The sheriff shall note on the writ the date and time when it is received.
Rule 3105.Writ; notation of time of receipt.
Adopted March 30, 1960 · Last amended April 12, 1999 · Last verified June 30, 2026
In one sentenceThe sheriff must note on the writ the date and time it is received, fixing the moment that can decide priority among competing creditors reaching the same property.
Full Text of Rule 3105
Plain-English Summary
This one-line rule requires the sheriff to record on the writ the exact date and time of receipt. Small as it is, the notation does real work.
The priority rules for competing execution creditors turn on when each writ was delivered to the sheriff. By stamping receipt, the sheriff creates the record that later sorts out who gets paid first when more than one creditor pursues the same property. The timestamp is the objective marker the distribution rules rely on.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why note the time the writ is received?
Because priority can turn on when the writ was delivered to the sheriff.
Who records the time?
The sheriff, on receiving the writ, as the rule directs.
Amendment History
The provisions of this Rule 3105 adopted March 30, 1960, effective November 1, 1960; amended April 12, 1999, effective July 1, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 2281. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (243902).
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: notation time of receipt writ