(a) Upon praecipe stating that a writ has been lost or destroyed a substituted writ may be issued.
Rule 3106.Substitution, reissuance and expiration of writ.
Adopted March 30, 1960 · Last amended April 12, 1999 · Last verified June 30, 2026
In one sentenceA lost writ may be replaced, a writ may be reissued any number of times, a reissued writ may name a new garnishee, and no writ may be served or used to levy after ninety days from its issuance or reissuance.
Full Text of Rule 3106
(b) A writ may be reissued at any time, and any number of times, by endorse- ment thereon by the prothonotary of the word ‘‘reissued’’.
(c) A reissued writ may name a garnishee not originally named.
(d) A writ shall not be served nor shall a levy or attachment be made there- under after the expiration of ninety days from the date of issuance or reissuance. After levy or attachment has been made under the writ within the ninety day period it shall remain valid without further reissuance for the purpose of complet- ing the pending execution proceedings under the levy or attachment.
Plain-English Summary
This rule keeps a writ usable over time and sets its outer limit. If a writ is lost or destroyed, a substituted writ may issue on praecipe. A writ may be reissued at any time and any number of times by the prothonotary’s endorsement of “reissued,” and a reissued writ may name a garnishee not in the original.
The cutoff is ninety days: no writ may be served, and no levy or attachment made under it, after ninety days from issuance or reissuance — though a levy or attachment properly made within that window remains good. Reissuance is the device that resets the ninety-day clock.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a writ of execution be reissued?
Yes. If levy or service is not made within the writ's period, it may be reissued or a new writ issued.
Can a new garnishee be named on reissuance?
Yes. A reissued writ may name a new garnishee.
Amendment History
The provisions of this Rule 3106 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 pages (243902) to (243903).
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: substitution reissuance expiration writ