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

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A transcript requested by the Court, the Commonwealth, or a County agency must be prepared upon receipt of the request form at no cost.

E. When a transcript is requested by the Court, the Commonwealth or a County agency, the court reporter or court transcriptionist shall prepare the transcript upon receipt of the request form, at no cost.

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If more than one party simultaneously requests a transcript, its cost must be divided equally among them.

(2) Allocation of costs. When more than one party simultaneously requests a transcript, the cost shall be divided equally among the parties.

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Applies to

ARD program admission application

Defendants admitted to ARD must pay the program-administration cost, in full as a condition of applying for admission; the District Attorney periodically certifies the cost, which is collected like prosecution costs and paid to Pike County.

(a) All Defendants admitted into the ARD program shall be required to pay in addition to other allowed costs, fees and restitution, the cost of administering the ARD program. (b) The cost of administering the program shall be paid in full as a condition for applying for consideration of admission into the ARD program. (c) The cost of administering the ARD program shall be as periodically certified by the District Attorney. (d) The reasonable costs associated with administering the program shall be collected in the same manner as cost of prosecution and shall be payable to the County of Pike.

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Applies to

Original transcript

The initial requesting party’s cost for the original transcript is capped at $2.50 per page for ordinary, $3.50 for expedited, and $4.50 for daily transcripts.

(2) The costs payable by the initial requesting party for the generation of the original transcript shall not exceed: (a) for an ordinary transcript, $2.50 per page; (b) for an expedited transcript, $3.50 per page; and (c) for a daily transcript, $4.50 per page.

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The requesting party is responsible for the transcript cost.

(1) Assignment of costs. The requesting party shall be responsible for the cost of the transcript.

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A litigant ordering a transcript must pay a deposit of 50% of its estimated cost by check payable to the County of Pike and delivered to the Pike County Court Administrator.

(1) the litigant ordering a transcript shall make payment in the amount of 50% of the estimated cost of the transcript as deposit. Deposit checks are to be made payable to the County of Pike and delivered to the Pike County Court Administrator.

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Paper copy of existing transcript

(1) A paper copy of an existing transcript shall be provided to a requesting party other than the at a rate of $0.25 per page

(1) A paper copy of an existing transcript shall be provided to a requesting party other than the at a rate of $0.25 per page

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Applies to

Ordinary transcript

Ordinary transcript costs must be waived for a litigant permitted to proceed in forma pauperis.

(1) Transcript costs for ordinary transcripts shall be waived for a litigant who has been permitted by the court to proceed in forma pauperis.

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Applies to

Original transcript

Preparing the original transcript incurs the applicable paragraph (2) costs plus a $0.25-per-page surcharge for one hard copy to the requester.

(3) When the original transcript is prepared, the costs shall be in accordance with paragraph (2) plus a surcharge of $0.25 per page for one hard copy to the requestor.

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Fee

$20

Applies to

Custody complaint or divorce complaint with custody count

A $20 additional filing fee applies to custody complaints and divorce complaints containing a custody count.

Pursuant to the provisions of 23 Pa.C.S.A. §3902(a), an additional twenty dollar ($20) filing fee is hereby imposed on Custody Complaints and Divorce Complaints containing a count for custody.

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No transcript cost may be assessed when the transcript is requested by the Court, the Commonwealth, Court Appointed Counsel, or a County agency.

(1) When a transcript is requested by the Court, the Commonwealth, Court Appointed Counsel or a County agency, no cost shall be assessed.

WARNING

Applicable filing fees are accepted in the manner required by statute, court order, Local Rule, or fee schedule.

F. Applicable filing fees shall be accepted in the same manner as currently required by statute, court order, Local Rule or as established by fee schedule.