Rule 4008 - Transcript Costs Payable By The Commonwealth Or A Subdivision Thereof, Shall Be Governed As FollowsA. Costs Payable 1. Electronic Format. The costs payable by the initial ordering party for a transcript delivered via electronic format shall not exceed:a. For an ordinary transcript, $2.50 per pageb. For an expedited transcript, $3.50 per pagec. For a daily transcript, $4.50 per paged. For same-day delivery, $6.50 per pagee. For a realtime feed, $1.00 per pagef. For complex litigation, $3.00 per pageg. For rough drafts, $1.00 per page2. Paper Format. The costs payable by the initial ordering party for a transcript delivered via paper format shall not exceed:a. For an ordinary transcript, $2.75 per pageb. For an expedited transcript, $3.75 per pagec. For a daily transcript, $4.75 per paged. For same-day delivery, $6.75 per pagee. For a realtime feed, $1.00 per pagef. For complex litigation, $3.25 per pageg. For rough drafts, $1.25 per pageB. Economic Hardship 4. Legal Aid Services must provide the President Judge with a letter of certification verifying, as provided in R.J.A. 4008(B), that the client meets financial eligibility and that the matter is under appeal or that the transcript being requested is necessary to advance the current litigation. Self-represented litigants claiming economic hardship must attach to their request for transcript a fully completed In Forma Pauperis Petition pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 240.
E. Copies of Transcripts Any requests to the filing offices for copies of filed transcripts shall be directed and produced solely by the Court Reporters' Office.
Adopted 10/18/2016, effective 1/1/2017