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

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcript request

Transcript costs, including deposits, must be paid to the appropriate filing office, and checks, money orders, and other non-cash payments must be made payable as that office directs.

Any required costs for transcripts, including deposits, shall be paid by or on behalf of the requestor to the appropriate filing office. All checks, money orders and other non-cash conveyances shall be made payable as directed by the appropriate filing office in accordance with their standard business procedures for collecting other costs and fees.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Non appeal non ordinary transcript

Cost reductions or waivers cannot be requested or granted for non-appeal or non-ordinary transcripts.

No reduction or waiver of costs shall be requested or granted for any non-appeal / non-ordinary transcript.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcript request

Electronic transcripts are charged at the listed per-page rates; same-day delivery must be requested at least 10 calendar days before the proceeding, and subsequent copies cost $0.50 per page.

(A) The court establishes the following per-page fee schedule for transcripts delivered in electronic format: (1) appeal / ordinary: $2.50; (2) basic / non-appeal / non-ordinary: $2.50; (3) rough draft retention of realtime stream / non-ordinary: $2.50; (4) this court does not provide expedited transcripts; (5) this court does not provide daily transcripts; (6) same-day delivery non-ordinary: $6.50 (must be requested at least 10 calendar days prior to the proceeding); and (7) subsequent copy of any transcript previously filed with the filing office: $0.50.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion to appoint master

The moving party must pay any required filing fee for the motion to appoint a master.

The moving party shall pay any required filing fee.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Adoption filing

All filing fees must be paid when the filing is made.

All filing fees shall be paid at the time of filing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcript request

Each requestor seeking the same transcript must independently pay the full deposit.

(4) For any transcript type, when two or more requestors file requests for the same transcript, each requestor shall independently pay the full deposit for the transcript.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcript request

A remaining transcript balance must be paid within 10 calendar days after notice; otherwise, the request is abandoned and closed, the transcript is not filed, and the deposit is not refunded.

(2) If a balance is due from the requestor, the filing office shall notify the requestor. Upon receipt of payment from the requestor, the filing office shall notify the court reporter, who shall provide the transcript to the filing office. The filing office shall provide copies of the transcript to the requestor. If the requestor fails to pay any remaining balance due within 10 calendar days of receiving notice, the request shall be deemed abandoned by the requestor and shall be closed by the filing office, the court reporter shall not file the transcript and the filing office shall not refund any deposit.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Praecipe to reactivate

A case on the inactive list may be reactivated by filing a praecipe and paying the prevailing filing fee.

(d) Any case placed on the inactive list may be reactivated by the filing of a praecipe to reactivate and the payment of the filing fee then prevailing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcript request

The requestor must pay a deposit equal to 100% of estimated transcript costs before preparation begins.

(1) The requestor shall be required to pay a deposit in the amount of 100% of the estimated required costs prior to preparation of the transcript by the court reporter.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Non ordinary rough draft

A party requesting a non-ordinary rough draft to retain a digital realtime transcript must pay any required costs before the proceeding.

If any party other than the court wishes to retain a digital copy of the realtime transcript beyond conclusion of that day's proceeding, the party shall execute a request for a non-ordinary rough draft and shall pay any required costs prior to the proceeding.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcript request

Deposits are $500 per anticipated day or partial day for rough drafts and $1,000 for same-day delivery transcripts.

(3) The deposit amount required for all rough drafts shall be $500 for each anticipated day and partial day of proceedings. The deposit amount required for all same-day delivery transcripts shall be $1000 for each anticipated day and partial day of proceedings.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Ordinary transcript

A request to reduce or waive costs for an ordinary transcript must be filed with the transcript request using the district court administrator’s prescribed form.

Any request for hardship reduction or waiver of costs for any ordinary transcript shall be filed contemporaneously with the request for transcript on a form to be prescribed by the district court administrator.

CRITICAL

When the stated action conditions apply, the filing party must pay any required filing fee to the prothonotary.

the filing party shall pay any required filing fee to the prothonotary;

CRITICAL

Filing fees and payments must be paid when filing through the CountySuite Portal using an authorized credit card, including Visa, MasterCard, or Discover.

All filing fees and payments shall be made at the time of filing with an authorized credit card through the CountySuite Portal. Authorized cards shall include Visa, MasterCard or Discover.

CRITICAL

Filing fees and payments may not be deposited with the prothonotary in advance.

Filing fees and payments may not be deposited in advance with the prothonotary.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Complaint or petition

The moving party must present the district court administrator with a time-stamped copy of the filed complaint or petition and proof of payment of any required fee.

(A) The moving party shall file complaints and petitions with the prothonotary. The moving party shall then present to the district court administrator a copy of the filing bearing the prothonotary’s time- stamp, along with proof of payment to the prothonotary of any required fee.

