THE COURTS
LEHIGH COUNTY
Fees for Public Access to Official Case Records of the Magisterial District Courts; No. AD-6-2010
[40 Pa.B. 6516]
[Saturday, November 13, 2010]
Order And Now, this 1st day of July, 2010, It Is Ordered, in accordance with the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. § 4301(b), and pursuant to the Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania: Official Case Records of the Magisterial District Courts adopted by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (40 Pa.B. 513),
It Is Ordered That the following Fee Schedule and procedures shall apply to requests for public access to the records of the Magisterial District Courts within the 31st Judicial District consisting of Lehigh County, and shall become effective immediately.
It Is Further Ordered That, pursuant to Pa.R.J.A. 103(c)(1) ten (10) certified copies of this Order shall be filed with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, which Office shall distribute same as provided in Pa.R.J.A. 103(c)(2)
It Is Further Ordered That a copy of the Fee Schedule adopted by this Administrative Order, as well as a copy of the Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania: Official Case Records of the Magisterial District Courts, published at 40 Pa.B. 513 (January 23, 2010), shall be posted in a conspicuous place, such as a public bulletin board, in each Magisterial District Court in Lehigh County.
A. Fee Schedule for Responding to Public Access Requests
1. Photocopying—twenty-five cents ($0.25) per page.
2. Preparing, copying and refilling requested court documents—$8.00 per 1/4 hour with a minimum of 1/4 hour.
3. Estimated fees are to be paid.
4. Fees paid for services rendered are not refundable.
B. Remittal of Collected Fees
The fees received pursuant to this schedule shall be remitted to the County of Lehigh.
C. This schedule is adopted pursuant to § 213.5 of and supplements the Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania: Official Case Records of the Magisterial District Courts, published at 40 Pa.B. 513 (January 23, 2010), which provides the complete procedures governing such requests for access.
By the Court
WILLIAM H. PLATT,
President Judge
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 10-2135. Filed for public inspection November 12, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]
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