YORK COUNTY Increasing the Schedule of Fees for the Prothonotary; Misc. Civil; Doc. No. 2008-MI-000365-5 [38 Pa.B. 6729]
[Saturday, December 13, 2008]Administrative Order and Approval And Now, To Wit, this 20th day of November, 2008, the Court pursuant to Act #98-164 of the Pennsylvania Legislature, hereby approves the increase of fees effective January 2, 2009.
PROTHONOTARY FEE BILL--EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2, 2009 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Of Sheriff or Treasurer Deeds $10.75 ANSWER ON AN NO CASE (JUDGMENT) $8.00 APPEALS District Justice $157.00 Superior Court Appeal: two separate checks required Prothonotary Fee $78.00 Appellate Court Fee $60.00 ARBITRATIONS Appointment of Arbitrator $38.25 Arbitration Appeal $40.00 Reimbursement to County for Arbitrator's fees $240.00 ASSIGNMENTS $12.50 BENCH WARRANTS $21.00 CERTIFICATES Notary Public or Magistrate $4.75 Duplicate Divorce Decree $11.25 Copy of Resume Maiden Name after Divorce $7.50 CERTIFICATIONS First page $7.00 Each additional page $2.00 CHECKS RETURNED AS NON-NEGOTIABLE $35.00 COMMENCEMENT OF CIVIL ACTION $157.00 COMPLAINT--CIVIL $157.00 COMPLAINT--CUSTODY $151.00 COMPLAINT--DIVORCE $218.00 Add $10 for each additional count and $17 for a custody count COMPLAINT IN CONFESSION OF JUDGMENT $51.50 CONFESSIONS OF JUDGMENT $43.50 CONCILIATOR APPOINTMENT $140.00 COPIES Docket entries made at public printer--per page $0.50 Documents made by Prothonotary staff--per page $1.00 CUSTODY COMPLAINT (Except when filed with a divorce action) $151.00 CUSTODY (Register out of state custody order) $19.75 DEFAULT JUDGMENT $23.25 DIRECTIVE (Conciliator fee) $140.00 DISTRICT JUSTICE APPEAL $157.00 DISTRICT JUSTICE JUDGMENT $43.50 DIVORCE DECREE CERTIFIED COPY $11.25 DIVORCE COMPLAINT $218.00 Commencement of Divorce Action $218.00 (Plus $10 for each count other than divorce and $17 for a custody count Discontinuance or withdrawal $12.50 Appointment of Master: For Fault Divorce, Equitable Distribution or Alimony (first 12 hours) $300.00 Modification of Alimony (first 8 hours) $200.00 Interim Relief (first 4 hours) $100.00 Additional Proceedings (each block up to 6 hours) $150.00 Separate Claim for Alimony Pendent Lite (new claim or modification) $50.00 EXECUTIONS Praecipe for Writ $37.75 Attachment Proceeding Each Garnishee $0.50 Reissuance or Amendments $11.25 Interrogatories and Answers $8.00 Attachment Dissolution $12.50 Sheriff's Determination of Ownership $10.75 EXEMPLIFIED RECORDS Incoming Exemplified Records $43.50 Outgoing Exemplified Records (specify as in-state or out-of-state) $25.75 EXHIBITS (oversized) any document larger than 11" by 17"--Per page $3.25 FAMILY COURT ACTIONS Commencement of Action $218.00 Add for each count other than divorce $10.00 Add when a custody count is included $17.00 Discontinuance or withdrawal $12.50 Custody (except when filed with a divorce action) $151.00 Conciliator Appointment $140.00 Reactivation of case made inactive per Local Rule 6036 $21.00 Appointment of Master: For Fault divorce, Equitable Distribution or Alimony $300.00 (first 12 hours) Modification of Alimony (first 8 hours) $200.00 Interim Relief (first 4 hours) $100.00 Additional Proceedings (each block up to 6 hours) $150.00 Separate Claim for Alimony Pendente Lite $50.00 (new claim or modification) FAXING Faxing of a record long distance $10.00 INTERROGATORIES $8.00 JUDGMENTS By Confession $43.50 With Complaint $51.50 By Praecipe (Default), Stipulation, or Order $23.25 By Transcript (District Justice) $43.50 Incoming Exemplified Records $43.50 Outgoing Exemplified Records (specify as in-state or out-of-state) $25.75 Broker's Lien $43.50 Judgment Non Pros $23.25 JUDICIAL SALE OBJECTIONS/EXCEPTIONS $19.75 LICENSE SUSPENSION APPEAL $157.00 LIENS Municipal or Federal $43.50 Commonwealth $43.50 MECHANICS