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

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion to appoint master

A master fee is required for a motion to appoint a master unless the Court waives it.

Proof of payment of the master fee shall accompany the motion and proposed order, unless the fee is waived by the Court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcript

The transcript rate includes specified transcript copies, and when multiple parties request or must file the transcript, they share the cost equally and each receives a copy.

(1) The rates set forth above shall include the original transcript, filed of record with the appropriate filing office, one (1) copy of the transcript for the presiding judge (if requested), and one (1) copy of the transcript to be provided to the initial requesting party. When more than one party requests the transcript, or is required by general rule to file the transcript, the cost shall be divided equally among the parties, and each party shall receive one (1) copy of the transcript.

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Applies to

Completed transcript balance

The balance for a completed transcript is due upon delivery and must be paid using an accepted method payable to the County of Washington.

(1) The balance for a completed transcript shall be due at the time of delivery of the transcript. This amount shall be paid by cash, credit card (if permitted by the filing office), money order, or check from an attorney, made payable to the County of Washington.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Fee

10

Applies to

Monitoring service

A $10 flat-rate daily fee applies to monitoring services, including the listed electronic and GPS monitoring services.

(1) A daily monitoring fee of $10.00 flat rate per day for any monitoring service which shall include, but not be limited to: Electronic Home Monitoring, Electronic Home Monitoring with cellular service, and Global Positioning Monitoring.

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Applies to

Certain legal papers

The clerk must collect any user fee established for specified legal papers, with the fee and covered papers identified by Administrative Order.

The clerk shall collect a user fee for the filing of certain legal papers as established by the Court through the President Judge. The user fee and list of legal papers shall be delineated by Administrative Order.

CRITICALCivil cases

The Prothonotary must accept credit or debit card payments for electronic filing fees, using a processor approved by the Court through the President Judge or designee.

(1) The Prothonotary shall accept payment of all electronic filings fees through credit or debit card. The payment processor shall be approved by the Cotµi through the President Judge, or his or her designee.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Filing

Any required filing fee must be submitted with the filing.

All required filing fees shall be provided with the filing.

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Fee

7

Applies to

Electronically filed legal paper

A $7.00 user fee applies to each electronically filed legal paper.

A user fee of $7.00 shall be imposed for each legal paper that is electronically filed.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Appointment request

A request to appoint a divorce master or child custody conference officer must include proof that the non-refundable master fee was paid.

(d) When a request for appointment of a master in divorce or child custody conference officer is made, the request must be accompanied with proof of payment of the non- refundable master fee as set forth in the applicable fee schedule.

CRITICALCivil cases

(ii) The clerk may not accept alternate payment or a deposit of funds in advance of filing; provided however, that a filing party who

(ii) The clerk may not accept alternate payment or a deposit of funds in advance of filing; provided however, that a filing party who

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The clerk may refuse to file a legal paper submitted without the required fee being paid.

If a legal paper is accepted by the clerk, it shall be deemed to have been filed upon the date and time it was received by the C-Track E-Filing Portal; provided, however, that the clerk is authorized to refuse for filing a legal paper that is submitted without the requisite fee being paid.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

C.R.N. evaluation

The defendant must pay the C.R.N. evaluation provider directly for the evaluation.

The cost of the C.R.N. evaluation will be paid by the defendant directly to the provider of that evaluation.

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Fee

$50

Applies to

Transcript request deposit

A $50 deposit is required for each transcript request unless transcription costs are waived under a state or local court rule; specified payment methods are accepted.

(B) A deposit of $50.00 shall be required for all transcript requests, unless the costs of transcription are waived pursuant to a state or local rule of court. This amount shall be paid by cash, credit card (if permitted by the filing office), money order, or check from an attorney, made payable to the County of Washington.

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Applies to

Fee schedule

The Court must approve each custodian’s fee schedule by administrative order.

The Court shall approve the fee schedule for any custodian pursuant to the Policy by administrative order.

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Applies to

Email or facsimile filing

Any filing fee that applies to an email or facsimile filing must be included.

Email and/or facsimile filings will need to be followed by the original document (with original signatures) via mail or private delivery service, and include any applicable filing fee.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Electronic filing

Electronic filing fees and costs must be submitted and collected as provided in subsection (d).

All electronic filing fees and costs shall be submitted and collected according to subsection (d) of this Rule.

CRITICALCivil cases

The Prothonotary may not retroactively charge previously waived costs because of a change in economic status or the end of free legal services.

The Prothonotary shall not be permitted to retroactively charge previously waived costs to a party because of a change in economic status or if a party is no longer receiving free legal service from an attorney.

CRITICALCivil cases

The Prothonotary may refuse a legal paper submitted without the required fee.

(3) If a legal paper is accepted by the Prothonotary, it shall be deemed to have been filed upon the date and time it was received by the C-Track E-Filing Portal; provided, however, that the Prothonotary is authorized to refuse for filing a legal paper that is submitted without the requisite fee being paid.

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Fee

$100

Applies to

Continuance

A party who seeks and receives a continuance on the day of a master proceeding must pay a $100 fee.

provided, however, that the fee shall be $100.00 for a party who seeks and receives a continuance on the day of the proceeding before a master.

CRITICALCivil cases

Except as provided in Pa.R.C.P. 240, the Prothonotary may refuse a legal paper submitted without the required payment.

(8) Except as provided in Pa.R.C.P. 240, the Prothonotary is authorized to refuse for filing a legal paper submitted without the requisite payment.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Fee schedule

The custodian must post the approved fee schedule in a publicly accessible area of the office and on the stated website.

The custodian shall post the approved fee schedule in an area accessible to the public in his or her office and at www.washingtoncourts.us.

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A filing office may not charge the Court or Commonwealth for a copy of a transcript already ordered, transcribed, and filed of record.

A filing office may not charge a fee to the Court or Commonwealth for a copy of a transcript previously ordered, transcribed, and filed of record.

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The deposit and other transcription-cost payments must be remitted to the filing office where the underlying matter is of record.

(2) The deposit, and any other payments for transcription costs, shall be remitted to the filing office in which the matter being transcribed is filed of record.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Mediation

Each party in a case selected for mediation must pay the fee set by administrative order to the County of Washington and submit it to the Office of the Court Administrator.

Each party to a case selected for mediation shall pay a mediation fee to be made payable to the County of Washington and submitted to the Office of the Court Administrator. The mediation fee shall be set by administrative order, and information regarding the fee shall be available in the Office of the Court Administrator.

