§ 21161. Fees
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 42 P.S. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
42 P.S. § 21161
§ 21161. Fees
The fees to be received by the prothonotary, or his counterpart in a home rule county, of the court of common pleas of this Commonwealth in counties of the second class A only 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, district justice or similar paper | 2.00 |
Exemplification of records | 10.00 |
COMMENCEMENT OF ACTIONS
For commencement of any action at law or equity, regardless of procedure, a fee of not less than $25 or more than $125 shall be fixed by the prothonotary, or his counterpart in a home rule county, of each court of common pleas in counties of the second class A only, on or before January 1 of each year (except in 1986, when it shall be fixed within 20 days of the effective date of this act) 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, or his counterpart in a home rule county, and that part of the court administrator's expenses attributed to those functions required to process civil actions, as well as a reasonable share of the cost of maintaining a public law library, which cost shall be determined by the commissioners. 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 or certified copy from criminal court or domestic relations, including all services | $ 9.00 |
LIENS
Filing any lien: municipal, mechanics, Federal or 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, or his counterpart in a home rule county | $15.00 |
Credits
1986, Feb. 14, P.L. 7, No. 4, § 1, effective in 30 days.
42 P.S. § 21161, PA ST 42 P.S. § 21161
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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