§ Rule 3313 Writ of Attachment of Wages Form
Rule 3313. Writ of Attachment of Wages. Form
The writ of attachment of wages shall be substantially in the following form:
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Writ of Attachment of Wages, Salary or Commissions
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
County of __________________
To ________________________________________________
Employer of Defendant _____________________________________
Name
You have been identified as the employer of the above-named defendant.
You are directed to withhold the wages, salary and commissions of the defendant in your possession to satisfy the judgment against the defendant.
You are notified that
1. an attachment of wages, salary and commissions has been issued;
2. you are ordered to withhold from the wages, salary and commissions of the defendant an amount per pay period which does not exceed ten (10) percent of the defendant's net wages, salary and
commissions;
Net wages are all wages paid less only the following items: (1) any support payments made to the court, (2) federal, state and local income taxes, (3) F.I.C.A. payments and nonvoluntary retirement payments, (4) union dues and (5) health insurance premiums.
3. the total amount attached is $ ___ and the withholding must continue until the amount of the attachment is satisfied;
4. the attached wages shall be sent to the prothonotary of the court of common pleas within 15 days from the close of the last pay period in each month. The check must
a. contain the name of the employee whose wages are being withheld,
b. be made payable to the Prothonotary, and
c. be sent to
Prothonotary
Court of Common Pleas
Wage Attachment Remittance
____________________
Address
____________________
Telephone Number
5. you are entitled to deduct each pay period from the money collected from the defendant employee the costs incurred from the extra bookkeeping necessary to record the transaction, not exceeding $5.00 of the amount of money so collected.
6. by law, you may not take any adverse action against the defendant because his or her wages, salary or commissions have been attached.
7. you shall send the following notice to the prothonotary if the defendant has never been or is no longer an employee:
I have received a Writ of Attachment in the following case:
____________ v. __________, No. ______ of ______.
Plaintiff Defendant Year
The following person, ____________, has never been (__) or
Name
is no longer an employee (__).
Date: __________ ________________________________________
Employer
________________________________________
Prothonotary
Seal of the Court
By ________________________________________
Deputy