CRITICALCivil cases

The clerk must collect the user fee set by Administrative Order for the legal papers identified there.

The clerk shall collect a user fee for the filing of certain legal papers as established by the Court through the President Judge. The user fee and list of legal papers shall be delineated by Administrative Order.

CRITICALCriminal cases

In cases held for Court, an issuing authority must transmit all collected service fees to the Clerk of Courts by check with the filed papers.

e. All service fees collected by any issuing authority in cases that are held for Court shall be transmitted to the Clerk of Courts by check with the papers being filed.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Alcohol highway safety school tuition

The defendant must pay the alcohol highway safety school directly for assessed tuition.

Tuition assessed for attendance at the alcohol highway safety school will be paid by the defendant directly to the alcohol highway safety school.

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Applies to

Inheritance tax

Inheritance Tax must be paid in person and cannot be paid through the C-Track E-Filing Portal.

Payment of Inheritance Tax may only be made in person and shall not be accepted through the C-Track E-Filing Portal.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

A.R.D. program admission

Each person admitted to the A.R.D. Program for DUI must pay the established fee to the Clerk of Courts.

Each individual admitted into the A.R.D. Program for Driving Under the Influence shall pay to the Clerk of Courts the established fee, to be distributed to the County as reimbursement for the expense incurred in administering the A.R.D. program and the expenses relating to the processing and evaluation of A.R.D. D.U.I. cases.

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Applies to

Appeal from arbitration

An appeal from arbitration must be accompanied by a check for $500 or 50% of the amount in controversy, whichever is less.

All appeals from arbitration must be timely filed with the Prothonotary accompanied by a check in the amount of $500.00 or 50% of the amount in controversy, whichever is less.

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Applies to

Legal paper

Filing fees are waived for participants in the specified programs when counsel files a praecipe certifying participation; counsel may request the modest-means waiver through the C-Track Public Portal when electronically submitting the legal paper.

It is further ORDERED that filing fees shall be waived for a party who is participating in the “modest means” and limited representation programs of the Washington County Bar Association, if counsel for the party has filed a praecipe certifying participation in the applicable program. In such instances, filing fees shall be treated in the same manner as if the party had been granted permission to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 240. Counsel may effectuate the waiver when filing legal papers electronically by a requesting a fee waiver for modest means in the C-Track Public Portal at the time the legal paper is submitted for filing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Hearing

The Register shall require a non-refundable hearing fee under the applicable fee bill.

The Register shall require a non-refundable fee for hearings in accordance with the Register of Wills and Orphans’ Court fee bill, which is of record in the office of the Register of Wills.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Alcohol highway safety school tuition

A person admitted to the A.R.D. Program for DUI must pay the established tuition directly to the program provider.

Each individual admitted into the A.R.D. Program for Driving Under the Influence shall be required to attend and complete the required program at an approved alcohol highway safety school and pay, directly to the provider, the established tuition for enrollment in said program.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Fee

$50

When the defendant is found not guilty or the charges are dismissed, the bail deposit is refunded less a $50 service fee.

i. In the event the defendant is found not guilty or the charges are dismissed, the amount so deposited shall be refunded to the defendant or other person making the deposit, less a service fee in the amount of $50.00 for the use of the County of Washington.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Appeal from arbitration

An appeal from arbitration must be accompanied by a fee of $500 or 50% of the amount in controversy, whichever is less.

All appeals from arbitration must be timely filed with the Prothonotary accompanied by payment in the amount of $500.00 or 50% of the amount in controversy, whichever is less.

CRITICALCivil cases

All parties shall bear equally the costs of any Court- ordered ADR, unless otherwise agreed upon; provided, however, that the Court will take appropriate steps to assure that no referral to ADR results in an unfair or unreasonable economic b~den on any party.

All parties shall bear equally the costs of any Court- ordered ADR, unless otherwise agreed upon; provided, however, that the Court will take appropriate steps to assure that no referral to ADR results in an unfair or unreasonable economic b~den on any party.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Fee

50

Applies to

Probation or parole supervision

Offenders supervised by the Washington County Adult Probation Office must pay a $50 monthly supervision fee for the duration of probation or parole.

(A) All offenders subject to supervision by the Washington County Adult Probation Office shall be assessed a supervision fee of $50.00 per month for the length of their probation or parole term.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Mediation fee

Each party in a selected case must pay the mediation fee to the County of Washington and submit it to the Office of the Court Administrator; the fee is set by administrative order.

Each party to a case selected for mediation shall pay a mediation fee to be made payable to the County of Washington and submitted to the Office of the Court Administrator. The mediation fee shall be set by administrative order, and information regarding the fee shall be available in the Office of the Court Administrator.

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A party seeking a reduced fee under section (d) must seek leave to proceed in forma pauperis under local Rule 240.

(3) Any party seeking a reduced fee under section (d) below must seek leave to proceed in forma pauperis in accordance with local Rule 240.

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Fees assessed for using the C-Track Public Portal must be paid by debit or credit card.

Fees assessed in relation to the use of the C-Track Public Portal shall be paid by use of debit or credit card.

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Unless all parties agree otherwise in writing, settling defendants in a filed civil action must pay the plaintiff's record court costs, including initial filing fees, service-of-process fees, and costs to settle and discontinue the docket.

Unless all parties agree in writing to the contrary, the settling defendant or defendants in any filed civil action shall pay to the plaintiff record court costs which are specifically defined to be: (1) Initial filing fees; (2) Service of process fees; and (3) Costs to settle and discontinue the docket.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Subpoena

The Clerk of Courts must stop collecting subpoena fees until the court orders otherwise.

The Clerk of Courts is directed to cease collection of a fee for subpoenas until further order of court.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applicable filing fees must be paid under the Clerk's procedures and in the time and amount required by the governing authority or fee schedule.

Applicable filing fees shall be paid through procedures established by the Clerk of Courts and at the same time and in the same amount as required by statute, court rule or order, or published fee schedule.

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Applies to

Transcript

Transcript costs must be paid at the filing office, and checks or money orders must be payable to the County of Washington.

(3) Payments for all transcript costs shall be made at the filing office. If paying by check or money order, the payee shall be the County of Washington.

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All appropriate costs and fees must be paid when the filing is made.

(e) All appropriate costs and fees shall be paid at the time of filing.

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Applies to

Complaint

The plaintiff must pay the non-refundable charge in the Custody/Divorce Fee Schedule when filing the complaint.

