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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 02-2169

THE COURTS

YORK COUNTY

Increasing the Schedule of Fees for the Prothonotary of York County, a Third Class County; Misc. Civil

[32 Pa.B. 5954]

Administrative Order and Approval

   And Now, To Wit, This 14th Day of November, 2002, The Court pursuant to Act #98-164 of the Pennsylvania Legislature, hereby approves the increase of fees effective January 2, 2003.

By the Court

JOHN H. CHRONISTER,   
President Judge

Prothonotary Automation Fee As Indicated in Act #98-164 is Included in All New Filing Fees
Pa CSA 42 Section et seg. as Amended

Fee         
Acknowledgements
   Sheriff or Treasurer Deeds $    9.00
Appeals
   Appellate Court     55.00
   Appellate Court Fee     55.00
   (Two separate checks for Appeal)
   District Justice   113.75
Arbitrations
   Appointment of Arbitrator     27.25
   Arbitration Appeal     29.00
   (County must be reimbursed for
      arbitrators fees)
  240.00
Assignments       9.00
Bench Warrants     15.00
Certificates
   Notary Public or Magistrate       3.50
   Duplicate Divorce Decree       8.00
   Resumption of Prior Name
      Subsequent to Divorce
      5.50
   First Page      5.25
   Additional Pages, Each       1.75
Checks Returned as Non Negotiable     20.00
Commencement of Civil Action
   Commencement of Action   113.75
   Conciliator Appointment   125.00
   Custody   109.25
   (except when filed with a divorce
      action)
   Reactivation of case made inactive per
      Local Rule 6036
    15.00
Copies
   Docket entries made at public printer         .25
   Documents made by Prothonotary
      staff
      1.00
   (per page)
Divorce
   commencement of Action   114.75
   (+ 10.00 each count other than
      divorce
   & $15.00 when a custody count is
      included)
   Administrative fee payable at
      commencement of suit
    50.00
   Discontinuance or withdrawal       9.00
   Appointment of Master:
      Whether for Fault Divorce,
         Equitable Distribution or Alimony
  300.00
      Modification of Alimony   200.00
      Testimony over 2 full days   150.00 per day
      Alimony Pendente Lite, Counsel
         Fees, Costs & Expenses
    50.00
Executions
   Praecipe for Writ     26.75
   Attachment Proceeding Each
      Garnishee
        .50
   Reissuance       8.00
   Interrogatories & Answers       5.75
   Attachment Dissolution       9.00
   Sheriffs Determination of Ownership       9.00
Exemplified Records
   Incoming Exemplified Records     31.00
   Outgoing Exemplified Records     18.25
   (Specify In-State or Out of State)
Faxing
   Faxing of a record     10.00
   (long distance)
Judgments
   By Confession     31.00
   By Praecipe, Stipulation, or Order     16.50
   By Transcript     30.75
   Incoming Exemplified Record     31.00
   Outgoing Exemplified Record     18.25
   (Specify In-State or Out of State)
   Broker's Lien     31.00
   Judgment Non Pros     16.50
Liens
   Municipal or Federal     30.50
   Commonwealth     31.00
Mechanics Liens
   Claim (same as Commencement of
      new Action)
  113.75
   Stipulation or Waiver     24.00
Miscellaneous
   Petition for Change of Name     32.25
   All other filings     14.00
Notary Public
   Registration of Signature       3.50
   Acknowledgement of Signature       3.50
Petitions to Open or Strike Judgments
   Shall be considered as commencing a
      new action
   If filed to NO #   113.75
   If filed to SU #     free
Powers of Attorney
   Registration--first name       4.00
   Each additional name       1.00
   Revocation--first name       2.75
   Each additional name       1.00
Protection From Abuse   104.50
   Copying charge     20.00
   (If copies are not provided)
   State Surcharge     25.00
   Issuance of a Bench Warrant     15.00
Revivals
   Adverse Proceedings     41.75
   Amicable Proceedings     30.75
Responsive Pleadings
   Answer/Petition/P. O./Etc.       5.75
   (Only if commencement of Action fee
      is less than $50.00)
Removal or Transfer of Record to Another Court     23.25
Satisfactions
   Cases filed prior to 1/2/97       9.00
   Release, Postponement, subordination
      by      9.00
      Praecipe or power of attorney
      (Filed prior to '97)       9.00
      (Additional fees may accumulate on
      civil litigation filed prior to '97)
   Commonwealth Satisfactions       9.50
   (Filed prior to '97)
Subpoenas       3.50
   Must be completed before submitted
      for signature and seal

**NOTE**

   Counterclaims, Additional Defendants and Garnishment proceedings are not considered commencement of a new action.

   Sci Fa proceedings of any lien, other than revival, shall be considered as commencing a new action.

   Petition to Open and/or Strike Judgments shall be considered as a commencement of a new action.

   The Prothonotary shall not be required to enter on the docket any suit or action nor order of court or enter any judgment thereon or perform any services whatsoever for any person, political subdivision of the Commonwealth until the requisite fee is paid.

*****SPECIAL NOTE*****

   ONLY CASH OR BUSINESS CHECKS, CERTIFIED CHECKS, MONEY ORDERS, OR TRAVELERS CHECKS PAYABLE TO THE ''PROTHONOTARY OF YORK COUNTY'' ARE ACCEPTABLE FOR PAYMENT OF FEES. A FEE OF $20.00 WILL BE CHARGED FOR RETURNED CHECKS.

   IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that in accordance with Pa.R.C.P. the district Court Administrator shall:

   (a)  File 7 certified copies hereof with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.

   (b)  Distribute 2 certified copies hereof to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

   (c)  File 1 certified copy hereof with the Civil Procedural Rules Committee, and 1 certified copy hereof with the Criminal Procedural Rules Committee.

   (d)  Cause a copy hereof to be published in the York Legal Record once a week for 2 successive weeks at the expense of the County of York.

   (e)  Cause to be printed an adequate supply of the Rules hereby amended and promulgated for distribution to the Judges and the members of the Bar of this Court, and for sale at cost to any other interested parties, such printing to be done at the expense of the County of York in accordance with the provisions of the Act of July 9, 1976, P. L. 586, Sec. 2, 42 Pa.C.S.A. Section 3722.

   (f)  Supervise the distribution thereof to all Judges and all members of the Bar of this Court.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 02-2169. Filed for public inspection December 6, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]



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