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

CRITICAL

The District Court Administrator must send the Legislative Reference Bureau one paper copy and one electronic copy in Microsoft Word format only.

2. File one (1) paper copy and one (1) electronic copy in a Microsoft Word format only to bulletin@palrb.us with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Attorneys and self-represented parties who file legal papers electronically must establish a PACFile account through the portal.

(d) Attorneys or self-represented parties who file legal papers electronically must establish a PACFile account using the Unified Judicial System of the Pennsylvania Web Portal.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Administrative copy

The District Court Administrator must email one copy to the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.

1. File one (1) copy to the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts via email to adminrules@pacourts.us.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Local rule

The District Court Administrator must send the Legislative Reference Bureau two paper copies and one electronic copy in Microsoft Word format.

File two (2) paper copies and one (1) electronic copy in a Microsoft Word format only to bulletin@palrb.us with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Local rule

The District Court Administrator must email one copy to the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.

File one (1) copy to the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts via email to adminrules@pacourts.us.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Legal papers

Parties must electronically file defined legal papers through PACFile, except for the listed categories.

(b) The electronic filing of motions and other legal papers is authorized as specifically provided in this rule. Parties shall electronically file documents using the PACFile electronic filing system developed by the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts and located on the Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System Web Portal at https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/. The application of general rules of court and court policies that implement the rules shall continue to apply regardless of the method of filing. (c) Legal Papers Defined. The “legal papers” which shall be filed electronically shall encompass all written motions, written answers and any notices or documents for which filing is required or permitted, including orders, exhibits and attachments, except for the following: 1. Applications for a search warrant, 2. Application for an arrest warrant, 3. Grand jury materials, except the indicting grand jury indictment or the investigating grand jury presentment, 4. Submissions filed ex parte as authorized by law and, 5. Submissions filed or authorized to be filed under seal.

INFOCriminal cases

Applies to

Legal papers

Attorneys and self-represented parties unable or unwilling to e-file may file and serve legal papers on paper.

a. Attorneys or self-represented parties who are unable or unwilling to participate in electronic filing of documents are permitted to file and serve the legal papers in a physical paper format.

INFOCriminal cases

Electronic filing through PACFile is permitted in Forest and Warren Counties, with the effective dates stated in the rule.

(a) 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 shall be permitted for Forest and Warren County with the retroactive effective date of July 20, 2016 and Warren County effective January 13, 2020.