authorized by
section 5103 (relating to transfer of erroneously filed matters) or by any other provision of law to receive such document.
(b) Implementing court rulesSubsection (a) may be made more specifically applicable to particular classes of matters, including interparty claims therein, by general rules further defining the document which when filed shall constitute the commencement of a matter.
42 Pa.C.S. § 5503
1976, July 9, P.L. 586, No. 142, § 2, effective 6/27/1978. As amended 1978, April 28, P.L. 202, No. 53, § 10 (61.2), effective 6/27/1978.