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§ 24. Financial matters

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 42 P.S. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 42 P.S. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Act 1976, July 9, P.L. 586, NO. 142
Act 1976-142, § 24
§ 24. Financial matters
Currentness
(a) Existing fees and charges continued.--All existing fees and charges and all fees and charges hereafter fixed by statute or pursuant to existing statutory authority shall continue in effect until superseded by fees and charges fixed pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 1725 (relating to establishment of fees and charges).
(b) Pittsburgh Magistrates Court.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, the salary and expenses of the judges of the Pittsburgh Magistrates Court shall be paid by the City of Pittsburgh.
(c) Pennsylvania Judicial Center.--For the purposes of 42 Pa.C.S. § 3703(b) (relating to local chamber facilities) and 42 Pa.C.S. § 3704(b) (relating to local facilities for holding sessions of Statewide courts) the Pennsylvania Judicial Center shall not be deemed to be located in a county until the facilities specified in 42 Pa.C.S. § 3703(a) and 42 Pa.C.S. § 3704(a) are provided by the center.
(d) Philadelphia Law Library.--Until otherwise provided by statute, in every county of the first class:
(1) There shall be charged and set apart by the officer receiving the fees fixed under 42 Pa.C.S. § 1725 and remitted monthly to the treasurer of the bar association or other nonprofit corporation operating the public law library of such county an amount equal to 20% of the filing fees at the time in effect for the probate of wills, the issue of letters testamentary, the issue of letters of administration and the filing of accounts with the register of wills, the filing of accounts of trustees and guardians in the court of common pleas of the county and of all filings in the office of the prothonotary of the county.
(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) shall not apply to any actions taken or initiated by any political subdivision.
(3) The written receipt for said moneys of the treasurer of such bar association or nonprofit corporation, as the case may be, shall be the only legal discharge of such officer.
(4) The Department of General Services shall annually, and free of charge, distribute to the treasurer of each bar association or nonprofit corporation, as the case may be, for the use of its library, 60 copies of the Laws of Pennsylvania for the purpose of enabling the said library to exchange a copy of the said laws for a copy of similar publications of other states and of the territories of the United States of America.
(e) Repealed by 1992, Dec. 14, P.L. 870, No. 140, § 5(a), effective in 60 days.
(e.1) Repealed by 1992, Dec. 14, P.L. 870, No. 140, § 5(a), effective in 60 days.
(f) Repealed by 1980, Oct. 5, P.L. 693, No. 142, § 309(d), effective in 60 days.

Credits

Amended 1979, July 20, P.L. 166, No. 54, § 1, effective July 1, 1979; 1980, Dec. 5, P.L. 1108, No. 191, § 1, imd. effective; 1985, July 3, P.L. 162, No. 44, §§ 1, 2, imd. effective. Affected 1992, Dec. 14, P.L. 870, No. 140, § 5(a), effective in 60 days.
Act 1976-142, § 24, PA ST Act 1976-142, § 24
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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