Section 211. Abolished, Consolidated, or Changed Magisterial Districts; Subsequent Filings

When these rules specify that a party is to file or serve an ancillary or supplementary action in the magisterial district court which rendered a judgment or issued other process, but that court no longer exists or its magisterial district boundaries have been changed, the party may file or serve the ancillary or supplementary action only in the magisterial district court in which the original record of the proceedings containing the judgment is filed.

Official Note

This rule provides a procedure for filing or serving an ancillary or supplementary action, when the action should be filed or served in the magisterial district court which rendered the judgment or issued other process, but that court has been abolished, consolidated or otherwise changed. Such actions may include a request for order of execution or a request for a certified copy of a judgment (see Rule 402), an objection to levy or other property claim (see Rule 413), a request for order of possession (see Rule 515), or a request for entry of satisfaction (see Rule 341), among others. The rule provides that, under these circumstances, the action may be filed or served only in the magisterial district court that has become the official custodian of the original record, even though that court did not render the judgment.

The provisions of this Rule 211 adopted April 5, 2002, effective January 1, 2003, 32 Pa.B. 2199.