§ 21071. Fees
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 42 P.S. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
42 P.S. § 21071
§ 21071. Fees
The fees to be received by the prothonotary of the court of common pleas of this Commonwealth in home rule counties or counties of the second class A and the third to eighth class shall be as follows:
APPEALS
Appeal from the court of common pleas to an appellate court | $30.00 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Acknowledgment of sheriff, treasurer or tax claim bureau deeds | $ 5.00 |
ASSIGNMENTS
Assignment, filing | $ 5.00 |
BUILDING AGREEMENTS
Filing of any building agreement, waiver, stipulation | $10.00 |
CERTIFICATION
Certifying copy of any paper: |
First page | $ 3.00 | |
Additional pages, each | 1.00 | |
Certification of notary public, justice of peace or similar paper | 2.00 |
Exemplification of records | 10.00 |
COMMENCEMENT OF ACTIONS
Commencement of any action at law or equity, regardless of procedure, a fee of not less than $15 or more than $50 shall be fixed by the prothonotary of each court of common pleas, on or before January 1 of each year, except in 1982 when it shall be fixed immediately and, when added to all other fees charged, shall bear a reasonable relationship to the sum sufficient to maintain and operate the office of the prothonotary. After an action has been commenced, no other fees shall be payable except as herein otherwise specifically provided. The fee fixed shall be the same and apply to all actions without variation except with respect to divorce actions where an additional fee not to exceed $15 may be charged for each count in the complaint in excess of the count requesting the divorce.
EXECUTIONS
Filing of any praecipe for a writ of execution, including attachment, possession or any other writ of execution not herein specifically provided for and all services incident thereto | $15.00 |
JUDGMENTS
Entry of any judgment or decree, which is final, whether by agreement, confession, demurrer, non pros, or preliminary objection or motion on verdict or award, by court order, finding, opinion, default, transcript, copy of docket entries, ex-record, certified copy of nonpayment of inheritance tax, certified copy from criminal court or domestic relations including all services | $ 9.00 |
LIENS
Filing any lien: municipal, mechanics, Federal, Commonwealth, certified copy of lien | $ 9.00 |
NOTARY PUBLIC
Registration of signature of notary public | $ 2.00 |
POUNDAGE
For the handling of money paid into court for each dollar of the first $1,000 | $ .03 |
For each dollar of each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof. | .01 |
REVIVALS
Including in every instance any entry of judgment: |
(1) | Continuing any lien not reduced to judgment | $ 9.00 | |
(2) | Reviving the lien of any judgment by amicable proceedings | 9.00 | |
(3) | Reviving the lien of any judgment by adverse proceedings | 15.00 |
SUBPOENA
Each | $ 2.00 |
SEARCHES
Search of any record or index, including certification: |
Five years | $ 5.00 | |
Each reference | 1.00 |
SATISFACTIONS
Entering satisfactions, releases, postponements, assignments, subordinations, of all encumbrances or liens by power of attorney or otherwise; or settlement, discontinued ending or termination of any civil action at law or in equity | $ 5.00 |
ARBITRATIONS
Where arbitration proceedings are processed by the prothonotary | $15.00 |
Credits
1982, Nov. 26, P.L. 744, No. 203, § 1, imd. effective.
42 P.S. § 21071, PA ST 42 P.S. § 21071
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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