{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-7501","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 7501","heading":"Attachment of property prior to judgment.","body":"(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) property may be attached prior to judgment in the manner and to the extent prescribed by general rule.\n(b) Exemptions.--Any property exempt under Subchapter B of Chapter 81 (relating to exemptions from execution) from attachment or execution upon a judgment shall be exempt from attachment under this section.\n(c) Effect of dissolution.--If an attachment is dissolved after sale of the property attached, such dissolution shall not have the effect of divesting any estate or interest acquired by virtue of such sale by a person not a party to the attachment.","path":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART VII CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 75 COMMENCEMENT OF ACTIONS","SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=75\u0026sctn=1\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"5f2a2a88f431df9d95f8db02a2e563ec4bd67161918b54f1297dad4d2429225c","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-7411","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-7502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}