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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5505 (2026)

 Modification of orders.

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§ 5505.  Modification of orders.

Except as otherwise provided or prescribed by law, a court upon notice to the parties may modify or rescind any order within 30 days after its entry, notwithstanding the prior termination of any term of court, if no appeal from such order has been taken or allowed.

 

Cross References.  Section 5505 is referred to in section 3332 of Title 23 (Domestic Relations).

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Cited in 509 cases (167 in the last 5 years), 1982–2026 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Holmes, 933 A.2d 57 (Pa. 2007).
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Commonwealth v. Holmes, 933 A.2d 57 (Pa. 2007). · cites it 18× “The two cases under review herein demonstrate a conflict in the application of authorities when trial courts attempt to exercise their inherent power to correct orders by vacating illegal sentences despite the expiration of the modification period provided by 42 Pa.C.S. § 5505.…”
Commonwealth v. Daniels, 963 A.2d 409 (Pa. 2009). · cites it 8× “This Court issued an order dated December 8, 2003, deferring the quashal request and directing the parties to brief the issue of whether the Commonwealth's appeal should be quashed as untimely and whether the trial court had the authority under 42 Pa.C.S. § 5505 to issue a rule…”
Commonwealth v. Whanger, 30 A.3d 1212 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2011). · cites it 10× “*1219 Nevertheless, since both parties appealed in Harris, supra , before thirty days elapsed, the jurisdictional question related to 42 Pa.C.S. § 5505 [2] did not vest at that time.”
Commonwealth v. Concordia, 97 A.3d 366 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2014). · cites it 5× “The Commonwealth complied, claiming that the court was without jurisdiction to terminate Appellant’s probation under 42 Pa.C.S. § 5505, and arguing that Musau was incorrectly decided.”
Commonwealth v. Parker, 451 A.2d 767 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1982). · cites it 10× “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 5505, Official Source Note; Commonwealth v.”
Commonwealth v. James, 69 A.3d 180 (Pa. 2013). · cites it 4× “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 5505 (court may modify or rescind any order within 30 days after entry if no appeal has been taken).”
Commonwealth v. Robinson, 837 A.2d 1157 (Pa. 2003). · cites it 2× “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 5505 ("Modification of orders: Except as otherwise provided or prescribed by law, a court upon notice to the parties may modify or rescind any order within 30 days after its entry, notwithstanding the prior termination of any term of court, if no appeal from…”
Commonwealth v. Dietrich, 970 A.2d 1131 (Pa. 2009). · cites it 5× “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 5505 (except as otherwise provided by law, court may modify orders within 30 days after entry).”
Commonwealth v. Robinson, 33 A.3d 89 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2011). · cites it 6× “The Commonwealth first contends that the trial court had no authority to act sua sponte to arrest judgment and change the verdict after it was recorded.”
Com. v. Blair, D., 230 A.3d 1274, 2020 PA Super 81 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2020). · cites it 5× “In Ellsworth, we also held “that the duplicative imposition of credit for time served constitutes a patent and obvious mistake that is amenable to correction after the thirty-day period prescribed in 42 Pa.C.S. § 5505.” Id.; see also 42 Pa.C.”
Twp. of Millcreek v. A. Cres Trust of June 25, 1998, 142 A.3d 948 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2016). · cites it 4× “Relying on Section 5505 of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. § 5505, 7 the Township contends that the trial court's jurisdiction to award fees and costs did not extend beyond 30 days after the final order, which it argued was the December 16, 2009, order sustaining the Trust's…”
Miller Elec. Co. v. DeWeese, 907 A.2d 1051 (Pa. 2006). · cites it 4× “The court stated: A trial court's jurisdiction generally extends for thirty days after the entry of a final order: Except as otherwise provided or prescribed by law, a court upon notice to the parties may modify or rescind any order within 30 days after its entry,…”
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