(c) At the time of the filing of the complaint, the plaintiff will pay the non-refundable charge as set forth in the Custody/Divorce Fee Schedule, which is accessible to the public in the Prothonotary and on the website of the Twenty-seventh Judicial District at www.washingtoncourts.us.

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Applies to

In forma pauperis praecipe or application

The Prothonotary must accept a party's qualifying praecipe or application under this rule without charging the party.

The Prothonotary shall accept for filing by a party a praecipe as provided by Pa.R.C.P. 240(d), or an application under this rule, without charge to the party.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Fee

$50

If the defendant is found guilty, a $50 service fee is deducted from a defendant’s bail deposit or withheld from a third-party depositor’s refund, along with the other specified deductions from the defendant’s deposit.

ii. In the event the defendant is found guilty, the amount so deposited by the defendant shall be refunded to the defendant, after deduction of the costs of prosecution, the fine, restitution, if any, and a service fee of $50.00 for the use of the County of Washington. If any other person deposits the bail and the defendant is found guilty, the amount so posted shall be refunded to the other person less the $50.00 fee.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Withdrawal order

An order for withdrawal will not be permitted unless the Prothonotary and Sheriff’s service costs are paid.

No orders for withdrawal will be permitted unless the costs for both the Prothonotary and Sheriff’s service are paid.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The Clerk of Courts must assess and collect the fee, and the Treasurer must establish and administer the fund for the county portion of fees collected.

(B) The Washington County Clerk of Courts shall assess and collect the fee, and the Washington County Treasurer shall establish and administer a County Substance Abuse Education and Demand Reduction Fund (County SAEDRF) consisting of the county portion of fees collected.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

C.R.N. evaluation

Before sentencing, the specified DUI offender must pay the C.R.N. evaluation fee, which is taxed as additional court costs in non-ARD cases.

Prior to sentencing, every D.U.I. offender who has either plead guilty after trial, shall have a C.R.N. (Court Reporting Network) Evaluation and shall pay the fee for the C.R.N. Evaluation. This C.R.N. Evaluation fee shall be taxed by the Clerk of Courts Office in all non- ARD cases as additional Court costs.

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Fee

$0.25

Applies to

Transcript

A requesting party must pay a $0.25-per-page surcharge for a transcript in bound paper format.

(2) When the transcript is in bound paper format, the requesting party shall be charged a surcharge of $0.25 per page.

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Qualifying legal-aid clients need not prove economic hardship and may obtain qualifying ordinary transcripts at no cost.

Litigants who are represented by a free legal aid service for low-income citizens shall not be required to prove economic hardship, and are entitled to obtain ordinary transcripts in matters under appeal or where the transcript is necessary to advance the litigation for no cost.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Fee

200

A $200 booking center fee is assessed for specified offenses and case outcomes, but does not apply in the listed dismissal, withdrawal, nolle prosequi, or summary-plea circumstances.

(g) A booking center fund fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) shall be assessed and collected by the Washington County Clerk of Courts to an offender who receives Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) or probation without verdict, pleads guilty to or nolo contendere to or is convicted of a crime under the following: (1)(g) 18 Pa.C.S.A. §106(a) (all felonies and misdemeanors), (2)(g) 35 Pa.C.S.A. Chapter 6 (relating to a violation of The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act), (3)(g) 75 Pa.C.S.A. §3735 (relating to homicide by vehicle while driving under influence), and (4)(g) 75 Pa.C.S.A. §3802 (relating to driving under influence of alcohol or controlled substance). The fee shall be collected and deposited into the Booking Center Fund Account which shall be under the sole supervision of the Court of Common Pleas. The Court hereby establishes the Booking Center Fund Account, the moneys in which shall be used to maintain and operate the Booking Centers. (h) The fee established in paragraph (f) shall not apply to those Defendants whose cases are dismissed by the Magisterial District Judge, withdrawn or nolle prossed by the Commonwealth or who enter a guilty plea to a summary offense at the time of the preliminary hearing.

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Fee

$50

Applies to

Transcript

A $50 transcript deposit must be paid before the transcript is prepared and a receipt provided with exceptions, unless the filing attorney certifies in writing that no transcript is required; the deposit is credited toward the transcript's total cost.

Further, the party filing exceptions shall provide to the Docket Clerk a receipt indicating that the $50.00 deposit required by subsection (c) of this rule has been paid (subject to the provisions of Rule L-1910.4(b)) unless an attorney filing the exceptions on behalf of the party certifies in writing that no transcript is required. (c) Any party ordering the transcript shall pay a deposit of $50.00 to the Court Administrator for the court reporter before the transcript is prepared. The deposit shall be applied against the total cost of the transcript.

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Economic hardship alone does not permit waiver or reduction of costs for ordinary transcripts unrelated to an appeal or advancement of litigation, unless the court orders otherwise for cause shown.

Transcript costs for ordinary transcripts in matters that are not subject to appeal or necessary to advance the litigation shall not be waived or reduced for litigants who qualify for economic hardship, unless ordered by the court for cause shown.

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The clerk must accept credit or debit card payment for electronic filing fees.

The clerk shall accept payment of all electronic filings fees through credit or debit card.

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Applies to

Transcript

Transcript costs for requesting parties other than the Court and the Commonwealth are capped at the maximum rate in Pennsylvania Rule of Judicial Administration 4008.

(A) The transcript costs for a requesting party other than the Court and the Commonwealth shall be the maximum rate set forth in Pennsylvania Rule of Judicial Administration 4008.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Certain legal papers

A user fee must be collected for certain legal papers, with the fee and covered papers specified by Administrative Order.

(2) The Prothonotary shall collect a user fee for the filing of certain legal papers as established by the Court through the President Judge. The user fee and list oflegal papers shall be delineated by Administrative Order.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Judgment lifting

At the full and final disposition of the case, the Clerk will notify the surety by regular mail that the matter has been resolved and the judgment may be lifted upon payment of the appropriate fee to the Prothonotary of the county in which the judgment was placed.

At the full and final disposition of the case, the Clerk will notify the surety by regular mail that the matter has been resolved and the judgment may be lifted upon payment of the appropriate fee to the Prothonotary of the county in which the judgment was placed.

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Fee

0.25

Applies to

Document access

Users without a subscription are charged $0.25 per page, with a $5.00 minimum, for each instance of viewing, downloading, or printing a document.

Users who do not pay for a C-Track Subscription Fee shall be charged per instance of viewing, downloading, or printing a document in the C-Track Public Portal. This fee shall be $0.25 per page, with a minimum charge of $5.00.

