Duty of judgment creditor to enter satisfaction. (a) General rule.-- A judgment creditor who has received satisfaction of any judgment in any tribunal
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Section: 8104
Jurisdiction: PA
Bluebook Citation: 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 8104
§ 8104. Duty of judgment creditor to enter satisfaction. (a) General rule.-- A judgment creditor who has received satisfaction of any judgment in any tribunal
of this Commonwealth shall, at the written request of the judgment debtor, or of anyone
interested therein, and tender of the fee for entry of satisfaction, enter satisfaction
in the office of the clerk of the court where such judgment is outstanding, which
satisfaction shall forever discharge the judgment. (b) Liquidated damages.-- A judgment creditor who shall willfully or unreasonably fail without good cause or
refuse for more than 90 days after written notice in the manner prescribed by general
rules to comply with a request pursuant to subsection (a) shall pay to the judgment
debtor as liquidated damages 1% of the original amount of the judgment for each month
of delinquency beyond such 90 days, but not less than $250 nor more than $2,500. Such
liquidated damages shall be recoverable pursuant to general rules, by supplementary
proceedings in the matter in which the judgment was entered. (June 25, 1997, P.L.321, No.32, eff. imd.) 1997 Amendment. Act 32 amended subsec. (b).
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