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§ 1795.1-E. Surcharges

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal AffairsEffective: July 31, 2023

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal Affairs
Chapter 1. The Fiscal Code (Refs & Annos)
Article XVII-E. General Budget Implementation
Subarticle D. Judicial Department
Effective: July 31, 2023
72 P.S. § 1795.1-E
§ 1795.1-E. Surcharges
Currentness
(a) Legislative finding.--Due to reductions in revenue available to the Commonwealth, it is necessary to increase certain fees or surcharges to adequately fund the Unified Judicial System.
(b) Imposition.--
(1) Repealed by 2021, Dec. 22, P.L. 452, No. 93, § 2.1(2), imd. effective.
(2) In addition to the fees under subsection (c) and 42 Pa.C.S. § 3733(a.1)(1) and (2)(iii) (relating to deposits into account), an additional surcharge of $2 shall be charged and collected by a division of the Unified Judicial System and deposited into the Access to Justice Account under 42 Pa.C.S. § 4904 (relating to establishment of Access to Justice Account).
(3) Expired July 31, 2023, pursuant to 2022, July 11, P.L. 540, No. 54, § 35.
(c) Other surcharge and fees.--
(1) In addition to the fees imposed under 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 3733(a.1) and 3733.1 (relating to surcharge), except as set forth in paragraph (2), the following apply:
(i) Repealed by 2021, Dec. 22, P.L. 452, No. 93, § 2.1(2), imd. effective.
(ii) A permanent fee of $2.50 shall be charged and collected.
(iii) An additional permanent fee of $2.50 shall be charged and collected.
(iv) Expired July 31, 2023, pursuant to 2022, July 11, P.L. 540, No. 54, § 35.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a conviction or guilty plea based on the filing of a traffic citation charging an offense under 75 Pa.C.S. (relating to vehicles) that is classified as a summary offense under a State statute or local ordinance as provided in the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure.
(3) The following apply:
(i) Deleted by 2022, July 11, P.L. 540, No. 54, § 35, imd. effective.
(ii) The fee under paragraph (1)(ii) shall be deposited into the Criminal Justice Enhancement Account.
(iii) The fee under paragraph (1)(iii) shall be deposited in a restricted account established in the General Fund. Money in the restricted account is appropriated to the Office of Attorney General on a continuing basis to supplement general government operations.
(d) Judicial Department Operations Augmentation Account.--The separate reserve account within the Judicial Computer System Augmentation Account established under the former 42 Pa.C.S. § 3733.1(c)(1) is reestablished as a restricted revenue account in the General Fund to be known as the Judicial Department Operations Augmentation Account. Notwithstanding 42 Pa.C.S. § 3732 (relating to utilization of funds in account), money deposited in the restricted revenue account is appropriated to the Supreme Court, upon compliance with Article XV,1 for the operation of the Judicial Department.

Credits

1929, April 9, P.L. 343, No. 176, art. XVII-E, § 1795.1-E, added 2014, July 10, P.L. 1053, No. 126, § 13.2, imd. effective. Amended 2017, Oct. 30, P.L. 725, No. 44, § 16, imd. effective; 2018, June 22, P.L. 281, No. 42, § 18, imd. effective; 2019, June 28, P.L. 173, No. 20, § 18, effective July 1, 2019; 2020, May 29, P.L. 158, No. 23, § 9, effective July 1, 2020. Affected 2021, Dec. 22, P.L. 452, No. 93, § 2.1(2), imd. effective. Amended 2022, July 11, P.L. 540, No. 54, § 35, imd. effective.

Footnotes

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72 P.S. § 1501 et seq.
72 P.S. § 1795.1-E, PA ST 72 P.S. § 1795.1-E
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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