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

CRITICAL

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When multiple parties request or are required to file a transcript, its cost must be divided equally among them.

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.

CRITICAL

Fee

$2.5

Applies to

Ordinary electronic transcript

A requesting party other than the Commonwealth or its subdivision must pay $2.50 per page for an ordinary electronic transcript.

The costs payable by a requesting party, other than the Commonwealth or a subdivision thereof, for a transcript in an electronic format shall be: (a) for an ordinary transcript, $2.50 per page.

CRITICAL

Fee

$0.25

Applies to

Bound paper transcript

A bound paper transcript incurs the applicable electronic-format cost plus a $0.25-per-page surcharge.

When the transcript is prepared in bound paper format, the costs shall be in accordance with paragraph (1) relating to electronic format plus a surcharge of $0.25 per page.

CRITICAL

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Transcript

The requesting party or party required to file the transcript is responsible for its cost, but court-initiated transcripts are not assessed against any party.

The requesting party, or party required by general rule to file a transcript, shall be responsible for the cost of the transcript. Costs shall not be assessed against any party for transcripts prepared at the initiation of the court.

CRITICAL

Fee

$0.75

Applies to

Copy of previously filed transcript

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

(1) $0.75 per page bound, paper format; and,

CRITICAL

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Transcript

Any final transcript balance owed must be paid to Wayne County through the Wayne County Prothonotary Office before the original transcript is delivered for distribution.

upon payment of any balance owed, the court recorder or transcriptionist shall deliver the original transcript to the appropriate filing office for distribution. Payment of the final balance shall be made payable to Wayne County and delivered to the Wayne County Prothonotary Office. Proof of payment shall be provided to the district court administrator.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Ordinary transcript

Costs for qualifying ordinary transcripts must be waived for litigants permitted to proceed in forma pauperis or whose income is below 125% of the current HHS poverty line.

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 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) poverty guidelines for the current year.

CRITICAL

Fee

$0.5

Applies to

Electronic copy of previously filed transcript

A previously ordered, transcribed, and filed transcript copy costs $0.50 per page in electronic format.

(2) $0.50 per page electronic copy.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcript

The party ordering a transcript must pay the estimated cost by a deposit payable to Wayne County and delivered to the Wayne County Prothonotary Office; cash, check, or money order may be used, and the deposit is non-refundable.

the party ordering a transcript shall make payment of the estimated transcript cost. Deposit payments are to be made payable to Wayne County and shall be delivered to the Wayne County Prothonotary Office. Payment may be made by cash, check, or money order. Deposit payments are non-refundable, and proof of deposit shall be provided to the district court administrator.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Ordinary transcript

Costs for qualifying ordinary transcripts must be reduced by half for litigants whose income is below 200% of the current HHS poverty line.

Transcript costs for ordinary transcripts in matters under appeal or where the transcript is necessary to advance the litigation shall be reduced by one-half for a litigant whose income is less than 200 percent of the poverty line as defined by the HHS poverty guidelines for the current year.

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For a party claiming economic hardship, transcript costs may be waived or adjusted; where there is no pending appeal or obvious litigation need, the party must demonstrate reasonable need.

When a party requests a transcript, but cannot pay for the transcript, because of alleged economic hardship, the court shall determine economic hardship pursuant to the procedure set forth in Rule 4008(B). In cases of economic hardship, where the matter is under appeal or a transcript is necessary to advance the litigation, the costs of procuring the transcript shall be waived or otherwise adjusted by the court. In cases of economic hardship where there is no appeal pending or there exists no obvious need for the transcript to advance the litigation, the requesting party must demonstrate reasonable need before the court shall waive or adjust the costs of obtaining the transcript.

WARNING

Applies to

Ordinary transcript

The court may waive costs for qualifying ordinary transcripts in nonappeal matters when the transcript is unnecessary to advance litigation and good cause is shown.

Transcript costs for ordinary transcripts in matters that are not subject to an appeal, where the transcript is not necessary to advance the litigation, may be waived at the court's discretion for parties who qualify for economic hardship under subdivision (B)(1) or (B)(2) and upon good cause shown.

WARNING

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No deposit is necessary when the court or county is responsible for the transcript cost.

When a transcript is requested for which the court or county is responsible for the cost, the court recorder or transcriptionist shall prepare the transcript at the direction of the district court administrator without the necessity of a deposit.

WARNING

Applicable filing fees must be accepted according to the procedures established by statute, court order, Local Rule, or fee schedule.

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.