Rule 1307.Award. Docketing. Notice. Judgment. Molding the Award.

Last amended November 2, 2007 · Last verified June 30, 2026

In one sentenceRule 1307 has the prothonotary docket the arbitration award and notify the parties, lets judgment be entered on praecipe if no appeal is taken within thirty days, and allows the court to mold an award that contains an obvious error.

Full Text of Rule 1307

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(a) The prothonotary shall

(1) enter the award of record upon the proper docket,

(2) immediately send by ordinary mail a copy of the award, with notice of the date and time of its entry on the docket and the amount of arbitrators’ compensation to be paid upon appeal, to each party’s attorney of record, or to the party if the party has no attorney of record, and

(3) note in the docket the date of mailing the notice.

(b) Rescinded.

(c) If no appeal is taken within thirty days after the entry of the award on the docket, the prothonotary on praecipe shall enter judgment on the award.

(d) Where the record and the award disclose an obvious and unambiguous error in the award mathematics or language, the court, on application of a party within the thirty-day period allowed for appeal, may mold the award to the same extent and with the same effect as the court may mold the verdict of a jury. The filing of such an application shall stay all proceedings including the running of the thirty-day period for appeal until disposition of the application by the court. Any party may file a notice of appeal within the thirty-day appeal period prescribed by Rule 1308(a) or within ten days after disposition of the application, whichever is later.

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Plain-English Summary

This rule turns an arbitration award into an enforceable judgment. The prothonotary enters the award on the docket and mails notice to the parties. If no one appeals within thirty days, any party can have judgment entered on the award by praecipe. The court may also mold the award — correct an obvious, unambiguous error in its math or language — much as it can mold a jury's verdict, and a request to mold pauses the appeal clock.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens if no one appeals the arbitration award?

After thirty days, judgment may be entered on the award by praecipe.

Can the court correct an error in the award?

Yes. It may mold the award to fix an obvious and unambiguous error in the mathematics or language.

Official Note

Official Note: Rule 3021(a)(3) requires the prothonotary to immediately enter in the judgment index a judgment entered on praecipe of a party.

Amendment History

The provisions of this Rule 1307 amended March 11, 1991, effective July 1, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 1284; amended April 12, 1999, effective July 1, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 2266; amended December 19, 2003, effective July 1, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 22; amended November 2, 2007, effective January 1, 2008, 37 Pa.B. 6201. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (317017) to (317018).

Source & verification. Rule text, the Official Note, and the amendment history are reproduced verbatim from the Pennsylvania Code, Title 231, the official compilation of rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Last verified June 30, 2026. · Official text

Also known as: docketing arbitration awardjudgment on awardmolding the award