Rule 4008 - Transcript Costs Payable By A Requesting Party Other Than The Commonwealth Or A Subdivision Thereof(A) Costs: (1) The costs payable by a requesting party, other than the Commonwealth, a County or Court office or a subdivision thereof, for the preparation and filing of the original transcript shall be as follows: (a) Ordinary transcript, $2.50 per page for electronic format with a $0.25 per sheet surcharge for paper copy filed in the filing office;(b) Expedited transcript, $3.50 per page for electronic format with a $0.25 per sheet surcharge for paper copy filed in the filing office;(c) Daily transcript, $4.50 per page for electronic format with a $0.25 per sheet surcharge for paper copy filed in the filing office;(d) Same day delivery, $6.50 per page with a $0.25 per sheet surcharge for paper copy filed in the filing office;(2) Secure electronic feed which instantaneously delivers the translated unedited notes from the court reporter in the courtroom proceeding to an electronic device via Wi-Fi to the parties, $1.00 per page.(3) A surcharge in cases such as mass tort, medical malpractice, or other unusually complex litigation where there is a need for the court reporter to significantly expand their dictionary, when permitted by the judge, $1.00 per page.(4) If any party also requests a copy of the transcript, the cost for copies is as follows: (a) Ordinary Transcript -- $0.50 per page for electronic format with $0.25 per sheet surcharge for paper copy when ordered;(b) Expedited Transcript -- $0.75 per page for electronic format with $0.25 per sheet surcharge for paper copy when ordered;(c) Daily Transcript -- $1.00 per page for electronic format; with $0.25 per sheet surcharge for paper copy when ordered;(d) Same Day Transcript -- $1.25 per page for electronic format with $0.25 per sheet surcharge for paper copy when ordered;(B) Economic Hardship - Petition to Waive Costs: (1) A Petition to Waive all or a Portion of the Transcript Costs shall be filed in the appropriate filing office (Prothonotary, Clerk of Courts, Register of Wills/Clerk of the Orphans' Court and/or Domestic Relations) along with the following: (a) Request for Transcript; and(C) Allocation of Costs among Several Ordering Parties: When more than one party is to receive a copy of a transcript, or is required to file the transcript, the cost of the original transcript filed in the filing office shall be divided equally among the parties, taking into account any reduced-fee or waived fee transcripts. Each party receiving a copy of the transcript is subject to the copy rate found in Rule 4008(A) (4).
(D) Copies of Transcripts Previously Filed in the Filing Office: A request for a copy of any transcript previously ordered, transcribed, and filed of record shall be made by letter or email to the Court Administrator's Office and provided at $0.50 per page for electronic format with a $0.25 per sheet surcharge for a paper copy when ordered.
Amended effective 10/1/2018.