The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, pursuant to Art. V, § 10 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, and 42 Pa.C.S. § 1721, has authorized by Administrative Order, the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania to promulgate regulations relating to the accounting methods to be utilized in connection with the collection of fees and costs charged and collected by prothonotaries, and clerks of courts of all courts of common pleas, or by any officials designated to perform the functions thereof, as well as by the minor judiciary, including magisterial district judges, and judges and staff of all divisions of the Philadelphia Municipal Court.
Under authority of said Administrative Order and pursuant to the authority vested in the governing authority under 42 Pa.C.S. § 3502(a) of the Judicial Code, the following regulations are adopted to implement Act 54 of 2024, 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 1725.1(f) and 3571(c)(4) (as amended).
The provisions of this §29.401 amended November 3, 2011, effective 1/1/2012, 41 Pa.B. 6195; amended August 29, 2012, effective 1/1/2013, 42 Pa.B. 5854; amended October 17, 2013, effective immediately, 43 Pa.B. 6489; amended October 15, 2014, effective immediately, 44 Pa.B. 6914; amended September 18, 2015, effective immediately, 45 Pa.B. 5905; amended September 23, 2016, effective immediately, 46 Pa.B. 6290; amended October 12, 2017, effective immediately, 47 Pa.B. 6722; amended September 25, 2018, effective immediately, 48 Pa.B. 6783; amended October 1, 2019, effective immediately, 49 Pa.B. 6061; amended October 7, 2020, effective immediately, 50 Pa.B. 5838; amended September 23, 2021, effective immediately, 51 Pa.B. 6393; amended October 5, 2022, effective immediately, 52 Pa.B. 6530.Amended by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 53, No. 42. October 21, 2023, effective 10/21/2023Amended by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 54, No. 42. October 19, 2024, effective 1/1/2025