Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Rule 2701 - Payment of Fees Required(a)General rule. A person upon filing any paper shall pay any fee therefor prescribed by law.(b)Appeals by allowance or permission; petitions for review. The fee for filing a petition for allowance of appeal, a petition for permission to appeal or a petition for review shall, except as otherwise required by statute, be the same as the fee payable under Rule 907 (docketing of appeal). Where a petition for allowance of appeal or a petition for permission to appeal has been filed under these rules and is granted, no additional fee, except as otherwise required by statute, shall be payable upon docketing the appeal in the appellate court.(c)Temporary fee for filing notice of appeal. Until otherwise provided by law, the clerk upon filing a notice of appeal under Rule 905 (filing of notice of appeal) shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to the fee otherwise payable, if any, upon the filing of a writ issued out of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania evidencing the fact that an appeal has been taken to the Supreme Court.The provisions of this Rule 2701 amended December 11, 1978, effective 12/30/1978, 8 Pa.B. 3802; amended May 16, 1979, effective 9/30/1979, 9 Pa.B. 1740.