Rule 4008.1 - Transcript Costs Payable by a Requesting Party Other Than the Commonwealth or a Subdivision Thereof(A) Where a person or entity other than the Commonwealth or a subdivision thereof has requested an ordinary original transcript: (1) Any person or entity who obtains a Transcript Request Form shall pay to the appropriate filing office one-half the estimated cost for the transcript calculated at the rate of $2.75 for each page of bound ordinary transcript and shall pay the balance upon completion of the transcript. The court reporter shall not be required to start the transcription until such one-half advance payment has been made.(2) Upon completion of the transcript, the court reporter shall lodge and file the ordinary original transcript with the filing office along with a notice of the balance due to the person or entity who obtained the Transcript Request Form. Checks for the final balance due shall be made payable to the filing office and shall be delivered to the filing office.(3) Where any person or entity other than the Commonwealth or a political subdivision thereof requests a copy of the transcript previously ordered, transcribed, and filed of record, such person or entity must complete a Request for Copy of Transcript form and may purchase the same by paying the filing office $0.75 for each page of bound paper format. Where any person or entity other than the Commonwealth or a political subdivision thereof requests a copy of the transcript in electronic format (if available), such person or entity must complete a Request for Copy of Transcript form and may purchase the same by paying the filing office $0.50 for each page of transcript.(4) Where the Commonwealth or any political subdivision requests a copy of the transcript, the court reporter shall provide the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof with a copy without charge.(5) Where a litigant requests a copy of the transcript and has been approved for representation by a legal aid service, the court reporter shall provide the legal aid client with a copy without charge.(B) The filing office shall pay the monies received for original transcript and for copies to the county promptly. The county shall thereupon pay therefrom: (a) to the court reporter, the sum of $2.75 for each page of bound ordinary original transcript;(b) to the court reporter, the sum of $.0.75 for each page of copy in bound paper format or $0.50 for each page of copy in electronic format;(c) to the court reporter, the sum of $3.75 for each page of bound original expedited transcript;(d) to the court reporter, the sum of $4.75 for each page of bound original daily transcript;(e) to the court reporter, the sum of $6.75 for each page of bound original same-day delivery transcript.Amended effective 2/12/2018; amended effective 5/6/2024.