Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 16, April 20, 2024
Rule 2956.1 - Execution Upon a Judgment Entered by Confession(a) Except as otherwise provided by subdivisions (b) and (c), a judgment entered by confession shall be enforced as provided by Rule 3101 et seq. governing the enforcement of a judgment for the payment of money.(b) A judgment entered by confession which arises from a retail installment sale, contract or account under the Goods and Services Installment Sales Act or which constitutes a residential mortgage obligation under the Loan Interest and Protection Law shall be conformed as provided by Rule 2981 et seq. prior to execution.(c) Execution upon a judgment entered by confession which is not within the scope of subdivision (b) and to which a petition to open or strike the judgment has not been filed, shall be (1) commenced by a praecipe as provided by Rule 2957 and(2) conditioned upon the service of notice on the defendant in the judgment as provided by either (i) Rule 2958.1 at least thirty days prior to the filing of the praecipe for the writ of execution, or(ii) Rule 2958.2 with the notice of sale of real property, or(iii) Rule 2958.3 with the writ of execution.The provisions of this Rule 2956.1 adopted April 1, 1996, effective 7/1/1996, 26 Pa.B. 1806; amended September 13, 1996, effective immediately, 26 Pa.B. 4636.