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

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Request for entry of divorce decree

A party requesting entry of a divorce decree must pay the court-set administrative review fee unless granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis.

Any party filing a request for entry of a decree in divorce shall pay, in addition to all other fees, an administrative review fee as set by the Court or the court has granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Motion for appointment of master

When filing a motion for appointment of a master, the moving party must pay the Prothonotary a court-set sum as security for the master's fees and costs.

The moving party shall pay a sum of money to the Prothonotary at the time the motion is filed, which sum shall be set from time to time by order of court, as security for payment of master's fees and costs.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcript

For economic-hardship cases, transcript costs must be waived or adjusted when the matter is on appeal or the transcript is necessary to advance litigation.

(2) In cases of economic hardship where the matter is under appeal or a transcript is necessary to advance litigation, the costs of procuring the transcript shall be waived or otherwise adjusted by the Court.

CRITICAL

Checks must be made payable to The 26th Judicial District and delivered to the court reporter.

All checks are to be made payable to The 26th Judicial District and shall be delivered to the Court Reporter.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Bail judgment satisfaction

If a judgment has been entered on a bail bond, the Clerk of Court must mark it satisfied after receiving an order discharging the defendant and payment of the applicable administrative, filing, and satisfaction fees.

In the event a Judgement has been entered on any bail bond, upon receiving and Order that the defendant has been discharged from all obligations, the Clerk of Court shall, upon payment of the appropriate administrative, filing and satisfaction fees, mark the Judgment satisfied on the record.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcript

When there is no pending appeal or obvious litigation need, a requesting party claiming economic hardship must demonstrate reasonable need before transcript costs may be waived or adjusted.

(3) In cases of economic hardship where there is no appeal pending or there exists no obvious need for the transcript to advance litigation, the requesting party must demonstrate reasonable need before the Court shall waive or adjust the cost of obtaining the transcript.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcript request

A private litigant requesting a transcript must pay the assigned court reporter a deposit equal to 75% of the estimated total transcript cost.

When a private litigant requests a transcript or other proceeding, the litigant making the request shall make payment in the amount of 75% of the estimated total cost of the transcript to the Court Reporter assigned to the proceeding

CRITICALCriminal cases

Fee

25

Applies to

Bail release

When bail is set for release, a non-refundable $25 administrative fee must be paid to the county Clerk of Courts and is earned when the bail undertaking is executed.

B. Administrative Fee. In all court cases where an amount of bail is set for release, a non- refundable administrative fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be paid to the Clerk of Courts of the respective county where trial will be held. The administrative fee shall be considered as earned at the time of bail undertaking is executed.

WARNING

Fee

4.5

Applies to

Transcript

The maximum charge for a transcript in complex litigation, such as medical malpractice, is $4.50 per page under the initial-ordering-party schedule.

(A) Costs payable to the initial ordering party for transcripts delivered via electronic format shall not exceed: - 6. For complex litigation, $4.50 per page (i.e. Medical Malpractice)

WARNING

Fee

0.75

Applies to

Transcript copy

A paper copy of a previously ordered and filed transcript costs $0.75 per page.

(D) Requests for copies of Transcripts previously ordered and filed of record shall be directed to and produced solely by the Court Reporters' office. Costs for filed transcripts shall be as follows: - 1. $.75 per page, paper format

WARNING

Fee

6.5

Applies to

Transcript

The maximum charge to the initial ordering party for a transcript delivered the same day electronically is $6.50 per page.

(A) Costs payable to the initial ordering party for transcripts delivered via electronic format shall not exceed: - 4. For same-day delivery, $6.50 per page

WARNING

Fee

3.5

Applies to

Transcript

The maximum charge to the initial ordering party for an expedited transcript delivered electronically is $3.50 per page.

(A) Costs payable to the initial ordering party for transcripts delivered via electronic format shall not exceed: - 2. For an expedited transcript, $3.50 per page

WARNING

Fee

2.5

Applies to

Transcript

The maximum charge to the initial ordering party for an ordinary transcript delivered electronically is $2.50 per page.

