231 Pa. Code § 3030

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 24, June 15, 2024
Rule 3030 - Pleading
(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.

231 Pa. Code § 3030

The provisions of this Rule 3030 adopted October 1, 1964, effective 4/1/1965; amended December 16, 1983, effective 7/1/1984, 13 Pa.B. 3999; amended June 15, 1994, effective 7/1/1994, 25 Pa.B. 3215; amended December 19, 2003, effective 7/1/2004, 34 Pa.B. 22.