246 Public access policy of the unified judicial system of Pennsylvania: official case records of the magisterial district court; no. 882-2011?

LUZERNE COUNTY

Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania: Official Case Records of the Magisterial District Court; No. 882-2011

[41 Pa.B. 839]
[Saturday, February 12, 2011]

Administrative Order No. 2011-1

 And Now, this 25th day of January, 2011, pursuant to the Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania: Official Case Records of the Magisterial District Courts adopted by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court effective July 1, 2010 and in accordance with Rule of Judicial Administration 103(c), it is hereby Ordered and Decreed that the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas Adopts the following fee schedule to govern public access to the records of the Magisterial District Courts within the 11th Judicial District.

 1. The price per page of photocopying/printing shall be $.25.

 2. There shall be a charge of $8.00 for each quarter hour associated with the preparation/copying and re-filing of court documents involving ''complex or voluminous'' requests.

 3. Pre-payment of estimated costs for services may be required at the discretion of the Magisterial District Judge.

 4. A Magisterial District Court may, in that Court's discretion, require that a request for ''complex or voluminous'' records be made in writing on a form provided by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.

 5. Magisterial District Courts shall have discretion to determine what is a ''complex or voluminous'' request as ''complex or voluminous'' may vary from Court to Court depending on factors including, but not limited to, the available Court resources at the time of the request.

 6. Fees paid for services are non-refundable, except any overpayments made as a result of estimated pre-payment required.

 7. Fees may be waived if the Magisterial District Judge determines that the requester is indigent.

 8. All fees received pursuant to this rule shall be remitted monthly to the Luzerne County General Fund.

 9. This rule shall take effect thirty (30) days after it is published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

 The Luzerne County District Court Administrator is Ordered and Directed to do the following:

 1. File one (1) certified copy of this Administrative Order with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.

 2. File two (2) certified copies and one (1) diskette with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

 3. Forward one (1) copy for publication in the Luzerne Legal Register.

 5. Forward one (1) copy to the Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association.

 6. Keep continuously available for public inspection copies of this Administrative Order in the Office of Court Administration, Clerk of Court's Office and each Luzerne County Magisterial District Court.

 This Order shall also be published on the website of the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (www. aopc.org) as well as Unified Judicial System's web site at http://ujsportal.pacourts.us/localrules/ruleselection.aspx.

By the Court

THOMAS F. BURKE, Jr., 
President Judge

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 11-246. Filed for public inspection February 11, 2011, 9:00 a.m.]