Rule NCV-206.1(a) - PETITIONS(1) A petition is a request which seeks relief ancillary to a given cause of action and which avers facts not of record. (2) The designated applications which are to proceed in the manner of a petition under Pa.R.C.P. No. 206.1 et seq. would be any application for relief other than a motion and not otherwise covered by these rules, for which a rule to show cause is typically issued. Northum. Cnty. Pa NCV-206.1(a)