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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 10-2098

THE COURTS

Title 255—LOCAL
COURT RULES

INDIANA COUNTY

Public Access Policy for Magisterial District Judges, 40th Judicial District of Pennsylvania; No. AD 4 2010

[40 Pa.B. 6397]
[Saturday, November 6, 2010]

Order of Court

 And Now, this 18th day of October, 2010, in accordance with the Judicial Code 42 Pa.C.S. § 4301(b), it is Ordered that the following procedures shall be utilized to ensure a policy is in place to govern public access to the paper records of the Magisterial District Courts within the 40th Judicial District of Pennsylvania.

 It is further Ordered that seven (7) certified copies of this Order shall be filed with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts; that two (2) certified copies and one (1) diskette shall be filed with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin; that one (1) certified copy shall be filed with the Minor Procedural Rules Committee of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; one copy to the Indiana County Law Journal for publication, and that one copy shall be filed with the Prothonotary & Clerk of Court of Indiana County.

1. Public Request Access.

 (a) Verbal requests for records are to be filled within 48 hours.

 (b) All denials for record requests must be issued in writing and the requester, within 15 days of notification of the decision, can appeal such a denial to the Court of Common Pleas of Indiana County.

2. Fee Schedule.

 (a) Copying—$.25 per page

 (b) Facsimile—$.25 per page

 (c) Preparing, copying and re-filing requested Court documents—$8.00 per 1/4 hour

 (d) Postage—actual costs

 (e) Fees paid for services rendered are non-refundable

 (f) Fees under this paragraph may be waived by the Magisterial District Judge if it is determined that the requestor is indigent.

 (g) All fees received pursuant to this Rule shall be identified as revenue to the Magisterial District Court and shall be remitted monthly to the general fund of the County of Indiana.

 (h) The effective date of this Order is 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

By the Court

WILLIAM J. MARTIN, 
President Judge

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 10-2098. Filed for public inspection November 5, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]


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