The Rules governing the Revival of Judgment Liens shall not be deemed to suspend or affect:
Rule 3048.Acts of Assembly not Suspended.
Adopted October 1, 1964 · Last amended December 19, 2003 · Last verified June 30, 2026
In one sentenceThis rule preserves a list of statutes — covering municipal-claim revivals, Fiscal Code provisions, an installment-sales claim, and a probate provision — that the rules on reviving judgment liens do not suspend or affect.
Full Text of Rule 3048
(1) Section 9 of the Act of May 16, 1923, P. L. 207, as amended, 53 P. S. § 7143;
(2) Section 15 of the Act approved May 16, 1923, P. L. 207, as amended, 53 P. S. 7183 insofar as it authorizes revival of municipal claims by suggestion of nonpayment and averment of default;
(3) Section 1404 of the Fiscal Code of April 9, 1929, P. L. 343 as amended, 72 P. S. 1404;
(4) Section 1404.1 of the Act of April 9, 1929, P. L. 343, No. 176, added by Section 5 of the Act of December 12, 1994, P. L. 1015, No. 138, 72 P. S. § 1404.1;
(5) Section 605 of the Act of October 28, 1966, Special Session No. 1, P. L. 55, known as the Goods and Services Installment Sales Act, added by Section 6 of the Act of March 25, 1982, P. L. 199, No. 68, 69 P. S. § 1605;
(6) Section 3382 of the Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code, 20 Pa.C.S. § 3382;
(7) Section 4352(d) and (d.1) of the Domestic Relations Code, 23 Pa.C.S. § 4352(d) and (d.1);
(8) Section 5526(1) of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. § 5526(1);
(9) And all other Acts or parts of Acts authorizing special procedures for the revival of judgment liens in favor of the Commonwealth or political subdi- visions.
Plain-English Summary
The revival rules do not displace every statute that touches judgment liens, and this rule keeps a specific set of them in force. The list includes provisions on the revival of municipal claims by suggestion of nonpayment, sections of the Fiscal Code, a section of the Goods and Services Installment Sales Act, and a section of the Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code.
Where one of these statutes governs, it continues to apply alongside the revival rules. The rule works as a savings clause, so specialized revival procedures the legislature created are not quietly overridden by the general rules.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does “Acts of Assembly not suspended” mean?
The listed statutes remain in effect; the rules do not override them.
Why include such a rule?
Court rules and statutes coexist; this rule draws the boundary for the judgments chapter.
Official Note
Official Note: This Section provides for revival of municipal claims for taxes, water rents or rates, lighting rates, power rates and sewer rates.
Official Note: This Section provides for revival of liens for State taxes by the filing of a suggestion of nonpayment and averment of default.
Official Note: This Section provides that tax liens required to be filed by the Department of Revenue are continued without the necessity of revival.
Official Note: This section requires that a proceeding for revival of a judgment entered by confession, which is subject to the Act, be commenced within one year from the lapse of the lien.
Official Note: Section 3382 provides for the joinder of the personal representative of a decedent as a defendant and for the continuation of the lien on a decedent’s real estate.
Official Note: Section 4352(d) imposes a lien upon real property for overdue support and Section 4352(d.1) provides for the lien to retain its priority without renewal or revival.
Official Note: This section requires that an action for revival of a judgment lien must be commenced within five years.
Amendment History
The provisions of this Rule 3048 adopted October 1, 1964, effective April 1, 1965; amended December 19, 2003, effective July 1, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 22. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (213390) and (243895).
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: acts not suspended judgments