Section 2108 - Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff Education and Training Account(a)Establishment.--There is hereby established a special restricted receipts account within the General Fund of the State Treasury, which shall be known as the Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff Education and Training Account, for the purpose of financing training program expenses, the costs of administering the program, reimbursements to counties and all other costs associated with the activities of the board and the implementation of this act.(b) Surcharge.--There is hereby assessed a surcharge on each fee collected by the sheriff of every county upon acceptance for each service required for any complaint, summons, writ or other legal paper required to be served or posted by the sheriff. Surcharges shall be assessed as follows: (1) Beginning January 1, 1998, through December 31, 1998, the surcharge shall be $6.(2) Beginning January 1, 1999, through December 31, 1999, the surcharge shall be $8.(3) Beginning January 1, 2000, and thereafter, the surcharge shall be $10.(b.1) Surcharge in counties of first and second class.--In counties of the first and second class, a surcharge shall be collected by the prothonotary of that county for each defendant named in a document filed to commence an action pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. No.1007, except when service is made by a competent adult in the actions listed in Pa.R.C.P. Nos.400(b) and 400.1(c). One dollar of the surcharge shall be retained by the prothonotary to cover administrative costs incurred by collecting the surcharge and to support any technology and automation improvements or upgrades for the prothonotary, and the balance shall be transmitted semiannually to the State Treasurer for deposit into the account. Surcharges shall be assessed as follows:
(1) Beginning January 1, 1998, through December 31, 1998, the surcharge shall be $7.(2) Beginning January 1, 1999, through December 31, 1999, the surcharge shall be $9.(3) Beginning January 1, 2000, and thereafter, the surcharge shall be $11.(c)Disposition of moneys collected.--The moneys collected under subsection (b) shall be forwarded semiannually by the sheriff of an individual county to the State Treasurer for deposit into the account and used exclusively to cover the costs and expenses of the Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff Education and Training Program.(d) Disbursements.--Disbursements from the account shall be made by the commission.(e) Audit.--The Auditor General shall conduct an audit of the account as the Auditor General may deem necessary or advisable from time to time but no less often than once every three years.Amended by P.L. 1006 2014 No. 114, § 9, eff. 9/7/2014.1984, Feb. 9, P.L. 3, No. 2, § 8, effective in 60 days. Amended 1994, June 15, P.L. 262, No. 43, § 2, effective in 60 days; 1998, Jan. 29, P.L. 38, No. 10, § 3, effective Jan. 1, 1998.