Every judgment against a person, or lien against a property, is issued a docket number by a court of law. Understanding these docket numbers will help you resolve a specific type of judgment or lien. Municipal Court Code Enforcement (CE) or Statement of Claim (SC) docket numbers contain a two-digit “Code” in the 5th and 6th digits of the judgment number. Use this Code to know:

Only Municipal Court Code Enforcement judgments contain a two digit code in the docket number.

When submitting a payoff request, you must provide the entire docket number. Below, please find information about how to read a CE docket number, and a list of who to contact based on the two-digit Code.

Municipal Court Code Enforcement (CE) and Statement of Claim (SC) docket numbers filed by the City’s Law Department Tax Unit start with the letters CE or SC.

The first set of two digits represents the year of filing. The second set of two digits represents the month of filing. The third set of two digits represents the two-digit Code number that is tied to the type of case filed by the City. The fourth, and last, set of digits are assigned in numerical order of filing by the Municipal Court.

For example, in the docket number CE-20-03-XX-0123:

You can use the table below to match the Code number found in a Municipal Court CE or SC docket number to the City agency or department that will provide payoff to resolve the judgment.  This table also provides contact information to resolve Court of Common Pleas (“CCP”) liens/judgments and other Municipal liens.

Note: For properties with Real Estate Tax delinquency, every individual tax year has a 15-digit lien number containing the capital letter “R” in the middle. For more information about Real Estate Tax lien numbers, see our Real Estate Tax balance website.

For questions, please call (215) 686-5090