Payment of money into court to abide its order shall be made to the prothonotary and shall, unless another depository or depositories be specially designated by the court, be deposited by the prothonotary with a bank or trust company in an account or accounts fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and shall be held pursuant to 3561 of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S.A. Sec 3561. Each depository bank shall render a monthly statement to the prothonotary and deliver to him therewith the cancelled checks; the prothonotary shall examine each monthly statement and shall make a report in writing to the court with respect to any discrepancies which may exist. Money deposited in the official depository shall be deposited in an account designated "Money Paid Into Court of Common Pleas of Berks County, Pennsylvania". Any interest earned on money paid into court shall periodically be paid to the County of Berks unless otherwise provided by the court order and in such event the funds covered by the court order shall be deposited in a separate account to be held subject to said order. Money deposited in a specially designated depository shall be deposited in an account designated as directed by the court in the particular instance or instances. Money paid into court shall only be drawn out upon an order of the court attested by the prothonotary and delivered to the depository with an appropriate check signed by the prothonotary and one (1) of the judges of the court showing the particular case, or matter in respect with which it is drawn. A copy of this Rule shall be certified by the prothonotary and furnished by him to each depository designated by the court and each such depository shall file with the prothonotary an acknowledgment of the receipt of the Rule.
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