CRITICALCriminal cases

A substance abuse fee must be assessed against the specified individuals with the listed convictions, adjudications, dispositions, or pleas.

(A) A substance abuse fee as set forth in Act 198 of 2002, as amended by Act 24 of 2003 and Act 36 of 2006, shall be assessed on any individual in Washington County convicted, adjudicated delinquent, or granted Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD), or any individual who pleads guilty or nolo contendere for a violation of the Act of April 14, 1972 (P.L. 233, NO. 64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, or a violation of 75 Pa. C. S. §3802 (relating to driving under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance).

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The magisterial district court must remit fees collected under this rule to the County of Washington.

(2) The magisterial district court shall remit all fees collected pursuant to this rule to the County of Washington.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Mediation

Each party in a case selected for mediation must pay the fee set by administrative order to the County of Washington and submit it to the Office of the District Court Administrator for processing.

Each party to a case selected for mediation shall pay a mediation fee to be made payable to the County of Washington and submitted to the Office of the District Court Administrator for processing. The mediation fee shall be set by administrative order, and information regarding the fee shall be available in the Office of the District Court Administrator.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Mini jury trial

Each party in a mini-jury trial must pay the fee set by administrative order to the County of Washington through the Office of the Court Administrator.

Each party to a case selected for mini-jury trial shall pay a fee made payable to the County of Washington and submitted to the Office of the Court Administrator for processing. The mini-jury trial fee shall be set by administrative order, and information regarding the fee shall be available in the Office of the Court Administrator.

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An individual referred through the specified Limited Representation Custody Program for custody representation must be granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis.

Any individual who is referred under the Washington County Bar Association Limited Representation Custody Program to Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services or another participating member of the Washington County Bar Association for representation as a litigant in a custody action, shall be granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis.

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Applies to

Email or fax filing original

Email and/or facsimile filings will need to be followed by the original document (with original signatures) via mail or private delivery service, and include any applicable filing fee.

Email and/or facsimile filings will need to be followed by the original document (with original signatures) via mail or private delivery service, and include any applicable filing fee.

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Filing fees related to matters pending before the CRB are waived.

Any filing fees related to a matter pending before the CRB shall be waived.

CRITICALCivil cases

The Prothonotary may not accept alternate payment or advance deposits, except that a public-terminal filer may pay filing fees by cash or money order in addition to the prescribed card methods.

(b) The Prothonotary may not accept alternate payment or a deposit of funds in advance of filing; provided however, that a filing party who utilizes a public terminal may pay all fees associated with the filing by cash or money order in addition to those methods prescribed in paragraph (1 ).

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Applies to

Legal paper

Except as provided in Pa.R.C.P. 240, the Prothonotary may refuse a legal paper submitted without the required payment.

Except as provided in Pa.R.C.P. 240, the Prothonotary is authorized to refuse for filing a legal paper submitted without the requisite payment.

CRITICALCivil cases

Electronic filing fees are paid by credit or debit card through a payment processor approved by the Court through the President Judge or designee.

(1) The clerk shall accept payment of all electronic filings fees through credit or debit card. The payment processor shall be approved by the Court through the President Judge, or his or her designee.

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Applies to

Custody complaint and custody consent agreement

Appropriate filing fees and costs must be paid before filing the Custody Complaint and Custody Consent Agreement with the signed Order.

The Custody Complaint and the Custody Consent Agreement with signed Order attached shall be filed with the Prothonotary's Office after paying the appropriate filing fees and costs, and

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Applies to

Mini jury trial

Each party in a case selected for mini-jury trial must pay a fee to the County of Washington and submit it to the Office of the Court Administrator; the excerpt does not provide the fee amount or the remainder of the sentence.

Each party to a case selected for mini-jury trial shall pay a fee made payable to the County of Washington and submitted to the Office of the Court Administrator for

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Fines fees and costs

Indigent offenders placed on monitoring must work off their case fines, fees, and costs at the prevailing minimum wage rate and begin that work within five business days of placement.

(3) Offenders placed on a monitoring service that claim indigence shall be required to complete community service work at the prevailing Commonwealth minimum wage rate for all fines, fees, and costs associated with their respective cases, including monitoring fees owed. Offenders shall begin community service work within five (5) business days of being placed on a monitoring service.

CRITICALCivil cases

Electronic filing fees and costs must be submitted and collected as provided in subsection (d).

(7) All electronic filing fees and costs shall be submitted and collected according to subsection (d) of this Rule.

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Applies to

Additional filing fees

If the Court does not approve the agreement, the moving party must pay additional filing fees within 30 days; noncompliance results in dismissal without further notice.

if the agreement is not approved by the Court, the moving party shall pay any additional filing fees within thirty (30) days and prepare a scheduling order for an assignment of a date and a time for the Initial Custody Meeting in accordance with Wash.L.R.C.P. 1915.3(b). The failure to comply with this rule shall result in dismissal of the action without further notification to the parties.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Alcohol treatment program

A qualifying DUI offender directed to undergo treatment or intervention must pay the costs of that program.

Any D.U.I. offender who has a prior D.U.I. conviction or an A.R.D. disposition within two (2) years shall not be required to attend the alcohol highway safety school if said individual has already completed such program. However, such individual shall be required to undergo an alcohol treatment rehabilitation or intervention program as directed by the Court, and shall pay any of the costs of said program.

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Costs for qualifying ordinary transcripts are waived for litigants proceeding in forma pauperis or with income below 125% of the poverty line, and reduced by half for litigants with income below 200%.

Transcript costs for ordinary transcripts in matters under appeal or where the transcript is necessary to advance the litigation shall be waived for a litigant who has been permitted by the court to proceed in forma pauperis or whose income is less than 125 percent of the poverty line as defined by the United States Department of Health and Human Services for the calendar year in which the request is made, and shall be reduced by one-half for a litigant whose income is less than 200 percent of the poverty line as defined by the United States Department of Health and Human Services for the calendar year in which the request is made.

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Fee

$0.75

Applies to

Transcript copy

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

(a) The cost for a copy of any transcript previously ordered, transcribed, and filed of record shall be $0.75 per page for bound, paper format, and $0.50 per page for an electronic copy.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Fee

50

A one-time $50 administrative installation fee is assessed when monitoring supervision begins.

(2) A one-time administrative installation fee of $50.00 shall be assessed for any monitoring service at the inception of monitoring supervision.

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Fee

$50

Applies to

Continuance

A $50 fee is charged for a continuance.

