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

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Unless the Commonwealth or a subdivision is liable for the cost, the party ordering a transcript must deposit half the estimated fee with the responsible court reporter before transcription begins.

Except where the Commonwealth or a sub-division is liable for the cost, the party ordering the transcript shall be required to deposit one-half of the estimated fee for the transcript with the responsible court reporter as a condition precedent to starting transcription.

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Pleading or other legal paper

Any applicable filing fee must be paid in full when a pleading or other legal paper is delivered or presented, or the Prothonotary will not accept or time-stamp it.

The Prothonotary shall not accept for filing nor time-stamp any pleading or other legal paper unless the entire applicable filing fee, if any, is paid in full at the time the document is delivered or presented to the Prothonotary.

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The party ordering a transcript must pay the balance within seven days of the completion notice unless the Commonwealth or one of its subdivisions is liable for the fee.

(b) Once the party ordering the transcript is notified of the transcript's completion, the party shall pay the balance due and owing within seven (7) days of the notice of completion, except where the Commonwealth or a sub-division thereof is liable for the fee.