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Rule *931 Satisfaction of Judgments

A judgment may be marked satisfied upon the record thereof

(a) by inscribing the satisfaction itself on the prothonotary's docket, or

(b) by written order directed to the prothonotary.

The inscription or the written order may be executed by:

(1) the judgment creditor personally if an individual, or an authorized representative of a corporation, a partnership, an unincorporated association or similar entity; or

(2) the attorney who represented the judgment creditor of record in the suit in which the judgment was obtained or in execution proceedings upon the said judgment; or

(3) any other attorney who is a member of the Bar of Bucks County or who is entitled to practice in Bucks County under Pa. Supreme Court Rule 14, provided he has filed an entry of appearance for the judgment creditor prior to or at the time of the satisfaction of the judgment.