(1) A $50.00 fee shall be charged for continuances;

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Fee

50

Applies to

Continuance

A $50 fee is charged for a continuance, except that a party receiving one on the day of a scheduled meeting or conference is charged $100; the moving party must pay the fee to the Prothonotary when the order is filed.

(b) A $50.00 fee will be charged for continuances except that a party who seeks and receives a continuance on the day of a scheduled meeting or conference the party will be charged a $100.00 fee. The continuance fee shall be paid by the moving party to the Prothonotary at the time the order is filed.

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The magisterial district court must remit all fees collected under the rule to the County of Washington.

The magisterial district court shall remit all fees collected pursuant to this rule to the County of Washington.

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Fee

50 $

Applies to

Praecipe for continuance

The praecipe for continuance carries a $50 filing fee.

The praecipe shall be filed at least five (5) days before the scheduled arbitration;

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Fee

$100

Applies to

Continuance request

The requesting party shall pay a continuance fee of $100.00.

The requesting party shall pay a continuance fee of $100.00.

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Applies to

Custody complaint

The appropriate filing fees and costs must be paid when filing the custody complaint and proposed agreement.

a complaint in custody in substantial compliance with Pa.R.C.P. 1915.15(a) along with the proposed Custody Consent Agreement, signed by the parties and counsel, if any, and captioned as “Complaint for Custody/Proposed Custody Consent Agreement,” shall be filed with the Prothonotary after paying the appropriate filing fees and costs;

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Alcohol highway safety school tuition

A DUI offender with a qualifying prior disposition at least two years earlier must pay the established alcohol highway safety school tuition.

Any D.U.I. offender, who has a D.U.I. conviction or an A.R.D. disposition two (2) or more years prior to the current D.U.I. offense shall be required to attend the alcohol highway safety school and pay its established tuition.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Debit or credit card transaction

Each debit or credit card transaction in the portal incurs an additional processing fee equal to the greater of $2.95 or 3% of the transaction total.

All payments in the C-Track Public Portal are handled via a payment processor. A processing fee shall be charged per debit or credit card transaction. This fee shall be the greater of either $2.95 or three percent (3%) of the total transaction cost. This fee is in addition to any other charges in the C-Track Public Portal.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Continuance

The moving party must pay the continuance fee to the Prothonotary when filing the motion and order.

The continuance fee shall be paid by the moving party to the Prothonotary upon the filing of the motion and order.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

SCRAM or similar monitoring

Offenders using SCRAM or a similar monitoring device are responsible for its costs and must pay the vendor directly.

(C) In addition, offenders subject to monitoring via the Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitoring (SCRAM) or similar device are responsible for the costs of such monitoring. These costs are payable directly to the vendor.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The Clerk of Courts must collect prosecution costs, fines, fees, and restitution and distribute them in the stated order, unless a court order provides otherwise.

Costs of prosecution, fines, fees and restitution shall be collected by the Clerk of Courts and distributed in the following order, absent a specific Order of Court to the contrary: i. County costs, fines and fees (including supervision fee) shall be fully satisfied; ii. Restitution is to be made to the victim unless the victim has already received compensation from the Crime Victim’s Compensation Fund; in which case the allocation shall be made to the Crime Victim’s Compensation Fund; iii. Municipal fines shall be paid to each municipality; iv. The Clerk of Courts shall continue to collect State fines pursuant to the appropriate distribution schedules.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Applies to

Fines costs and fees

The Clerk of Courts Office and Community Service Program must use the prevailing Commonwealth minimum wage rate to calculate the fines, costs, and fees an offender has worked off.

(D) The Washington County Clerk of Courts Office and the Court of Common Pleas Community Service Program shall apply the prevailing Commonwealth minimum wage rate to calculate the amount of fines, costs and fees an offender worked off.

WARNING

A statutorily authorized fee must not be collected from a party granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis.

Any statutorily authorized fee shall not be collected from a party otherwise obligated to pay such a fee in the following circumstances: (1) Where a party has been granted leave by the Court to proceed in forma pauperis;

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript request

Transcript costs for requests made by the Court or the Commonwealth, if applicable, are set by administrative order.

(B) The transcript costs for a request made by the Court or the Commonwealth, if applicable,shall be set by administrative order.

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript

The transcript rate includes the original and specified copies, and when multiple parties request or must file the transcript, they divide the cost equally and each receives a copy.

(1) The rates set forth above shall include the original transcript, filed of record with the appropriate filing office, one (1) copy of the transcript for the presiding judge (if requested), and one (1) copy of the transcript to be provided to the initial requesting party. When more than one party requests the transcript, or is required by general rule to file the transcript, the cost shall be divided equally among the parties, and each party shall receive one (1) copy of the transcript.

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript request deposit

A transcript-request deposit is non-refundable once the transcript request is filed.

(4) All deposits are non-refundable upon filing of a transcript request.

WARNING

Fee

$0.25

Applies to

Record duplication

Unless applicable authority provides otherwise, duplication fees in the magisterial district courts may not exceed $0.25 per page.

(1) Unless otherwise provided by applicable authority, the fees for duplication by photocopying or an alternative method shall not exceed $0.25 per page.

WARNING

Applies to

Ordinary transcript

For ordinary transcripts in matters under appeal or necessary to advance litigation, costs are waived for qualifying in-forma-pauperis litigants or those below 125% of the poverty line, and reduced by half for litigants below 200%.

Transcript costs for ordinary transcripts in matters under appeal or where the transcript is necessary to advance the litigation shall be waived for a litigant who has been permitted by the court to proceed in forma pauperis or whose income is less than 125 percent of the poverty line as defined by the United States Department of Health and Human Services for the calendar year in which the request is made, and shall be reduced by one-half for a litigant whose income is less than 200 percent of the poverty line as defined by the United States Department of Health and Human Services for the calendar year in which the request is made.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Applies to

Subpoena

A subpoena issuance fee may be charged and collected as directed by the President Judge.

A fee for the issuance of a subpoena in the court of common pleas may be charged and collected in such manner as ordered by the President Judge.

WARNINGCivil cases

The Court may impose a one-time or recurring fee to access the public docket or legal papers through the portal, with fees established by Administrative Order and published online.

The Court may require the payment of a one time or reoccurring user fee to access the public docket or legal papers through the C-Track E-Filing Portal. Such fees shall be delineated by Administrative Order and shall be published on the C- Track E-Filing Portal or on the Courts website (www.washingtoncourts.us).

WARNING

Applies to

Electronic writ of summons or complaint

The Prothonotary must not charge parties or counsel of record the additional $25 arbitration-referral fee for electronically filing a writ of summons or complaint involving damages below the arbitration limits.

