# 42 Pa.C.S. § 8104: Duty of judgment creditor to enter satisfaction

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## Section

- **Citation:** 42 Pa.C.S. § 8104
- **Heading:** Duty of judgment creditor to enter satisfaction
- **Jurisdiction:** Pennsylvania
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** PA Code / Title 42 / Chapter 81 / Section 8104

## Text

(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).

## Nearby sections

- [42 Pa.C.S. § 8101 Interest on judgments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C81_S8101.md)
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- [42 Pa.C.S. § 8103 Deficiency judgments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C81_S8103.md)
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