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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 13-1889

THE COURTS

WESTMORELAND COUNTY

Increase in Clerk of Courts' Fees

[43 Pa.B. 5993]
[Saturday, October 12, 2013]

Approval

 And Now, this 20th of September, 2013, pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 1725.4(a)(2), the Westmoreland County Clerk of Courts' request to increase fees and charges effective October 1, 2013 is approved at a level not to exceed 6.8%. The amount of this approval is the calculated percentage difference in the consumer price index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers for the U.S. city average, all items, not seasonally adjusted, for the benchmarks of 2007 through 2009, the immediate three years preceding the last increase.

By the Court

GARY P. CARUSO, 
President Judge

Bryan L Kline
Clerk of Courts
Westmoreland County

Fee Increase Notice

 In accordance with Act 36 of 2000 that amends Title 42, Section 1725.4 the Westmoreland County Clerk of Courts Fee Schedule will increase 6.8 % effective January 1, 2010.

 The 6.8% increase is based upon the U.S. Department of Labor—Bureau of Labor Statistics—Consumer Price Index for Urban Workers (not seasonally adjusted), for the time period of January 2006 through December 2009.

 The following are the Clerk of Courts fees adjusted January 1, 2010.

 1. A fee of $202.75 will be collected for all proceedings in all misdemeanor and felony cases disposed of at any time during or after trial.

 2. A fee of $152.00 will be collected for all proceedings in all misdemeanor and felony cases disposed of before trial.

 3. A fee of $32.00 for all proceedings in summary matters.

 4. A fee of $10.00 or all certifications.

 5. A fee of $20.00 for all other matters filed in the office and for all reports prepared by the clerk except that no fee shall be charged for filing township and borough audit reports or transcripts received which indicate a final disposition by the district justice.

 6. A fee of $50.60 for the filing of an appeal from a summary conviction before a district justice.

 7. A fee of $60.75 for an appeal from the court of common pleas to an appellate court.

 8. A fee of $0.061 per dollar for the first $1,000 and $0.023 per dollar for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof for the handling of money paid into court.

 These fees are subject to change every three years based on Act 36 of 2000.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 13-1889. Filed for public inspection October 11, 2013, 9:00 a.m.]


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