It is further ORDERED that the Prothonotary shall not charge an additional $25.00 fee for arbitration referral to a party and/or counsel of record for electronically filing a writ of summons or complaint involving damages below the arbitration limits.

WARNING

A requester who does not qualify for a requested waiver or reduction may proceed at the applicable rate in the rules.

(4) If the requesting party applies for a waiver or reduction and does not qualify based on the criteria set forth above, they may proceed with their request at the applicable rate set forth in these rules.

WARNINGCivil cases

Fees may be paid in person using the listed methods, but Inheritance Tax must be paid in person and cannot be paid through the portal.

Payment of fees in person at the office of the clerk may be made in cash, check, money order, or by credit card/debit card. Payment of Inheritance Tax may only be made in person and shall not be accepted through the C-Track E- Filing Portal. (g) Service. The C-Track E-Filing Portal

WARNINGCriminal cases

Applies to

Subpoena issuance

A fee for issuing a subpoena may be charged and collected as the President Judge orders.

(I) Fees. A fee for the issuance of a subpoena in the court of common pleas may be charged and collected in such manner as ordered by the President Judge.

WARNING

A trial judge may impose a reasonable transcript surcharge in specified unusually complex cases, set in consultation with the District Court Administrator.

At the discretion of the trial judge, a reasonable surcharge may be imposed on a transcript request in cases such as mass tort, medical malpractice or other unusually complex litigation where there is a need for court reporters to significantly expand their dictionary. The surcharge shall be set in consultation with the District Court Administrator.

WARNING

Applies to

Monthly document access subscription

Nonparties and non-record attorneys may choose a monthly per-seat subscription, priced from $42 per seat for a maximum of 1 seat to $10 per seat for a maximum of 100 seats, with the stated intermediate tiers.

Individuals or organizations that are not a case party or record attorney may choose to pay a monthly subscription fee for access to all remotely and publicly available case documents. The subscription fees are based on a "seat count" of the individual or organization paying for them. The monthly per-seat subscription fees are as follows: | Maximum Seat Count | Cost Per Seat | | --- | --- | | 1 | $42.00 | | 5 | $30.00 | | 20 | $25.00 | | 50 | $21.00 | | 100 | $10.00 |

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript request

A trial judge may impose a reasonable surcharge on certain unusually complex transcript requests, with the surcharge set in consultation with the District Court Administrator.

At the discretion of the trial judge, a reasonable surcharge may be imposed on a transcript request in cases such as mass tort, medical malpractice or other unusually complex litigation where there is a need for court reporters to significantly expand their dictionary. The surcharge shall be set in consultation with the District Court Administrator.

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript request deposit

The deposit is applied to the final transcript cost and may include an administrative processing fee in an amount set by the District Court Administrator.

The deposit shall be applied to the final cost of the transcript, and may include an administrative fee for the processing of the request, at an amount to be set by the District Court Administrator.

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript

Only the District Court Administrator or a designee may authorize refunds of transcript-cost deposits or payments.

(b) Refunds for deposits or payments related to transcript costs may only be authorized by the District Court Administrator or his or her designee.

WARNING

Transcript costs for requests by the Court or Commonwealth are set by administrative order.

The transcript costs for a request made by the Court or the Commonwealth, if applicable, shall be set by administrative order.

WARNING

Alternate payment and advance deposits are not accepted, except that a party using a public terminal may pay filing fees by cash or money order in addition to the prescribed methods.

The Prothonotary may not accept alternate payment or a deposit of funds in advance of filing; provided however, that a filing party who utilizes a public terminal may pay all fees associated with the filing by cash or money order in addition to those methods prescribed in paragraph (1).

WARNING

The President Judge or District Court Administrator determines disputes concerning waiver or modification of costs.

Any dispute concerning a waiver or modification of costs shall be determined by the President Judge or District Court Administrator.

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript copy

Requests for copies of previously filed transcripts must be made to the filing office holding the transcript, subject to the confidentiality or legal-dissemination exception; copies cost $0.75 per page in bound paper format or $0.50 per page electronically.

(4) All requests for a copy of any transcript previously ordered, transcribed, and filed of record shall be made to the filing office in which the transcript is lodged of record, unless the transcript is of a confidential matter or dissemination if prohibited by law. (a) The cost for a copy of any transcript previously ordered, transcribed, and filed of record shall be $0.75 per page for bound, paper format, and $0.50 per page for an electronic copy. Copies shall be obtained from the filing office in which the transcript is lodged of record.

WARNING

Fee

0.25

Applies to

Record duplication

Unless another applicable authority provides otherwise, duplication by photocopying or printing from electronic media or microfilm may not cost more than $0.25 per page.

Unless otherwise provided by applicable authority, the fees for duplication by photocopying, or printing from electronic media or microfilm, shall not exceed $0.25 per page.

WARNING

Applies to

Ordinary transcript

Qualifying litigants represented by a free legal aid service need not prove economic hardship and may obtain specified ordinary transcripts at no cost.

Litigants who are represented by a free legal aid service for low-income citizens shall not be required to prove economic hardship,and are entitled to obtain ordinary transcripts in matters under appeal or where the transcript is necessary to advance the litigation for no cost.

WARNING

A free-or-reduced-rate determination under the income-documentation or legal-aid-attorney criteria applies only to the requested ordinary transcript and does not replace the procedures for obtaining in forma pauperis status in a matter.

Note: A determination under subsection (D)(3)(a)(ii) or (iii) that a litigant is entitled to an ordinary transcript at a free or reduced rate only applies to the requested transcript, and is not a substitute for the procedures under state or local rules of court for a litigant to receive permission to proceed in forma pauperis in any matter.

WARNING

Applies to

Court order or decree

The Register of Wills/Clerk of the Orphans' Court must not charge parties or counsel of record a fee to file a court order or decree, with collection ceasing June 20, 2024.

It is further ORDERED that the Register of Wills/Clerk of the Orphans' Court shall not charge a fee to a party and/or counsel of record for the filing of an order or decree of court. Collection of any such fees shall cease effective June 20, 2024.

WARNING

Fee

$0.25

Applies to

Transcript

A requester must pay a $0.25-per-page surcharge for a transcript in bound paper format.

(2) When the transcript is in bound paper format, the requesting party shall be charged a surcharge of $0.25 per page.

WARNINGCivil cases

A reasonable convenience fee may be charged for credit or debit card use.

