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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 8101 (2026)

 Interest on judgments.

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CHAPTER 81

JUDGMENTS AND OTHER LIENS

 

Subchapter

A.  General Provisions

B.  Exemptions from Execution

C.  Priority of Liens

D.  Enforcement of Judgments

 

Enactment.  Chapter 81 was added July 9, 1976, P.L.586, No.142, effective 60 days from the date of final enactment of the act of April 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53.

Chapter Heading.  The heading of Chapter 81 was amended April 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, effective in 60 days.

 

 

SUBCHAPTER A

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Sec.

8101.  Interest on judgments.

8102.  Contribution among joint judgment debtors.

8103.  Deficiency judgments.

8104.  Duty of judgment creditor to enter satisfaction.

§ 8101.  Interest on judgments.

Except as otherwise provided by another statute, a judgment for a specific sum of money shall bear interest at the lawful rate from the date of the verdict or award, or from the date of the judgment, if the judgment is not entered upon a verdict or award.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 78 cases (11 in the last 5 years), 1980–2026 · leading case: Kaiser Aluminum & Chem. Corp. v. Bonjorno, 494 U.S. 827 (1990).
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Kaiser Aluminum & Chem. Corp. v. Bonjorno, 494 U.S. 827 (1990). · cites it 2× “42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 8101 (1988); Pa. Stat.”
Laudenberger v. Port Auth. of Allegheny, 436 A.2d 147 (Pa. 1981). · cites it 2× “Our rules are not to contravene substantive rights developed on a case-by-case basis and by legislation.”
Hutchison Ex Rel. Hutchison v. Luddy, 946 A.2d 744 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2008). · cites it 3× “WHERE PLAINTIFF’S ORIGINAL VERDICT IS REINSTATED AFTER TWELVE (12) YEARS OF APPEALS, DOES EQUITY REQUIRE THAT THE ORIGINAL PREVAILING PARTY RECEIVE POST JUDGMENT INTEREST FOR THE ENTIRE PERIOD THE PAYMENT OF MONIES WAS WITHHELD BY THE DEBTOR? Appellant’s Brief, at 2.”
Indep. Oil & Gas Ass'n of Pennsylvania v. Pennsylvania Pub. Util. Comm'n, 804 A.2d 693 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2002). · cites it 3× “42 Pa.C.S. § 8101. Therefore, because Section 510 and Section 511 do not provide otherwise, Petitioners are entitled to post-judgment interest.”
Fid. Bank v. Commonwealth Marine & Gen. Assurance Co., 592 F. Supp. 513 (E.D. Pa. 1984). · cites it 2× “Thus, a money judgment — as distinct from a judgment for a specific item of property — rendered against a garnishee for the amount of a debt owed by the garnishee to the attaching creditor’s debtor would draw interest against the garnishee at the lawful rate from the time of the…”
Hall v. Amica Mut. Ins., 648 A.2d 755 (Pa. 1994). “Finally, pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 8101, the court awarded statutory interest on the arbitration award from the date the award was entered, September 30, 1991.”
Perel v. Liberty Mut. Ins., 839 A.2d 426 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2003). · cites it 2× “42 Pa.C.S. § 8101 (Purdon 1998). The statute clearly indicates that interest begins to accrue on the date of the award, and the date of the award in this case was June 20, 2002.”
Kennedy v. Kennedy, 865 A.2d 878 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2004). · cites it 4× “¶ 19 Herein, Wife asserts that the trial court erred in failing to award interest in accordance with the terms of the collateral agreement because: (1) 42 Pa.C.S. § 8101 states in relevant part that "a judgment for a specific sum of money shall bear interest at the lawful rate…”
Lycoming Cnty. v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Bd., 943 A.2d 333 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2008). “’ [Section 8101 of the Judicial Code,] 42 Pa.C.S. § 8101. Therefore, the imposition of interest from the date of confirmation would be proper.”
In Re Septa Mvfrl Interest Litig., 996 A.2d 1099 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2010). · cites it 2× “42 Pa.C.S. § 8101. The legal rate is 6% per year.”
North Coventry Twp. v. Tripodi, 64 A.3d 1128 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2013). “] Section 8101 of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa. C.S. § 8101, provides that “a judgment for a specific sum of money shall bear interest at the lawful rate from the date of the verdict or award, or from the date of the judgment, if the judgment is not entered upon a verdict or award.”
Rivera v. Philadelphia Theological Seminary, 580 A.2d 1341 (Pa. 1990). · cites it 2× “See: 42 Pa.C.S. § 8101 and Act of January 30, 1974, P.”
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