(a) Establishment.--The Traffic Court of Philadelphia shall be a court not of record. The court is established for the City and County of Philadelphia.
(b) Composition.--The court shall consist of two judges:
(1) who are serving on the court on the effective date of this subsection; and
(2) whose terms expire on December 31, 2017.
(c) Expiration.--This section shall expire on the later of:
(1) the date of the ratification by the electorate of an amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania abolishing the Philadelphia Traffic Court; or
(2) January 1, 2018.
(Feb. 14, 1997, P.L.3, No.2; June 19, 2013, P.L.55, No.17, eff. imd.)
1997 Amendment. Section 4 of Act 2 provided that the amendment shall take effect on the first Monday of January 1998. Section 3 of Act 2 provided that the first judges elected to those judgeships created under section 1321 shall be elected at the 1999 municipal election.
Cross References. Section 1321 is referred to in section 102 of this title.