(a) A reasonable convenience fee may be charged for the use of a credit or debit card.

WARNING

Applies to

Document access subscription

Nonparties and non-record attorneys may subscribe monthly for public case-document access at the listed per-seat rates, which depend on seat count.

Individuals or organizations that are not a case party or record attorney may choose to pay a monthly subscription fee for access to all remotely and publicly available case documents. The subscription fees are based on a "seat count" of the individual or organization paying for them. The monthly per-seat subscription fees are as follows: | Maximum Seat Count | Cost Per Seat | | --- | --- | | 1 | $42.00 | | 5 | $30.00 | | 20 | $25.00 | | 50 | $21.00 | | 100 | $10.00 |

WARNING

Fee

$0.25

Applies to

Transcript copy

The filing office may deduct $0.25 per page from transcript-copy collections for administrative costs.

The filing office may deduct a $0.25 fee per page for administrative costs.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Applies to

Monitoring service

Offenders with a verified and reasonable physical or mental handicap are exempt from monitoring fees, but those receiving disability benefits must pay the monitoring service’s minimum cost.

(a) Offenders who have a verified and reasonable physical or mental handicap shall be exempt from the payment of the monitoring fee. However, if the offender is receiving disability benefits, the offender shall be responsible for the minimum cost of the monitoring service.

WARNING

The District Court Administrator may approve a transcript-cost waiver application if the record shows in forma pauperis permission, sufficient income documentation for a free or reduced ordinary transcript, or an appearance by a free legal aid service attorney in the matter.

(a) The waiver application may be approved by the District Court Administrator when: (i) the record demonstrates that the requesting party has been granted permission to proceed in forma pauperis by the court in the matter for which the transcript has been requested; (ii) the requesting party has submitted sufficient documentation of income to establish entitlement to a free or reduced ordinary transcript pursuant to Local Rule of Judicial Administration 4008(E); or (iii) documentation that establishes that a free legal aid service attorney has entered an appearance on behalf of the requesting party in the matter for which the transcript has been requested.

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript

Transcript costs for a requester other than the Court or the Commonwealth must be charged at the maximum rate set by Pennsylvania Rule of Judicial Administration 4008.

(A) The transcript costs for a requesting party other than the Court and the Commonwealth shall be the maximum rate set forth in Pennsylvania Rule of Judicial Administration 4008.

WARNING

Applies to

Public docket or legal paper access

The Court may charge a one-time or recurring fee to access the public docket or legal papers through the portal, with fees identified by Administrative Order and published on the portal or Court website.

The Court may require the payment of a one time or reoccurring user fee to access the public docket or legal papers through the C-Track E-Filing Portal. Such fees shall be delineated by Administrative Order and shall be published on the C-Track E-Filing Portal or on the Courts website (www.washingtoncourts.us).

WARNING

Fee

7

Applies to

Electronic filing of legal paper

A $7.00 user fee is imposed for each legal paper filed electronically.

A user fee of $7.00 shall be imposed for each legal paper that is electronically filed.

WARNING

A reasonable convenience fee may be charged for using a credit or debit card.

A reasonable convenience fee may be charged for the use of a credit or debit card.

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript

A convenience fee may be charged for transcript-cost payments made by debit card, credit card, or online.

A convenience fee may be charged for payments by debit or credit card or made online.

WARNING

Applies to

Secure electronic feed

The District Court Administrator or designee may charge a reasonable fee for a secure electronic feed delivering translated court reporter notes to portable devices.

At the discretion of the District Court Administrator or his/her designee,a reasonable fee may be charged for a secure electronic feed which instantaneously delivers the translated notes from the court reporter to a laptop, tablet, phone,or other portable electronic device to parties,the media,or other interested individuals.

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript

Only the District Court Administrator or a designee may authorize refunds related to transcript-cost deposits or payments.

(b) Refunds for deposits or payments related to transcript costs may only be authorized by the District Court Administrator or his or her designee.

WARNING

Fee

0.25

Applies to

Document access

Users without a C-Track subscription are charged $0.25 per page, with a $5.00 minimum, each time they view, download, or print a document.

Users who do not pay for a C-Track Subscription Fee shall be charged per instance of viewing, downloading, or printing a document in the C-Track Public Portal. This fee shall be $0.25 per page, with a minimum charge of $5.00.

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript copy

A filing office may not charge the Court or Commonwealth for a copy of a transcript previously ordered, transcribed, and filed of record.

A filing office may not charge a fee to the Court or Commonwealth for a copy of a transcript previously ordered, transcribed,and filed of record.

WARNINGCivil cases

A reasonable convenience fee may be charged for card payments and is set by the Court through the President Judge or designee.

(i) A reasonable convenience fee may be charged for the use of a credit or debit card. The convenience fee shall be set by the Court through the President Judge, or his or her designee.

WARNING

A reasonable fee may be charged for a secure electronic transcript feed, which requires permission from the presiding judge and District Court Administrator and depends on available reporting resources.

At the discretion of the District Court Administrator or his/her designee, a reasonable fee may be charged for a secure electronic feed which instantaneously delivers the translated notes from the court reporter to a laptop, tablet, phone, or other portable electronic device to parties, the media, or other interested individuals. Permission to install or obtain such a feed must be received from the presiding judge and the District Court Administrator, and will be subject to the availability of the necessary court reporting resources.

WARNING

Applies to

Electronic filing of writ of summons or complaint

The Prothonotary may not charge parties or counsel of record an additional $25 arbitration-referral fee for electronically filing a writ of summons or complaint involving damages below the arbitration limits.

It is further ORDERED that the Prothonotary shall not charge an additional $25.00 fee for arbitration referral to a party and/or counsel of record for electronically filing a writ of summons or complaint involving damages below the arbitration limits.

WARNING

Fee

$0.25

Applies to

Record duplication

Unless applicable authority provides otherwise, photocopying or printing from electronic media or microfilm may cost no more than $0.25 per page.

Unless otherwise provided by applicable authority, the fees for duplication by photocopying, or printing from electronic media or microfilm, shall not exceed $0.25 per page.

WARNING

The President Judge or District Court Administrator determines disputes concerning waiver or modification of costs.

Any dispute concerning a waiver or modification of costs shall be determined by the President Judge or District Court Administrator.

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript

Transcript costs must be paid at the filing office; checks and money orders must be payable to the County of Washington, and a convenience fee may apply to card or online payments.

(3) Payments for all transcript costs shall be made at the filing office. If paying by check or money order, the payee shall be the County of Washington. A convenience fee may be charged for payments by debit or credit card or made online.

