Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations23.01.1 Except as provided by rule 23.03, or by leave of the Court or a Justice, a defendant shall not take any step in a proceeding unless that defendant has first filed an appearance.
23.01.2 A defendant may file an appearance by a solicitor or, if the defendant is a natural person, in person.
23.01.3 An appearance shall be filed by filing in the office of the Registry where the initiating process was issued a notice of appearance in Form 7.
23.01.4 An appearance shall be indorsed with an address for service which, if the defendant appears by a solicitor, shall be the solicitor's place of business and, if the defendant does not appear by a solicitor, shall be the defendant's place of residence.