42 Pa. Stat. § 21042
Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
The fees to be received by the prothonotary of the court of common pleas of a county of the second class shall be as follows:
| (1) Accounts and Reports.--The filing and docketing of a report or an account | $11.00 | |||
| (2) Appeals.-- | ||||
| (i) | The filing of an appeal to the Supreme, Superior or the Commonwealth Court | $50.00 | ||
| (ii) | The filing of any other appeal including an appeal from administrative agencies, arbitration, Petition for Writ of Certiorari and Appeals from a Magistrate's decision | 35.00 | ||
| (3) Bonds.--(Surety or cash) approved by court or prothonotary | $10.00 | |||
| (4) Certifications.-- | ||||
| (i) | Any certification of certificate | $ 8.00 | ||
| (ii) | Any exemplification | 20.00 | ||
| (iii) | If the same involves more than one page, for each additional page | 2.00 | ||
| (iv) | Certification of Notarial Certificate | 15.00 | ||
| (v) | Certified copies of Divorce Decrees | 10.00 | ||
| Additional copies | 5.00 | |||
| (5) Commencement of actions.--Commencement of any civil action by writ of summons, complaint, amicable action, petition or otherwise including Actions in Assumpsit, Trespass, Ejectment, Quiet Title, Replevin, Mandamus, Quo Warranto, Divorce or Annulment of Marriage, Mortgage Foreclosure, Ground Rent Foreign Attachment, Fraudulent Debtor's Attachment Equity, Partition of Real Property, Actions to Prevent Waste, Actions upon Mechanics' Liens, Class Actions, Actions involving Minors, Declaratory Actions, Amicable Actions, except Complaint in Confession of Judgment (see "Judgments") and Commencement of Commonwealth Tax Liens (see "Liens"). This is a composite fee which includes the filing of all plaintiff's pleadings discovery or any other paper not otherwise provided for in this act except trial and trial listings, judgment, execution, attachment, revival and post judgment papers | $45.00 | |||
| (6) Deeds.--Acknowledgment of sheriff's or treasurer's deeds | $5.00 | |||
| (7) Defendant's first filing.--The filing on behalf of any defendant (or additional defendant) of the first pleading, entry of appearance, answer, preliminary objections, writ to join (with entry of appearance) or complaint against additional defendant, or other paper not otherwise provided for in this act. A pleading, appearance or other paper not otherwise provided for in this act filed on behalf of more than one defendant shall require only one fee. The filing of separate initial pleadings by defendants require a separate fee. This is a composite fee which includes the filing of all defendant's pleadings, discovery or any other paper not otherwise provided for in this act except trial and trial listings, judgment execution attachment, revival and post judgment papers | $15.00 | |||
| (8) Eminent domain.-- | ||||
| (i) | Commencement of action by Declaration of Taking or Petition for Appointment of a Board of Viewers | $35.00 | ||
| (ii) | Initial fee charged for each premises, parcel or plot | 1.00 | ||
| (9) Fictitious individual and corporate names.-- | ||||
| (i) | The filing of an application for the registration of an individual fictitious name | $41.50 | ||
| (ii) | Any subsequent filing and cancellation | 7.50 | ||
| (iii) | The filing of an application for the registration of a fictitious corporate name | 51.50 | ||
| (iv) | Any subsequent filing including cancellation | 7.50 | ||
| (10) Financing statements.-- | |||
| (i), (ii) Repealed. 2001, June 8, P.L. 123, No. 18, § 29, effective July 1, 2001 | |||
| (11) Funds on deposit.-- | |||||
| (i) | Receiving and distributing money paid into court for each dollar under $500 | (4%) | |||
| (ii) | For each dollar exceeding $500 | (1%) | |||
| (12) Joinder.--Defendants joinder of each additional defendant, except initial action with appearance, each | $20.00 | ||||
| (13) Judgment.-- | |||||
| (i) | Entry of Judgment in any action commenced in this county | $15.00 | |||
| (ii) | Entering from another jurisdiction | 25.00 | |||
| (iii) | Entering by agreement | 20.00 | |||
| (iv) | Judgment by confession | 25.00 | |||
| (v) | Complaint in Confession of Judgment | 25.00 | |||
| (vi) | Assignment of any Judgment | 15.00 | |||
| (14) Liens.-- | |||||
| (i) | The filing of any Federal Tax Lien, Mechanics Lien or any lien not covered under this act, Waiver and "To the Use of Lien" including Affidavit of Service, including all indexing | $10.00 | |||
| (ii) | Commencement of any Commonwealth Tax Lien, including the lien, complaint to use claims, Writs of Scire Facias, all pleadings, default judgment, the filing of any paper, except Revival, including indexing | 10.00 | |||
| (15) Notary Public.--Registration of notary public signature | $ 5.00 | ||||
| (16) Papers.--The filing of any interlocutory paper not included in any composite fee | $ 3.00 | ||||
| (17) Petitions.--The filing of an interlocutory petition or motion not included in any composite fee | $10.00 | ||||
| (18) Power of attorney.--The filing of a power of attorney, including all services and revocation | $20.00 | ||||
| (19) Partnerships and associations.--The filing of any partnership agreement or association under their applicable acts, including all subsequent papers and termination | $30.00 | ||||
| (20) Refunds.--There shall be no refund of any amount less than $5.00 in the event of overpayment of fees. | |||||
| (21) Release of Lien | $ 7.50 | ||||
| (22) Revivals.--The filing of any writ of Revival, petition, pleading and all papers | $25.00 | ||||
| (23) Searches.-- | |||||
| (i) | Every certified judgment or lien search for each period of five years or less, each property | $20.00 | |||
| (ii) | Every certified locality search, for each period of five years or less, each property | 20.00 | |||
| (iii) | Repealed. 2001, June 8, P.L. 123, No. 18, § 29, effective July 1, 2001 | ||||
| (iv) | Fictitious and Fictitious Corporate Name Searches: | ||||
| (A) | Every certified search from the year 1953 to date or any fraction thereof from the Fictitious name or Fictitious Corporate name index | 20.00 | |||
| (B) | Every five years theretofore or any fraction thereof | 10.00 | |||
| (C) | Every search of any given five year period or any fraction thereof | 10.00 |
| (v) | Repealed. 2001, June 8, P.L. 123, No. 18, § 29, effective July 1, 2001 |
| (24) Subpoena.-- |
| (i) | Issuing a subpoena form | $ 2.00 | ||
| (ii) | Producing a record in response to a subpoena based on four-hour service | 20.00 | ||
| (iii) | Service beyond four hours or fraction thereof | 15.00 | ||
| (iv) | For each mile traveled (round trip) for service out of county | .17 |
| (25) Suggestion of nonpayment.-- | ||
| Suggestion and averments | $20.00 | |
| (26) Termination papers.--The fee for the filing of any satisfaction, discontinuance or termination type paper | $ 5.00 | |
| (27) Trial and trial listings.-- |
| (i) | Jury fee when case is placed at issue or appeal from arbitration demanding jury trial | $50.00 | ||
| (ii) | Compulsory arbitration listing | 15.00 | ||
| (iii) | Orders for continuances | 15.00 | ||
| (iv) | Certificate of readiness | 15.00 |
| (28) Writs of execution, possession or seizure.--Issuing any writ of execution, attachment, including indexing | $20.00 |
42 P.S. § 21042