THE COURTS

CENTRE COUNTY

Local Rule—4009 Court Reporting and Transcripts—Fees and Procedures; Doc. No. 2017-0002 Civil Misc.

[47 Pa.B. 2187]
[Saturday, April 15, 2017]

Order

 And Now, this 23rd day of March, 2017, Local Rule 4009: Court Reporting and Transcripts—Fees and Procedures, implemented by Order dated March 22, 2017, is hereby Amended as follows:

 (B) Upon receipt of a transcript request, the Court Reporter shall provide a written estimate of the cost of preparing the transcript in accordance with the fee schedule set forth in paragraph (G) of this Rule. The party ordering the transcript shall make full advanced payment of the estimated cost. All checks shall be made payable to ''County of Centre'', and shall be delivered to the Court Administrator's Office.

 All other provisions of Local Rule 4009 shall remain unchanged. The Amended version of Local Rule 4009 follows this Order. The Centre County District Court Administratior shall use the Amended version of Local Rule 4009 when following the directives of the March 22, 2017, Order.

By the Court

THOMAS KING KISTLER, 
President Judge

Rule 4009. Court Reporting and Transcripts—Fees and Procedures.

 (A) The party requesting a full or partial transcript of a trial or other proceeding shall file the written request with the Office of the District Court Administrator. A transcript request form is available in the District Court Administrator's Office or on the website: centrecountypa.gov

 (B) Upon receipt of a transcript request, the Court Reporter shall provide a written estimate of the cost of preparing the transcript in accordance with the fee schedule set forth in paragraph (G) of this Rule. The party ordering the transcript shall make full advanced payment of the estimated cost. All checks shall be made payable to ''County of Centre'', and shall be delivered to the Court Administrator's Office.

 (C) The requesting party shall serve copies of the request upon opposing counsel or the opposing party if the party is unrepresented.

 (D) Upon completion of the transcript, the District Court Administrator shall notify the requesting party of any balance owed above the estimated cost.

 (E) The completed transcript shall be released to the party ordering the transcript upon payment of any balance owed above the estimated cost.

 (F) Transcript fees will be distributed by the District Court Administrator to the Court Reporter who transcribed the notes of testimony.

 (G) The costs payable by a requesting party, other than the Commonwealth, or a subdivision thereof (see paragraph (H) below), for a transcript in electronic format shall be:

 a. Ordinary transcript—$2.50/page

 b. Expedited transcript—$3.50/page

 c. Daily transcript—$4.50/page

 d. Same day delivery transcript—$6.50/page

 When the transcript is prepared in bound paper format, the costs shall be as shown above, related to electronic format, plus a surcharge of $0.25/page.

 (H) If the Commonwealth, or a subdivision thereof, requests a transcript, there shall be no fee charged.

 (I) The trial judge may impose a reasonable surcharge in unusually complex cases.

 (J) The fees set forth herein are the maximum costs that may be charged to litigants or the public.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 17-617. Filed for public inspection April 14, 2017, 9:00 a.m.]

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