THE COURTS
Title 255—LOCAL COURT RULES
LUZERNE COUNTY
Request to Increase Fees of that Section of the Division of Judicial Services and Records, Formerly Referred to as the Office of the Clerk of Courts; No. 1165 MD 23
[53 Pa.B. 7369]
[Saturday, December 2, 2023]
Order And Now, this 9th day of November, 2023, upon consideration of the within Petition, and pursuant to 42 P.a.C.S.A § 1725.4, which authorizes the Clerk of Courts to increase fees consistent with the percentage of increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Workers for the immediate three-year period preceding the last increase, the Court takes judicial notice that the proposed increase in fees is within the allowed percentage increase (4.9% max).
It is hereby Ordered and Decreed that the Court approves the increases in the fee schedule for that section of the Division of Judicial Services and Records, formerly referred to as the Office of the Clerk of Courts, effective January 1, 2024, as per the Clerk of Court Fee Schedule following hereto and marked as Exhibit ''A''. The Director of Judicial Services and Records of Luzerne County is hereby directed to file this Order and this Order shall be published on the Luzerne County website and in the Luzerne County Legal Register and Pennsylvania Bulletin.
By the Court
MICHAEL T. VOUGH,
President Judge
Luzerne County—Clerk of Courts Fees
EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024 Appeal Processing for Clerk of Courts ($62.75 + $5.00 automation fee) . . . . $67.75
Appeal Processing for Superior Court . . . . $90.25
Superior Court Raised Fee as of 11-1-17 (Per AOPC)Appointment to Fill Vacancy of Office . . . . $18.50
ARD Dismissal Rule 319 ($19.00 + $5.00 automation fee) . . . . $24.00
Bail Bondsmen renewal . . . . $10.75
Certifications . . . . $9.00
Civil Judgment Satisfaction ($19.00 + $5.00 automation fee) . . . . $24.00
Constable Deputy and Constable Bonds . . . . $18.50
Copies . . . . ¢0.50
Detective License Applications (Incorporated) . . . . $453.50
Detective License Applications (Individual) . . . . $340.75
Expungements Rule 320 ($19.00 + $5.00 automation fee) . . . . $24.00
Expungement Fee Under Pa.C.S. Section 1725.7 (Act 5) . . . . $132.00
Filing Petition & Order ($19.00 + $5.00 automation fee) . . . . $24.00
Filing of Orders/Motions (2nd Filing) . . . . $9.00
Filings of Resolutions/Ordinances . . . . $19.00
Filing of Tax Collector's Bonds . . . . $12.25
Limited Access ($19.00 + $5.00 automation fee) . . . . $24.00
Liquor License Appeals . . . . $25.00
Microfilm Copies . . . . $1.50
Motion and Order (All Nolle Prose) . . . . $24.50
Poundage on Bail . . . . 3% on the first thousand, 1% on the balance . . . .
Processing all Misc. or Felony Cases During or After Trial . . . . $155.25
Processing all Misc. of Felony Cases During or Before Trial . . . . $87.00
Record Checks (Per Individual) . . . . $18.50
Short Certificate . . . . $8.50
Subpoenas . . . . $3.50
Summary Appeal ($50.25 + $5.00 automation fee) . . . . $55.25
Writ of Habeas Corpus Petitions ($62.50 + $5.00 automation fee) . . . . $67.50
Case Assessments: (Applied by Probation)
Administrative Fee on MD Numbers ($42.75 + $5.00 automation fee) . . . . $47.75
Clerk of Courts Filing Fee ($128.00 + $5.00 automation fee) . . . . $133.00
Luzerne County cost each additional count . . . . $27.75
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 23-1651. Filed for public inspection December 1, 2023, 9:00 a.m.]
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