WARNING

A party who paid the master-appointment fees may petition for a refund less $50 if no initial conference occurred and the master received written notice at least 15 days before the first scheduled proceeding.

In any action where the appointment of a master is withdrawn after the appointment has been made by the court, the party who paid the fees specified in this subsection may petition the court for the return of the fees less fifty dollars ($50.00), provided that no initial conference has been held and written notice of discontinuance or revocation of the appointment of a master has been delivered to the master no less than fifteen (15) days in advance of the first scheduled proceeding.

WARNING

Fee

$2

Applies to

Transcript request

For unusually complex litigation requiring significant reporter dictionary expansion, the presiding judge may impose a discretionary $2.00-per-page surcharge.

(C) 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 presiding judge may, at his or her discretion, impose a $2.00 per-page surcharge in addition to the costs specified in section (A).

WARNING

Fees billed by the CountySuite Portal must include the prothonotary’s statutory filing fees.

Filing fees billed by CountySuite Portal shall include the prothonotary’s statutory filing fees.

WARNING

Applies to

Legal paper or exhibit

The prothonotary may charge an approved convenience fee for each hard-copy page of a legal paper or exhibit that must be converted to the required format.

The prothonotary is authorized to charge a convenience fee as set from time to time for each page of a legal paper or exhibit which is filed in hard copy format and which must be converted to the required format. The convenience fee shall be set by the prothonotary with the approval of the president judge.

WARNING

Fee

$0.25

Copying or transmitting records by facsimile or other electronic means may be charged at $0.25 per page.

(1) For copying records or transmitting records by facsimile or other electronic means: $0.25 per page

WARNING

Fee

$8

Complex or voluminous records requests may incur an $8 fee per quarter hour of staff time after the first quarter hour, with the characterization varying by court.

(2) For processing complex or voluminous requests, in addition to the costs of copying set forth in (1) above: $8.00 per quarter hour of staff time spent, in excess of the first quarter hour. What constitutes a complex or voluminous request may vary from court to court depending on factors such as court resources and caseload.

WARNING

Fee

$0.25

Applies to

Transcript request

Paper transcripts are unavailable unless requested by an incarcerated defendant in a criminal matter or specifically requested and ordered by the presiding judge; paper transcripts carry a $0.25-per-page surcharge.

(B) Except when specifically requested by an incarcerated defendant in a criminal matter, or when specifically requested by any other requestor and specifically ordered by the presiding judge, no paper format transcripts will be provided. A $0.25 per-page surcharge shall be added to the costs specified in section (A) for any paper transcript.

WARNING

Mediator compensation is set by administrative order, and parties granted in forma pauperis status must pay 10% of that rate.

The compensation rate for mediators shall be set by administrative order. Parties who have been granted in forma pauperis status shall be required to pay a reduced fee of 10% of the compensation rate.

WARNING

The Magisterial District Judge may waive all or part of the fees if the requester is determined to be indigent.

(B) Fees may be waived in full or in part in the discretion of the Magisterial District Judge if the Judge determines that the requester is indigent.

WARNING

In any other civil case or other proceeding, responsibility for payment of interpreter services is upon the party requesting the services. Final allocation of all or part of the cost of providing interpreter services shall be in the discretion of the presiding judicial officer unless the principal party in interest requesting the services is indigent. If the principal party in interest requesting the services is indigent, then some or all the cost of providing interpreter services shall be the responsibility of the County of York. The presiding judicial officer may order reimbursement to the County for its responsibilities under this section.

In any other civil case or other proceeding, responsibility for payment of interpreter services is upon the party requesting the services. Final allocation of all or part of the cost of providing interpreter services shall be in the discretion of the presiding judicial officer unless the principal party in interest requesting the services is indigent. If the principal party in interest requesting the services is indigent, then some or all the cost of providing interpreter services shall be the responsibility of the County of York. The presiding judicial officer may order reimbursement to the County for its responsibilities under this section.

WARNING

The district court administrator may adopt an alternative procedure for the district attorney, public defender, and court-appointed counsel, who are not charged costs.

The district court administrator may adopt an alternative procedure for use by the district attorney, public defender and court-appointed counsel since no costs will be charged to those parties.

WARNING

Fees paid for services under the rule are nonrefundable.

(D) Fees paid for services provided pursuant to this Rule are not refundable.

WARNING

Fee

$0.25

The Court Administrator charges reasonable access fees, including $0.25 per page for photocopying or printing from electronic media and costs for postage and other duplication.

(2) The Court Administrator shall charge reasonable fees for granting access to the records requested, including but not limited to, photocopying or printing from electronic media at the rate of $.25 per page, costs of postage, copying onto electronic media, or other means of duplication.

INFO

Whether fees for processing a records request must be prepaid is at the discretion of the Magisterial District Judge.

(C) Prepayment of fees incurred in processing a request is at the discretion of the Magisterial District Judge.