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

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Legal paper

A legal paper submitted without the requisite fees is not deemed accepted for filing until payment is received.

If a legal paper is accepted for filing by the Prothonotary, it shall be deemed to have been filed the date and time it was received by CountySuite. If a legal paper is submitted without the requisite fees, the legal paper shall be deemed to have been accepted for filing as of the date payment is received, pursuant to 42 P.S. §21073(b).

WARNINGCivil cases

Electronic filers must report payment errors to the Prothonotary’s office as soon as possible and no later than 45 days after payment.

Electronic filers shall alert the Prothonotary’s office of any payment errors as soon as possible and not later than forty -five (45) days after the payment date.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

E filing fees

E-filing fees may be paid by credit card, but future filing fees cannot be paid through advance deposits.

(1) The Prothonotary will accept credit cards for payment of all e-filing fees. The Prothonotary will not accept advance deposits for payment of future filing fees.

WARNINGCivil cases

The Prothonotary may charge a credit-card convenience fee in the amount stated in the current fee schedule.

(2) The Prothonotary is authorized to charge a convenience fee for credit card payments. The convenience fee will be as stated in the current Prothonotary fee schedule.