Adopted December 28, 2005 · Last amended July 14, 2006 · Last verified June 30, 2026
In one sentenceThis rule supplies the form of the notice that must accompany a motion to compel arbitration, telling the responding party that it must file an answer and what is at stake.
Full Text of Rule 1330
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Form. The notice required by Rule 1329(d)(1) shall be substantially in the following form: (Caption) Notice to File Answer The motion attached to this notice asks the court to enforce an agreement to submit claims to arbitration. If you oppose submission of this claim to arbitration, you must file an answer to the motion with the Prothonotary within twenty (20) days of mailing or other service of this notice. If you fail to respond, this case will proceed to arbitration and may result in the entry of a money judgment against you.
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Plain-English Summary
This rule prints the “notice to file answer” that goes at the front of a motion to compel arbitration in a consumer-credit case. It tells the recipient that the attached motion asks the court to compel arbitration and that the party must file an answer, raising every objection, within the time the rules allow.
The Official Note lets a court require the notice to be repeated in designated languages. Putting a plain-language notice on the motion ensures the responding party understands the demand and the deadline to oppose it.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is this notice for?
It warns a party served with a motion to compel arbitration that they must file an answer to oppose it.
Official Note
Official Note: A court may by local rule require the notice to be repeated in one or more designated languages other than English.
Amendment History
The provisions of this Rule 1330 adopted December 28, 2005, effective February 1, 2006, 36 Pa.B. 174; amended July 14, 2006, effective immediately, 36 Pa.B. 3979. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (317025) to (317026).
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:notice to file answer arbitrationcompel arbitration notice formRule 1329 notice