Phil. Cnty. Pa. *402

As amended through December 18, 2021
Rule *402 - Electronic Case Records. Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County and Philadelphia Municipal Court
(a) Electronic case record information maintained by the First Judicial District is available as provided in this rule to the extent its release is authorized or restricted by law, state and local rules, and applicable policies of the Unified Judicial System.
(b) Requests for electronic case record information shall be made on forms provided by the First Judicial District from time to time.
(c) Standard reports will be made available to Requesters upon payment of the requisite fee. Requests for combined electronic case records ("bulk records") shall be reviewed and approved on a case-by-case basis. Any request for bulk records that can be compiled using an existing report format shall be granted. Any request for bulk records or data which cannot be compiled using an existing report format will be granted if the request is not onerous, and the First Judicial District has available personnel and resources needed to compile the information requested without adversely impacting the operations of the First Judicial District or otherwise disrupting its orderly and efficient case flow.
(d) Requests for electronic case records will be subject to fees and costs adopted by the First Judicial District from time to time. The First Judicial District must assess, charge and collect the fees and other charges that are required by law and other legal authority. See, e.g. 42 Pa.C.S. § 1725, 42 P.S. §21015 et seq., and 42 P.S. § 21081.
(1) The First Judicial District shall adopt a Public Access Fee Schedule which shall be posted on the court's website at www.courts.phila.gov and posted in each court facility's filing office in an area accessible to the public.
(2) The Public Access Fee Schedule may be amended from time to time by the First Judicial District.
(3) Requesters may be required to pay the estimated cost of any report before release of the approved electronic case information.

Phil. Cnty. Pa. *402

Adopted by the Administrative Governing Board of the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania on November 13, 2017, effective 1/6/2018. See Administrative Governing Board Order No. 02 of 2017. Published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on12/2/2017; amended by Order dated May 10, 2018, effective on 7/1/2018. amended by Order dated December 14, 2021, effective on 1/1/2022.