LIENS Claim (same as Commencement of New Action) $157.00 Stipulation or Waiver $33.75 MISCELLANEOUS FILINGS $19.75 MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE $157.00 MOTION TO STAY EXECUTION ON AN NO CASE $8.00 MOTION TO STAY EXECUTION ON AN SU CASE NO FEE NAME CHANGE--resume maiden name after filing for divorce $15.00 NAME CHANGE--not divorce related (must file Petition for Change of Name) $52.75 NOTARY PUBLIC Registration of Signature $4.75 Acknowledgment of Signature $4.75 PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME (not divorce related) $52.75 PETITIONS TO OPEN OR STRIKE JUDGMENTS Shall be considered as commencing a new action: If filed to NO# $157.00 If filed to SU# NO FEE PLEADINGS FILED TO AN NO OR MT CASE $8.00 POWERS OF ATTORNEY Registration of first name $5.25 Registration of additional name $1.00 Revocation of first name $3.50 Revocation of additional name $1.00 PRAECIPE TO ENTER FINAL JUDGMENT $23.25 PRAECIPE TO SATISFY/ DISCONTINUE/ WITHDRAW CASE If case filed prior to 1/2/97 $12.50 If case filed on or after 1/2/97 NO FEE PROTECTION FROM ABUSE $144.50 State Surcharge $25.00 Issuance of a Bench Warrant $21.00 REACTIVATION OF CASE MADE INACTIVE PER RULE 6036 $21.00 RELEASE, POSTPONEMENT, SUBORDINATION $12.50 REMOVAL OR TRANSFER TO ANOTHER COURT $32.50 REPORTS Per page $0.50 E-mailed report $10.00 REVIVALS Adverse Proceedings $58.75 Amicable Proceedings $43.50 Writ of Scire Facias $58.75 SATISFACTIONS Cases filed prior to 1/2/97 $12.50 Cases filed after 1/2/97 NO FEE Commonwealth Satisfactions (filed prior to 1997) $13.00 SUBPOENAS Must be completed before submitted for signature and seal $4.75 SUIT--Civil Complaint $157.00 SUGGESTION OF NONPAYMENT (Revival of Commonwealth Tax Lien) $44.00 TAX UPSET OBJECTIONS/EXCEPTIONS $19.75 WRIT OF ATTACHMENT $42.00 Notice of Intent to Attach Wages $8.00 WRIT OF EXECUTION $37.75 WRIT OF SCIRE FACIAS $58.75 WRIT OF SUMMONS $157.00 NOTES York County Local Rules require a backer on all filings.
All filings should be one-sided.
Judgments must be accompanied by 236 Notices.
Divorce finalizations require submission of a Divorce Information Sheet and the Social Security Information Sheet.
Failure to provide all required paperwork may result in returned filings.
The Prothonotary shall not be required to enter on the docket any suit or action nor order of court or enter any judgment thereon or perform any services whatsoever for any person or political subdivision of the Commonwealth until the requisite fee is paid.
Stamped, self-addressed envelopes must be included with any documents to be returned.
It Is Further Ordered that in accordance with Pa.R.C.P. the District Court Administrator shall:
(a) File 7 certified copies hereof with the Administrative office of Pennsylvania Courts.
(b) Distribute 2 certified copies hereof to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
(c) File 1 certified copy hereof with the Civil Procedural Rules Committee, and 1 certified copy hereof with the Criminal Procedural Rules Committee.
(d) Cause a copy hereof to be published in the York Legal Record once a week for 2 successive weeks at the expense of the County of York.
(e) Cause to be printed an adequate supply of the Rules hereby amended and promulgated for distribution to the Judges and the members of the Bar of this Court, and for sale at cost to any other interested parties, such printing to be done at the expense of the County of York in accordance with the provisions of the Act of July 9, 1976, P. L. 586, Sec. 2, 42 Pa.C.S.A. Section 3722.
(f) Supervise the distribution thereof to all Judges and all members of the Bar of this Court.
By the Court
RICHARD RENN,
President Judge[Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-2228. Filed for public inspection December 12, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]
