THE COURTS

YORK COUNTY

Establishing the Schedule of Fees for the Prothonotary of York County, A Third Class County; Misc. Civil 99 MI 00026

[29 Pa.B. 1390]

Administrative Order and Approval

   And Now, To Wit, This 17th Day of February 1999, The Court pursuant to Act # 98-164 of the Pennsylvania Legislature, hereby approves the implementation of the Act and for the provision of the automation fee effective with the following fees effective, April 15, 1999:

PROTHONOTARY FEE BILL--
EFFECTIVE APRIL 15, 1999

PROTHONOTARY AUTOMATION FEE AS
INDICATED IN ACT # 98-164 IS INCLUDED IN
ALL NEW FILING FEES

		FEE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
	Sheriff or Treasurer Deeds	$  7.75
APPEALS
	Appellate Court	47.50
	Appellate Court Fee	55.00
	(Two separate checks for Appeal)
	District Justice	95.00
ARBITRATIONS
	Appointment of Arbitrator	23.50
	Arbitration Appeal	25.00
	(County must be reimbursed for arbitrators fees)	240.00
ASSIGNMENTS		7.75
CERTIFICATES
	Notary Public or Magistrate	3.00
	Duplicate Divorce Decree	7.00
	Resumption of Prior Name Subsequent to Divorce	4.75
CERTIFICATIONS
	First Page	4.50
	Additional Pages, Each	1.50
CHECKS RETURNED AS NON NEGOTIABLE		20.00
COMMENCEMENT OF CIVIL ACTION
	Commencement of Action	95.00
	Conciliator Appointment	100.00
	Custody	87.00
	(except when filed with a divorce action)
	Reactivation of case made inactive per Local Rule 6036	15.00
COPIES
	Docket entries made at public printer	.25
	(per page)
	Docket entries made by Prothonotary staff	1.00
	(per page)
	Documents made by public	.25
	(per page)
	Documents made by Prothonotary staff	1.00
	(per page)
DIVORCE
	Commencement of Action	97.00
	(+ $5.00 each count other than divorce & $10.00 when a custody count is included)
	Administrative fee payable at commencement of suit	50.00
	Discontinuance or withdrawal	5.00
	Appointment of Master:
	Fault Divorce	135.00
	Equitable Distribution	200.00
	Alimony	200.00
	Alimony Pendente Lite, Counsel Fees, Costs & Expenses	50.00
EXECUTIONS
	Praecipe for Writ	23.00
	Attachment Proceeding Each Garnishee	.50
	Reissuance	7.00
	Interrogatories & Answers	5.00
EXEMPLIFIED RECORDS
	Incoming Exemplified Records	27.50
	Outgoing Exemplified Records	15.75
	(Specify In-State or Out of State)
FAXING
	Faxing of a record	10.00
	(long distance)
FICTITIOUS NAME
	(No registration after 3/17/83)
	Individuals
	Amend, Cancel or Withdraw	5.25
	Change of Address	1.00
	Corporate
	Amendment	3.00
	Change of Address	1.50
	Cancellation	1.00
JUDGMENTS
	By Confession	27.50
	By Praecipe, Stipulation, or Order	14.25
	By Transcript	27.25
	Incoming Exemplified Record	27.50
	Outgoing Exemplified Record	15.75
	(Specify In-State or Out of State)
LIENS
	Municipal or Federal	27.00
	Commonwealth	27.50
MECHANICS LIENS
	Claim (same as Commencement of new Action)	95.00
	Stipulation or Waiver	20.75
MISCELLANEOUS
	Petition for Change of Name	28.50
	All other filings	12.00
NOTARY PUBLIC
	Registration of Signature	3.00
PETITIONS TO OPEN OR STRIKE JUDGMENTS
	Shall be considered as commencing a new action
	If filed to NO #	95.00
	If filed to SU #	free
POWERS OF ATTORNEY
	Registration--first name	3.50
	Each additional name	1.00
	Revocation--first name	2.50
	Each additional name	1.00
PROTECTION FROM ABUSE		95.00
	Copying charge	20.00
	(If copies are not provided)
	State Surcharge	25.00
	Issuance of a Bench Warrant	13.00
REVIVALS
	Adverse Proceedings	36.75
	Amicable Proceedings	27.25
RESPONSIVE PLEADINGS
	Answer/Petition/P. O./Etc.	5.00
	(Only if commencement of Action fee is less than $50.00)
REMOVAL OR TRANSFER OF RECORD TO ANOTHER COURT		20.00
SATISFACTIONS
	Cases filed prior to 1/2/97
	Release, Postponement, subordination by
	Praecipe or power of attorney	5.00
	(Filed prior to '97)
	(Additional fees may accumulate on    civil litigation prior to '97)
	Commonwealth Satisfactions	5.50
	(Filed prior to '97)
SECURED TRANSACTIONS
	Financing Statement (per debtor)	56.50
	Oversize extra attachments & non Standard
	Forms add on an additional	131.00
	Termination Statement	56.50
	Continuation	56.50
	Assignment	56.50
	Release	56.50
	Amendment	56.50
SUBPOENAS		3.00
	Must be completed before submitted for signature and seal

**NOTE**

Counterclaims, Additional Defendants and Garnishment proceedings are not considered commencement of a new action.

Sci Fa proceedings of any lien, other than revival, shall be considered as commencing a new action.

Petition to Open and/or Strike Judgments shall be considered as a commencement of a new action.

The Prothonotary shall not be required to enter on the docket any suit or action nor order of court or enter any judgment thereon or perform any services whatsoever for any person, political subdivision of the Commonwealth until the requisite fee is paid.

*****SPECIAL NOTE*****

ONLY CASH OR BUSINESS CHECKS, CERTIFIED CHECKS, MONEY ORDERS, OR TRAVELERS CHECKS PAYABLE TO THE ''PROTHONOTARY OF YORK COUNTY'' ARE ACCEPTABLE FOR PAYMENT OF FEES. A FEE OF $20.00 WILL BE CHARGED FOR RETURNED CHECKS.

It Is Further Ordered that in accordance with Pa.R.C.P. 239 the District Court Administrator shall;

   (a)  File 7 certified copies hereof with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.

   (b)  Distribute 2 certified copies hereof to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

   (c)  File 1 certified copy hereof with the Civil Procedural Rules Committee, and 1 certified copy hereof with the Criminal Procedural Rules Committee.

   (d)  Cause a copy hereof to be published in the York Legal Record once a week for 2 successive weeks at the expense of the County of York.

   (e)  Cause to be printed an adequate supply of the Rules hereby amended and promulgated for distribution to the Judges and the members of the Bar of this Court, and for sale at cost to any other interested parties, such printing to be done at the expense of the County of York in accordance with the provisions of the Act of July 9, 1976, P. L. 586, Sec. 2, 42 Pa.C.S.A. Section 3722.

   (f)  Supervise the distribution thereof to all Judges and all members of the Bar of this Court.

By the Court

JOHN C. UHLER,   
President Judge

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-403. Filed for public inspection March 12, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]

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