THE COURTS
Title 255—LOCAL COURT RULES
CARBON COUNTY
Fee Schedule For Prothonotary's Office; No. 24-CV-0234
[54 Pa.B. 2073]
[Saturday, April 20, 2024]
Order of Court And Now, to wit, this 3rd day of April, 2024, upon consideration of the Petition for Increase of the Fee Schedule of the Carbon County Prothonotary, Kayla M. Semmel, and in accordance with 42 P.S. § 21071.1, it is hereby
Ordered and Decreed that the Fee Schedule of the Carbon County Prothonotary's Office is amended effective June 1, 2024.
It Is Further Ordered and Decreed that the Fee Schedule of the Carbon County Prothonotary's Office, a true and correct copy of which is as follows to this Order and which has been prepared and submitted by the Prothonotary, is approved by the Court and adopted effective June 1, 2024.
It Is Further Ordered and Decreed that the District Court Administrator of Carbon County shall file this Order and cause it to be published on the Carbon County Court website and in the Carbon County Law Journal and the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
By the Court
STEVEN R. SERFASS,
President Judge
CARBON COUNTY PROTHONOTARY'S OFFICE
2 Broadway
P.O. Box 130
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania 18229-0130
(570) 325-2481
Fax (570) 325-8047
Kayla M. Semmel, Prothonotary
Kelly S. Solt, First Deputy
Heather L. Williams, Second Deputy
Karen Flexer, Clerk/PFA Coordinator
Daphne Gasker, Automation/Passport Clerk
Attorney James R. Nanovic, Solicitor
FEE SCHEDULE
EFFECTIVE June 1, 2024
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Sheriff, Treasurer or Tax Claim Bureau . . . . . $ 13.90 APPEALS: To Supreme, Superior or Commonwealth Court . . . . . $ 129.40 (Plus $90.25 payable to said court) License Appeal . . . . . $ 239.90 Tax Assessment Appeal . . . . . $ 178.75 From Arbitration ($50,000 limit) (exclusive of arbitrators' compensation, Pa.R.C.P. No. 1308) . . . . . $ 42.65 From Magisterial District Judge . . . . . $ 178.75 From Zoning Hearing Board . . . . . $ 178.75 AUDITOR'S REPORT . . . . . $ 49.10 BONDING COMPANY . . . . . $ 49.10 BUILDING AGREEMENTS: Waivers, Stipulations & Agreements . . . . . $ 33.25 CERTIFICATIONS: To Bureau of Traffic Safety . . . . . $ 13.90 Docket entry & judgment . . . . . $ 25.85 Exemplified Record . . . . . $ 25.85 Certified Copy (court order/divorce decree, etc.) . . . . . $ 13.90 COMMENCEMENT OF ANY ACTION: Commencement of any action at Law or Equity regardless of procedure, unless otherwise specifically
provided for . . . . .$ 178.75 Any action or proceeding to open/strike a judgment . . . . . $ 178.75 Objections to Tax Sale . . . . . $ 178.75 Proceedings on Lien other than revival (e.g., Mechanic's Lien Complaint) . . . . . $ 178.75 CONTINUANCE . . . . . $ 24.10 CUSTODY: Complaint/Petition . . . . . $ 207.80 Master Deposit . . . . . $ 150.00 Complaint w/agreement . . . . . $ 207.80 Petition to Modify Custody . . . . . $ 26.20 DISCONTINUANCE IN A CASE . . . . . $ 13.90 DIVORCE: Complaint . . . . . $ 188.75 Additional Counts (each) . . . . . $ 86.50 Custody Count . . . . . $ 95.75 Property Settlement/Agreement . . . . . $ 17.45 Inventory Appraisement/Income & Expense . . . . . $ 17.45 Appointment of Master (deposit) . . . . . $ 500.00 Praecipe to Transmit . . . . . $ 17.45 (+Law Clerk Fee $25.00)
Retake Maiden Name . . . . . $ 13.90 INITIAL PLEADING IN CASE—unless otherwise indicated . . . . . $ 15.00 EXECUTIONS (includes filing of any praecipe for a writ of execution, including attachment, possession or
any other writ of execution not herein specifically provided for) . . . . .$ 43.55 JUDGMENTS: Final decrees, order of judgment . . . . . $ 25.85 Assignments/Substitution of Party . . . . . $ 13.90 Judgment notes & transfer other counties . . . . . $ 60.35 Transcript from Magisterial District Judge . . . . . $ 60.10 Satisfaction or Release of judgment . . . . . $ 13.90 Subordination or postponement of lien . . . . . $ 13.90 Complaint & confession of judgment . . . . . $ 101.55 Default judgment . . . . . $ 39.85 LETTER OF ATTORNEY: Filing . . . . . $ 22.35 Revocation . . . . . $ 13.90 LIENS: Municipal, Mechanics . . . . . $ 51.40 Pennsylvania or Federal (Satisfaction additional fee $13.60) . . . . . $ 31.35 Lis Pendens (per defendant) . . . . . $ 13.90 NOTARY PUBLIC: Registration of signature . . . . . $ 5.40 Certification of Notary Public . . . . . $ 13.90 PASSPORTS: Passport book—(Check payable to US Department of State) . . . . . $ 110.00 Passport book (Children under 16 years of age) . . . . . $ 80.00 Passport Card (Check payable to US Dept. of State) . . . . . $ 30.00 Passport Card (Children under 16 years of age) . . . . . $ 15.00 Check/Cash to Prothonotary's Office (per application) . . . . . $ 35.00 Expedite fee (extra) . . . . . $ 60.00 PETITIONS & MOTIONS (excluding ''Petition Actions'') . . . . . $ 7.50 Motion for summary judgment . . . . . $ 36.00 Petition to reassess damages . . . . . $ 36.00 Petition for final judgment, quiet title . . . . . $ 26.20 PHOTOCOPIES (per sheet) . . . . . $ .25 PROTECTION FROM ABUSE: Final Order . . . . . $ 345.00 Final Order by Agreement . . . . . $ 257.50 POLITICAL SUBDIVISION: Maximum charge . . . . . $ 81.45 POUNDAGE: For handling of money paid into court First $1,000.00 . . . . . $ 0.03 Each additional $1,000.00 . . . . . $ 0.01 REINSTATE/REISSUE WRIT/COMP . . . . . $ 13.90 REVIVALS: All amicable revivals . . . . . $ 25.85 Adverse revivals . . . . . $ 70.55 SERVICES IN COURT: Services in court per diem or part of day . . . . . $ 43.45 Order of court . . . . . $ 17.45 SUBPOENA (each) . . . . . $ 5.40 WRIT TO JOIN/JOINDER COMPLAINT . . . . . $ 13.90 For filings in cases not specifically enumerated, the charge imposed will be the same as that for a substantially similar specified filing.
Pursuant to 42 P.S. § 21073(b), the Prothonotary shall not be required to enter on the docket any suit, action or order of court, or enter any judgment thereon, or perform any service whatsoever for any person, political subdivision or the Commonwealth until the requisite fee is paid.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 24-538. Filed for public inspection April 19, 2024, 9:00 a.m.]
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