Pennsylvania Code
Title 246 - MINOR COURT CIVIL RULES
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 400 - ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS RENDERED BY MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGES FOR THE PAYMENT OF MONEY
Rule 405 - Service of Order of Execution

Universal Citation: 246 PA Code ยง 405

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024

A. Service of the order of execution shall be made by the sheriff of, or any certified constable in, the county in which the office of the magisterial district judge is situated by levy within 60 days of the issuance or reissuance of the order. If this service is not available to the magisterial district judge, service may be made by any certified constable of the Commonwealth.

B. At the time of the levy, the officer executing the order of execution shall give the defendant a copy of the order or leave it at the place of levy, but if the place of levy is not the defendant's residence or usual place of business and the defendant has not been given a copy of the order the copy shall be mailed to the last known address of the defendant. If the levy is made upon property of the defendant in the possession of another person, a copy of the order shall similarly be made available to that person as well as to the defendant.

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