(a) A judgment may be transferred to another county by filing of record a certified copy of all the docket entries in the action and a certification of the amount of the judgment.
Rule 3002.Transfer to another county.
Adopted March 30, 1960 · Last amended December 19, 2003 · Last verified June 30, 2026
In one sentenceA judgment is moved to another county by filing a certified copy of the docket entries and a certification of the amount, after which the receiving prothonotary enters it in that county’s docket and judgment index against the defendant.
Full Text of Rule 3002
(b) The prothonotary of the court to which a judgment is transferred shall forthwith enter it in the appropriate docket and in the judgment index against the defendant.
(c) Any party in interest may at any time file with the court to which a judg- ment has been transferred a certified copy of all or any part of any of the record, testimony or exhibits in the original action.
Plain-English Summary
This rule is the mechanics of carrying a judgment into a second county so it can be enforced or create a lien there. The creditor files, with the prothonotary of the new county, a certified copy of all the docket entries in the action plus a certification of the amount of the judgment.
That prothonotary then promptly enters the judgment in the appropriate docket and indexes it against the defendant. Any party in interest may later file in the transferee county a certified copy of all or part of the record, testimony, or exhibits from the original action, so the new county’s file can be built out as the case requires.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why transfer a judgment to another county?
To establish the judgment, and its lien, in a county where the debtor owns property or where enforcement is sought.
How is a transfer made?
By the procedure this rule sets out, which records the judgment in the second county.
Amendment History
The provisions of this Rule 3002 adopted March 30, 1960, effective November 1, 1960; amended December 19, 2003, effective July 1, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 22. 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: transfer judgment another county