Section 3030. Pleadings. Further Proceedings. Continuance of Lien

(a) The writ shall be the equivalent of a complaint in a civil action. The rules relating to a civil action so far as applicable shall govern further proceedings. No counterclaim may be asserted.

(b) Except as provided by subdivision (c), the lien of the writ shall continue during the further proceedings.

(c) If judgment cannot be entered on the writ within a period of five years after the entry of the writ in the judgment index because of the further proceedings, the court before which the further proceedings are pending may enter an order continuing the lien of the writ for a period not exceeding five years. The order shall become effective when entered in the judgment index.

The provisions of this Rule 3030 adopted October 1, 1964, effective April 1, 1965; amended December 16, 1983, effective July 1, 1984, 13 Pa.B. 3999; amended June 15, 1994, effective July 1, 1994, 25 Pa.B. 3215; amended December 19, 2003, effective July 1, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 22. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (213388).