Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, Pennsylvania Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICALCriminal cases

The Office of Judicial Support must accept and retain hard-copy legal papers, convert them to PDF, and add them to the system unless they are excluded from electronic filing.

(3) Any legal paper submitted for filing to the Office of Judicial Support in a physical paper (or 'hard-copy') format shall be accepted by the Office of Judicial Support in that format and shall be retained by the Office of Judicial Support as may be required by applicable rules of court and record retention policies. The Office of Judicial Support shall convert such hard-copy legal paper to .pdf and add it to the system, except those legal papers excluded from electronic filing pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P.576.1 (C) and this rule.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The exclusive system for electronic filing is the PACFile System, developed and administered by the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts and located on Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System Web Portal at https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/PACFile.aspx.

The exclusive system for electronic filing is the PACFile System, developed and administered by the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts and located on Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System Web Portal at https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/PACFile.aspx.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Establishing a PACFile account constitutes consent to participate in electronic filing and to accept electronic service of PACFile documents in districts that permit electronic filing.

Pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 576.1(D)(2), establishment of a PACFile account constitutes consent to participate in electronic filing, including acceptance of service electronically of any document filed on the PACFile system in any judicial district that permits electronic filing.

WARNINGCriminal cases

The rule’s definition of legal papers excludes the listed warrant, grand jury, ex parte, sealed, third-party, appeal, arraignment-waiver, MD-docket, and confidential W-docket filings.

"Legal papers" are pleadings or other submissions to the court, including motions, answers or other documents, of which filing is required or permitted, including orders, exhibits and attachments, but excluding: - (a) applications for search warrants; - (b) applications for arrest warrants; - (c) any grand jury materials, except the indicting grand jury indictment or the investigating grand jury presentment; - (d) submissions filed ex parte as authorized by law; - (e) exhibits offered into evidence, whether or not admitted, in a court proceeding; - (f) Submissions filed or authorized to be filed under seal; - (g) Third party filing of amicus briefs or third party filings; - (h) Summary appeals consistent with Pa.R.Crim.P. 460; - (i) Waiver of a Criminal Arraignment; - (j) Filings in any matter assigned a MD docket number including, but not limited to, the following: Petition for Early Assignment, Petition for Juvenile Placement in Adult Facility, Petition for Lineup, Petition for Bail de novo, Petition to Revoke or Increase Bail, Petition for Determination of Competency, Petition for Return of Property, Rule 600 Petition, Petition to Decertify, Petition for Pro Hac Vice, Motions in Limine, Motion to Lift a Nebbia Order and/or Motion for Bail Source Hearing; and - (k) Filings in any matter assigned a confidential W docket number, including but not limited to, sealed search warrant applications under Pa.R.Crim.P. 211 and/or wiretap act applications as set forth at 18 Pa.C.S. §§5701 et seq.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Any party who declines to participate in the PACFile electronic filing system, or who is unable to electronically file or accept service of legal papers which were filed electronically, or who is otherwise unable to access the PACFile system, shall be permitted to file legal papers in a physical paper format ('hard-copy') and shall receive legal papers in a physical paper format from the Office of Judicial Support and/or other parties, whether electronically filed or otherwise, as required by Pa.R.Crim.P. 576.

Any party who declines to participate in the PACFile electronic filing system, or who is unable to electronically file or accept service of legal papers which were filed electronically, or who is otherwise unable to access the PACFile system, shall be permitted to file legal papers in a physical paper format ('hard-copy') and shall receive legal papers in a physical paper format from the Office of Judicial Support and/or other parties, whether electronically filed or otherwise, as required by Pa.R.Crim.P. 576.

INFOCriminal cases

Electronic filing of legal papers through PACFile is permitted in Delaware County starting September 15, 2025.

Pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 576.1, Electronic Filing and Service of Legal Papers, electronic filing of legal papers through the PACFile electronic filing system is permissive in Delaware County, the 32nd Judicial District, as of September 15, 2025.

INFOCriminal cases

Electronic filing through PACFile is voluntary at this time.

At this time, electronic filing through the PACFile System is voluntary.