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Subchapter I. Lien of Judgments
§ 4701. Definitions. - As used in this subchapter: “Terre tenant” means the grantee...
§ 4702. Time of binding lands. - A judgment shall bind lands only from the time of...
§ 4703. Time entry of judgment upon verdict is effective. - A judgment upon a verdict, if entered before the end...
§ 4704. Ascertaining amount of judgment; time of entry. - A judgment given, amount to be ascertained by the prothonotary...
§ 4705. Priority of judgments entered same day. - If several judgments are entered against the same person, on...
§ 4706. Entry during term; docket date. - A judgment entered during a term, if the day of...
§ 4707. Justice of the peace and Court of Common Pleas judgments. - Sections 4702-4706 of this title do not extend to judgments...
§ 4708. Supreme Court judgments. - A final judgment of the Supreme Court, given upon the...
§ 4709. Prothonotary to enter Supreme Court judgment. - The prothonotary of the Court below to whom a record...
§ 4710. Effect of Supreme Court judgment. - (a) The entry, made under § 4709 of this title,...
§ 4711. Time limitation of judgment lien; extension of time. - (a) No judgment for the recovery of money entered or...
§ 4712. Effect of extension; subsequent renewals. - Immediately from and after the minuting and certifying upon the...
§ 4713. Seizure of real estate by execution after losing lien. - No real estate shall be seized or taken by virtue...
§ 4714. Revived judgment as lien on real estate. - In case the lien upon real estate of any judgment...
§ 4715. Scire facias for extension of lien. - (a) In all cases where no agreement for the renewal...
§ 4716. Cases in which the 10 year limitation shall not apply. - (a) This subchapter shall not operate to defeat the due...
§ 4717. Judgments by confession. - A judgment, entered by the prothonotary of the Superior Court...
§ 4718. Judgment on bond other than for payment of money. - No judgment entered by virtue of a warrant of attorney...
Subchapter II. Entry of Judgments
§ 4731. Dating and indexing. - The true date of entering or signing every judgment, shall...
§ 4732. Attorney confessing judgment upon warrant of attorney. - When judgment is confessed by virtue of a warrant of...
§ 4733. Judgments entered at special directions of state judge. - (a) Any state judge may have recorded, docketed, indexed and/or...
§ 4734. Court of Chancery judgments for payment of money. - The prothonotary of each county shall, upon the receipt of...
§ 4735. Supplementary character of §§ 4733 and 4734. - Sections 4733 and 4734 of this title provide for a...
§ 4736. Federal court judgments. - (a) Transcripts of judgments rendered in the United States District...
§ 4737. Fees of prothonotary. - The fees of the prothonotary for services under this subchapter...
Subchapter III. Satisfaction of Judgments
§ 4751. Time for entry; penalty for failure to satisfy; jurisdiction. - (a) Every person to whom a sum is due by...
§ 4752. Exceptions to § 4751. - Section 4751 of this title does not extend to cases...
§ 4753. Persons making and signing entry. - Satisfaction shall be entered by the legal holder of the...
§ 4754. Penalty for failure to enter within time limit. - Any person who commits a default under § 4751 of...
§ 4755. Officer holding execution; return of payments or settlement. - (a) When the sheriff or other officer, to whom an...
§ 4756. Real estate sold on execution; return of officer; duty of prothonotary. - The sheriff or other officer having sold real estate by...
§ 4757. Testatum fi. fa. or transcript of judgment in another county; duties of prothonotary. - (a) Whenever there is any judgment in any county of...
§ 4758. Penalties for violations or neglect of duty by officers. - If any prothonotary or sheriff refuses or neglects to perform...
§ 4759. Compelling entry on record. - Where judgments are liens upon real estate and the same...
§ 4760. Entry by nonresident. - (a) Any nonresident person to whom a sum is due...
Subchapter IV. Judgments Against Executors and Administrators
§ 4771. Report of referees; conclusiveness as to assets. - Judgment against an executor or administrator, upon the report of...
§ 4772. Decedent's real estate as bound. - The real estate of a deceased person shall not be...
§ 4773. Application by plaintiff for rule of reference. - If a defendant, being summoned, fails to appear, or appearing,...
§ 4774. Notice of meeting of referees. - When a rule of reference is entered by the court...
§ 4775. Rule of reference after judgment by default or upon motion. - A rule of reference may be entered after a judgment...
Subchapter V. Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
§ 4781. “Foreign judgment” defined. - In this subchapter, the words “foreign judgment” shall mean any...
§ 4782. Filing and status of foreign judgments. - A copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with...
§ 4783. Notice of filing. - (a) At the time of the filing of the foreign...
§ 4784. Stay. - (a) If the judgment debtor shows the Court that an...
§ 4785. Fees. - Any person filing a foreign judgment shall pay to the...
§ 4786. Right to enforce judgment unimpaired. - The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action...
§ 4787. Short title. - This subchapter may be cited as the “Uniform Enforcement of...