Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 3000 - JUDGMENTS
Subchapter B - REVIVAL OF JUDGMENTS
Rule 3030 - Pleading

Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 3030

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024

(a) The writ shall be the equivalent of a complaint in a civil action. The rules relating to a civil action so far as applicable shall govern further proceedings. No counterclaim may be asserted.

(b) Except as provided by subdivision (c), the lien of the writ shall continue during the further proceedings.

(c) If judgment cannot be entered on the writ within a period of five years after the entry of the writ in the judgment index because of the further proceedings, the court before which the further proceedings are pending may enter an order continuing the lien of the writ for a period not exceeding five years. The order shall become effective when entered in the judgment index.

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