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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 10-1670

THE COURTS

Title 255—LOCAL
COURT RULES

ADAMS COUNTY

Local Rule of Judicial Administration No. 21, Fee Schedule, Public Access to Magisterial District Court Records; Administrative Order No. 42 of 2010

[40 Pa.B. 5128]
[Saturday, September 11, 2010]

Order of Court

And Now, this 25th day of August, 2010, the Court hereby directs that pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.0 of the Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania: Official Case Records of the Magisterial District Courts, 204 Pa. Code § 213.1, et seq., the Court hereby adopts a fee schedule setting forth what may be charged for public access to official case records of the various magisterial district courts of Adams County.

Rule 21. Fee Schedule: Public Access to Magisterial District Court Records.

 Any member of the public requesting access to the public records of the magisterial district courts of Adams County shall be charged the following fees:

 a. Any member of the public requesting access to the public records of the magisterial district courts of Adams County shall be charged the following fees:

 i. Photocopying—$0.25 per page;

 ii. Facsimile or other electronic memos—$0.25 per page;

 iii. Conversion to paper from electronic storage—$0.15 per page;

 iv. Postage—actual cost;

 v. Redaction—none;

 vi. $5.00 for each quarter (1/4) hour associated with the preparation, copying and re-filing of requested records.

 b. Depending upon the volume of the records requested, the Magisterial District Judge may require a reasonable deposit before authorizing response to the request.

 c. Fees paid for services are non-refundable.

 d. Fees may be waived if the magisterial district judge determines that the requestor is indigent.

 e. All fees received pursuant to this Rule shall be identified as revenue to the magisterial district court but shall be remitted monthly to the general fund of the County of Adams.

 f. All terms used in this Rule shall have the same meaning as found in the definitional section of the Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania at 204 Pa. Code § 213.1.

 It is further directed that:

 1. This Order shall be filed in the Office of Prothonotary of Adams County and copies thereof shall be filed with the Adams County Clerk of Courts and the Adams County Law Library for inspection and copying;

 2. Seven (7) certified copies of this Order shall be filed with the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts;

 3. Two (2) certified copies of this Order and a computer diskette that complies with the requirement of 1 Pa. Code § 13.11(b) containing the text of the local rule(s) adopted hereby shall be distributed to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

 This Rule shall become effective immediately.

By the Court

JOHN D. KUHN, 
President Judge

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 10-1670. Filed for public inspection September 10, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]



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