1389 Local court rule fee schedule for public access of official case records in the Washington County magisterial district courts; no. 2010-1

WASHINGTON COUNTY

Local Court Rule Fee Schedule for Public Access of Official Case Records in the Washington County Magisterial District Courts; No. 2010-1

[40 Pa.B. 4251]
[Saturday, July 31, 2010]

Order

 And Now, this 8th day of July, in accordance with 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, It Is Hereby Ordered that the attached local rule be effective 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

DEBBIE O'DELL SENECA, 
President Judge

Washington County Local Rule 510. Public Access of Official Case Records in the Washington County Magisterial District Courts.

1. Public Request

 a. Verbal request for records that are not complex or voluminous are to be completed within 48 hours.

 b. Complex or voluminous requests are to be submitted in writing on a form provided by the magisterial district court. These requests are to be completed within ten (10) days.

 c. If a court denies a request for access, the denial shall be in writing on a form designed and published by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania courts. A denial may be appealed in writing to the president judge of the judicial district or president judge's designee within 15 business days of service of the written notification by the magisterial district court. Within 20 business days of receipt of the appeal, the president judge or designee shall make a determination and forward it in writing to the requestor.

2. Fee Schedule

 a. The price per page of copy is $.25.

 b. Preparing, copying, and re-filing complex or voluminous requests will be paid at a rate of $4.25 per 1/4 hour. (The definition of complex or voluminous requests may vary from court to court depending on factors such as court resources and case load.)

 c. Fees paid for services rendered are nonrefundable.

 d. Fees may be waived if the magisterial district judge determines that the requestor is indigent.

 e. Fees received pursuant to this Rule shall be remitted to the County of Washington.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 10-1389. Filed for public inspection July 30, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]