Pennsylvania § 8142 - Endorsement of time.
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§ 8142. Endorsement of time.
(a) Recorder of deeds.--The recorder of deeds shall endorse upon each mortgage and defeasible deed and on the record thereof, the time when each is left for record.
(b) Recorded verdicts, etc.--The person who records a verdict or a judgment or other order rendered in open court shall endorse on the record thereof the time it was recorded.
(c) Orders signed by a judge.--The judge who signs a judgment or other order shall endorse thereon the time he signed it.
(d) Writs and amicable judgments.--The office of the clerk of the court of common pleas shall endorse upon:
(1) Each instrument on which an amicable judgment is entered or which otherwise creates a lien against real property, the time it was left for entry or filing.
(2) Each writ creating a lien against real property, the time it was issued.
(e) Docket entries.--The office of the clerk of the court of common pleas shall note on the dockets in such office where each verdict, judgment, order, instrument or writ creating a lien against real property is entered, the time it was recorded, rendered, left for filing, or issued.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 8142 cover?
Section 8142 ("Endorsement of time.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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