Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County, Pennsylvania Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcript

Unless the Commonwealth or a subdivision is liable for the costs, the requester must pay half the estimated transcript charge to the Prothonotary and provide the receipt to the Court Reporter before transcription begins.

Except where the Commonwealth or a subdivision is liable for the costs, the Court Reporter shall require a deposit of one-half the estimated charge for the transcript as a condition precedent to starting transcription. After ascertaining from the Court Reporter the amount required, the said deposit shall be paid to the Prothonotary by the party requesting the transcript. After obtaining a receipt from the Prothonotary signifying said deposit has been made, the person making said deposit shall deliver a copy of said receipt to the Court Reporter who will then proceed with the transcript, as requested, in the manner provided pursuant to Pa.R.J.A. No. 5000 et seq.

CRITICAL

An individual referred through NLSA’s Pro Bono or Reduced-Fee Programs must be granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis.

Any individual who is referred under Neighborhood Legal Services Association's (NLSA) Pro Bono or Reduced-Fee Programs shall be granted leave to proceed In Forma Pauperis.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Stipulation to settle

The appellant must pay the discontinuance fee to the Prothonotary of Beaver when filing the stipulation to settle.

The Appellant shall pay the appropriate fee, payable to the Prothonotary of Beaver, for the discontinuance of this action. Payment shall accompany the filing of this stipulation.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Fee

50 $

Applies to

Booking fee

A $50 booking fee is collected after sentencing for specified misdemeanor or felony dispositions or acceptance into the Accelerated Rehabilitation Program, with stated exceptions.

(D) A booking fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be assessed and collected by the Beaver County Clerk of Courts after sentencing upon conviction of or plea to a misdemeanor or felony offense or acceptance into the Accelerated Rehabilitation Program. This fee will not apply to those Defendants whose cases are dismissed by the District Justice, withdrawn or nolle prossed by the Commonwealth or who enter a guilty plea to a summary offense at the time of the preliminary hearing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcript

The Prothonotary must hold the transcript until the balance is paid; after payment, the original may be filed and copies released to requesting parties.

The transcript shall be held by the Prothonotary in a transcript escrow file and shall not be delivered to the party ordering the transcript until any balance due for the transcript has been paid to the Prothonotary. The original transcript may then be filed of record and copies thereof released to requesting parties.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcript

Any final transcript-cost balance must be paid to the appropriate filing office.

Final balance due shall be made payable to and shall be delivered to the appropriate filing office.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Case settlement

The case will be marked settled, discontinued, and ended upon receipt of the appropriate filing fee from the Appellant.

It is further ORDERED that, upon receipt of the appropriate filing fee from the Appellant, the Prothonotary of Beaver County is to mark the above case, settled, discontinued, and ended.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcript request

The requesting party must pay a nonrefundable deposit equal to 90% of the estimated transcription cost to the appropriate filing office.

The requesting party shall be required to deposit a partial payment representing ninety (90%) percent of the estimated cost, which shall be totally nonrefundable. Payments shall be made payable to and shall be delivered to the appropriate filing office involved in the proceeding (i.e., Prothonotary, Clerk of Courts, Register of Wills, Clerk of the Orphans' Court) for deposit.

WARNING

Applies to

Ordinary transcript

Ordinary transcript costs must be waived in qualifying appealed or litigation-advancing matters for litigants proceeding in forma pauperis or with income below 125% of the current HHS poverty line.

Transcript costs for ordinary transcripts, in matters under appeal or where the transcript is necessary to advance the litigation, shall be waived for a litigant who has been permitted by the Court to proceed in forma pauperis or whose income is less than 125 percent of the poverty line as defined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) poverty guidelines for the current year.

WARNING

Fee

1.75

Applies to

Ordinary transcript

The rate for an ordinary transcript payable by the Commonwealth or a subdivision is $1.75 per page in paper format.

1. For an ordinary transcript--$1.75 per page;

WARNING

Should the parties' combined gross income and family size fall at or below the poverty guidelines the Parenting Coordinator's fee shall be considered for a waiver or to be paid by the County of Beaver.

Should the parties' combined gross income and family size fall at or below the poverty guidelines the Parenting Coordinator's fee shall be considered for a waiver or to be paid by the County of Beaver.

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript request

A transcript request alleging economic hardship and inability to pay must be directed to the presiding judge for determination.

Any requests for a transcript pursuant to Local Rule 4008.1(B) alleging an inability to pay, in full or in part, due to economic hardship, must be directed to the presiding Judge for determination, as set forth at Local Rule 4008.1(B).

WARNING

Fee

4.75

Applies to

Daily transcript

The requesting party must pay $4.75 per page for a daily transcript in paper format.

3. For a daily transcript--$4.75 per page.

WARNING

Fee

0.75

Applies to

Copy of transcript

A paper-format copy of a previously ordered, transcribed, and filed transcript costs $0.75 per page.

A request for a copy of any transcript previously ordered, transcribed and filed of record shall be provided at a cost of $0.75 per page, paper format only.

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript

When multiple parties request or are required to file a transcript, they must divide its cost equally.

When more than one party requests the transcript, or are required by general rule to file the transcript, the cost shall be divided equally among the parties.

WARNING

Fee

3.75

Applies to

Expedited transcript

The requesting party must pay $3.75 per page for an expedited transcript in paper format.

2. For an expedited transcript--$3.75 per page; and

WARNING

Applies to

Ordinary transcript

Ordinary transcript costs must be reduced by half in qualifying appealed or litigation-advancing matters for litigants with income below 200% of the current HHS poverty line.

Transcript costs for ordinary transcripts, in matters under appeal or where the transcript is necessary to advance the litigation, shall be reduced by one-half ( ½ ) for a litigant whose income is less than 200 percent of the poverty line as defined by the HHS poverty guidelines for the current year.

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript

The Prothonotary remits transcript payments to Beaver County, and the County must pay the Court Reporter after submission of the completed transcript.

All transcript payments shall be remitted by the Prothonotary to the County of Beaver. When the Court Reporter has submitted the completed transcript, the Court Reporter may then bill the County of Beaver for payment for said transcripts. The County of Beaver shall then pay the same pursuant to its present practice.

WARNING

Fee

2.75

Applies to

Ordinary transcript

The requesting party must pay $2.75 per page for an ordinary transcript in paper format.

1. For an ordinary transcript--$2.75 per page;

WARNING

Fee

2.75

Applies to

Expedited transcript

The rate for an expedited transcript payable by the Commonwealth or a subdivision is $2.75 per page in paper format.

2. For an expedited transcript--$2.75 per page; and

WARNING

Applies to

Ordinary transcript

For nonappealed matters where a transcript is not necessary to advance litigation, the court may waive ordinary transcript costs for qualifying hardship parties only upon good cause.

Transcript costs for ordinary transcripts in matters that are not subject to an appeal, where the transcript is not necessary to advance the litigation, may be waived at the Court's discretion for parties who qualify for economic hardship under subdivision (B)(1) or (B)(2), but only upon good cause shown.

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript

The requesting party or party required to file the transcript bears its cost, but no party is charged for a transcript initiated by the court.

The requesting party, or party required by general rule to file a transcript, shall be responsible for the cost of the transcript. Costs shall not be assessed against any party for transcripts prepared at the initiation of the Court.

WARNING

Fee

3.75

Applies to

Daily transcript

The rate for a daily transcript payable by the Commonwealth or a subdivision is $3.75 per page in paper format.

3. For a daily transcript--$3.75 per page