Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Filing Fees and Waivers
7 rules from official source documents
Filing fees, payment methods, fee waiver requirements, deferrals, and clerk payment rules.
CRITICALCivil cases
- Applies to
- Consent judgment order
The plaintiff must pay the filing fee associated with filing the consent judgment/order.
Plaintiff shall be responsible for filing this consent judgment/order with the Clerk of Judicial Records (Prothonotary) and paying the associated filing fee.
CRITICALCivil cases
- Applies to
- Consent judgment order
A filing fee applies to a consent judgment/order, with the amount specified in the current fee schedule.
The filing fee for a consent judgment/order is set forth in the current Clerk of Judicial Records Fee Schedule.
CRITICALCivil cases
- Applies to
- Certification for arbitration
The appropriate filing fee must accompany a Certification for Arbitration filed after a case is stricken from the trial list.
If a case is stricken from the trial list by the court, any party shall file a Certification for Arbitration on the form approved by the court, together with the appropriate filing fee.
CRITICALCivil cases
The Hearing Officer’s fees must be paid, unless the court has granted eligibility for a waiver of fees and costs.
When a Hearing Officer in Divorce has been appointed, prior to filing the Praecipe to Transmit Record, a Certification must be filed verifying that the Hearing Officer's fees have been paid or an eligibility for Waiver of fees and costs petition was granted by the Court.
WARNINGCivil cases
Filing fees may be paid electronically with Mastercard, VISA, or Discover credit or debit cards.
The Clerk of Judicial Records will accept electronic payment of all filing fees with the following credit and debit cards: Mastercard, VISA, and Discover.
WARNINGCivil cases
The Clerk will not accept filing-fee payment by depositing funds in advance.
The Clerk of Judicial Records will not accept payment by depositing, in advance, sufficient funds with it.
WARNINGCivil cases
A convenience fee set by the card vendor will be charged when paying by credit or debit card.
The credit or debit card will be charged with a convenience fee dictated by the credit card vendor.
Are filing fees or waivers addressed in Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania?
A fee is required for covered filings. The plaintiff must pay the filing fee associated with filing the consent judgment/order.
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