WARNING

Fee

0.25

Applies to

Record duplication

Unless another applicable authority provides otherwise, duplication by photocopying or an alternative method may not cost more than $0.25 per page.

Unless otherwise provided by applicable authority, the fees for duplication by photocopying or an alternative method shall not exceed $0.25 per page.

WARNING

Fees for using the C-Track Public Portal must be paid by debit or credit card.

Fees assessed in relation to the use of the C-Track Public Portal shall be paid by use of debit or credit card.

WARNING

A reasonable convenience fee may be charged for credit or debit card use, as set by the Court through the President Judge or designee.

A reasonable convenience fee may be charged for the use of a credit or debit card. The convenience fee shall be set by the Court through the President Judge, or his or her designee.

WARNING

Applies to

Certain legal papers

A user fee applies to certain legal papers, with the fee and covered papers specified by Administrative Order.

The Prothonotary shall collect a user fee for the filing of certain legal papers as established by the Court through the President Judge. The user fee and list of legal papers shall be delineated by Administrative Order.

WARNING

The clerk may not accept alternate payment or advance deposits, except that a filer using a public terminal may also pay filing fees by cash or money order.

The clerk may not accept alternate payment or a deposit of funds in advance of filing; provided however, that a filing party who utilizes a pu~lic tenninal may pay all fees associated with the filing by cash or money order in addition to those methods prescribed in paragraph (1 ).

WARNING

Applies to

Ordinary transcript

Economic hardship alone does not permit waiver or reduction of costs for ordinary transcripts in matters not under appeal or necessary to advance litigation, unless the court orders otherwise for cause shown.

Transcript costs for ordinary transcripts in matters that are not subject to appeal or necessary to advance the litigation shall not be waived or reduced for litigants who qualify for economic hardship, unless ordered by the court for cause shown.

WARNING

Beginning June 15 at noon, accepted payments and receipts must be handled manually on paper and later recorded in C-Track starting June 20 at 8:30 a.m.

3. Beginning on 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 15, 2023, all payments accepted by the filing offices shall not be recorded or receipted in the legacy court management system. All payments and/or receipts shall be recorded and/or generated manually on paper and shall be later recorded in the C-Track case management system on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. or thereafter.

WARNING

Electronic filing fees are paid by credit or debit card through a payment processor approved by the Court.

The Prothonotary shall accept payment of all electronic filings fees through credit or debit card. The payment processor shall be approved by the Court through the President Judge, or his or her designee.

WARNING

Applies to

Filing of court order or decree

The Register of Wills/Clerk of the Orphans’ Court may not charge parties or counsel of record a fee to file a court order or decree, and collection ceased June 20, 2024.

It is further ORDERED that the Register of Wills/Clerk of the Orphans' Court shall not charge a fee to a party and/or counsel of record for the filing of an order or decree of court. Collection of any such fees shall cease effective June 20, 2024.

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript request deposit

No transcript deposit is required when the judicial district, county, Commonwealth, or one of its subdivisions is responsible for transcription costs.

(3) A deposit shall not be required in cases in which the judicial district, the county, or the Commonwealth or a subdivision thereof, is responsible for the costs of transcription.

WARNING

Applies to

Debit or credit card transaction

Each debit or credit card transaction in the C-Track Public Portal incurs an additional processing fee equal to the greater of $2.95 or 3% of the transaction cost.

A processing fee shall be charged per debit or credit card transaction. This fee shall be the greater of either $2.95 or three percent (3%) of the total transaction cost. This fee is in addition to any other charges in the C-Track Public Portal.

INFO

The procedure for waiving all or part of ordinary transcript costs is set forth in Local Rule of Judicial Administration 4007.

Note: The procedure to waive all or a portion of costs for ordinary transcripts is set forth in Local Rule of Judicial Administration 4007.

INFO

The magisterial district court may waive fees upon determining that the requestor is indigent.

(3) The magisterial district court may waive the fees if it determines that the requestor is indigent.

INFO

Applies to

Docket sheet access

Registered users may view docket sheets for remotely available public cases for free.

Docket sheets on remotely available public cases are viewable for free to registered users of the C-Track Public Portal.

INFO

Fees paid in person at the clerk’s office may be paid by cash, check, money order, or credit or debit card.

Payment of fees in person at the office of the clerk may be made in cash, check, money order, or by credit card/debit card.

INFO

Applies to

Out of state order registration

No costs are assessed for registering an order.

No costs shall be assessed for registration of an order.

INFO

Filing fees for matters pending before the CRB are waived.

Any filing fees related to a matter pending before the CRB shall be waived.

INFO

Applies to

Record duplication

The custodian may add a reasonable surcharge for records produced on a disc or other storage media.

The custodian of the case record may institute a reasonable surcharge beyond the per page fee for records that are produced by request on a disc or other storage media.

INFO

Applies to

Document access fee

Registered parties and attorneys of record do not have to subscribe or pay an individual access fee to view documents in their own cases.

Registered users that are either a case party or attorney of record are not required to either subscribe or pay an individual document access fee to view documents on their case(s) in the C-Track Public Portal.

INFO

Applies to

Document access

Registered parties and attorneys of record do not need to pay subscription or individual document-access fees to view documents in their cases.

Registered users that are either a case party or attorney of record are not required to either subscribe or pay an individual document access fee to view documents on their case(s) in the C-Track Public Portal.

INFOCivil cases

A person using a public terminal may pay filing fees by cash or money order in addition to the methods prescribed in paragraph (1).

utilizes a public terminal may pay all fees associated with the filing by cash or money order in addition to those methods prescribed in paragraph (1).

INFO

Applies to

Docket sheet access

Registered C-Track Public Portal users may view docket sheets on remotely available public cases for free.

Docket sheets on remotely available public cases are viewable for free to registered users of the C-Track Public Portal.

INFO

The magisterial district court may waive the fees upon determining that the requestor is indigent.

The magisterial district court may waive the fees if it determines that the requestor is indigent.

INFO

Applies to

Record duplication

A records custodian may charge a reasonable surcharge for requested records produced on a disc or other storage media.

The custodian of the case record may institute a reasonable surcharge beyond the per page fee for records that are produced by request on a disc or other storage media.

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

In forma pauperis praecipe or application

A party may file the specified in forma pauperis praecipe or application without charge.

The Prothonotary shall accept for filing by a party a praecipe as provided by Pa.R.C.P. 240(d), or an application under this rule, without charge to the party.