(A) Costs payable to the initial ordering party for transcripts delivered via electronic format shall not exceed: - 1. For an ordinary transcript, $2.50 per page

WARNING

Fee

3.5

Applies to

Transcript

The cost payable by the Commonwealth or a subdivision for a daily transcript is $3.50 per page.

(B) Costs payable by the Commonwealth or a subdivision thereof shall be governed as follows: - 3. For a daily transcript $3.50 per page

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript

Litigants represented by legal aid services do not have to prove economic hardship.

Litigants represented by legal aid services are not required to prove economic hardship.

WARNING

Fee

4.5

Applies to

Transcript

The maximum charge to the initial ordering party for a daily transcript delivered electronically is $4.50 per page.

(A) Costs payable to the initial ordering party for transcripts delivered via electronic format shall not exceed: - 3. For a daily transcript, $4.50 per page

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript

When multiple parties request a transcript or are required by general rule to file it, the cost must be divided equally among them.

(C) When more than one party requests the transcript, or are required by general rule to file the transcript, the cost shall be divided equally among the parties.

WARNINGCivil cases

The divorce master may estimate hearing time and, at their discretion, require additional reasonable deposits for court reporter and master's fees.

The divorce master may estimate the time required for each master's hearing, and may, in his or her discretion, require the additional deposit of reasonable sums for court reporter's and master's fees.

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript

When a transcript is requested for which the court or county is irresponsible for the cost(s), the court reporter shall prepare the transcript without the necessity of a deposit

When a transcript is requested for which the court or county is irresponsible for the cost(s), the court reporter shall prepare the transcript without the necessity of a deposit

WARNING

Fee

2

Applies to

Transcript

The cost payable by the Commonwealth or a subdivision for an ordinary transcript is $2.00 per page.

(B) Costs payable by the Commonwealth or a subdivision thereof shall be governed as follows: - 1. For an ordinary transcript, $2.00 per page

WARNING

Fee

3.5

Applies to

Transcript

The cost payable by the Commonwealth or a subdivision for a transcript in complex litigation is $3.50 per page.

(B) Costs payable by the Commonwealth or a subdivision thereof shall be governed as follows: - 6. For complex litigation, $3.50 per page

WARNING

Fee

0.25

Applies to

Transcript copy

The cost payable by the Commonwealth or a subdivision for transcript copies is $0.25 per page.

(B) Costs payable by the Commonwealth or a subdivision thereof shall be governed as follows: - 5. For copies, $.25 per page

WARNING

Fee

0.5

Applies to

Transcript copy

An electronic copy of a previously ordered and filed transcript costs $0.50 per page.

(D) Requests for copies of Transcripts previously ordered and filed of record shall be directed to and produced solely by the Court Reporters' office. Costs for filed transcripts shall be as follows: - 2. $.50 per page, electronic format

WARNING

Fee

2.25

Applies to

Transcript

The cost payable by the Commonwealth or a subdivision for an expedited transcript is $2.25 per page.

(B) Costs payable by the Commonwealth or a subdivision thereof shall be governed as follows: - 2. For an expedited transcript $2.25 per page

WARNING

Fee

5.5

Applies to

Transcript

The cost payable by the Commonwealth or a subdivision for same-day transcript delivery is $5.50 per page.

(B) Costs payable by the Commonwealth or a subdivision thereof shall be governed as follows: - 4. For same-day delivery, $5.50 per page

WARNINGCriminal cases

Applies to

Bail deposit return

After the bail bond conditions are performed and the defendant has made all required appearances, the deposited bail is returned less any administrative costs.

When the conditions of a bail bond have been performed and the defendant has made all required appearances in the case, the Clerk of Court shall return to the person posting bail, unless the bail deposited, less any administrative costs.

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript

No party may be assessed costs for a transcript prepared at the Court’s initiation.

Costs shall not be assessed against any party for transcripts prepared at the initiation of the Court.

WARNING

Fee

0.25

Applies to

Transcript copy

The maximum charge for copies delivered electronically under the initial-ordering-party schedule is $0.25 per page.

(A) Costs payable to the initial ordering party for transcripts delivered via electronic format shall not exceed: - 5. For copies, $.25 per page