As used in this chapter ‘‘judgment’’ means a judgment or order requiring the payment of money or adjudicating the right to possession in an action of replevin, including a final or interlocutory order for the payment of costs entered in any court which is subject to these rules, either originally or upon transcript or certification from another court within the same county.
Rule 3001.Definition.
Adopted March 30, 1960 · Last amended December 16, 2003 · Last verified June 30, 2026
In one sentenceA definitions rule: throughout the chapter on transferring judgments between counties, “judgment” covers any judgment or order to pay money, an order deciding the right to possession in replevin, and an order for the payment of costs.
Full Text of Rule 3001
Plain-English Summary
This rule fixes the vocabulary for the chapter on moving a judgment to another county. “Judgment” is read broadly: it reaches not only an ordinary money judgment but also an order adjudicating the right to possession in a replevin action, and a final or interlocutory order for the payment of costs entered in any action.
Defining the term up front means the transfer mechanics that follow apply uniformly to every kind of enforceable judgment. A creditor does not have to guess whether an order for costs or a replevin possession order can be carried across county lines — the definition says it can.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kinds of judgments does this chapter reach?
Judgments or orders requiring the payment of money, and those adjudicating the right to possession in an action of replevin, as the definition specifies.
Why define “judgment” at the start?
The transfer procedure turns on this term, so a single definition keeps it consistent.
Amendment History
The provisions of this Rule 3001 adopted March 30, 1960, effective November 1, 1960; amended June 23, 1975, effective October 1, 1975, 5 Pa.B. 1829; amended December 16, 2003, effective July 1, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 9. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (227323).
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: judgment transfer definitiontransfer of judgments