Rule L506 - Bonds - CivilIn all bonds for purposes other than bail filed with the Prothonotary or Clerk of Courts of Potter County, including but not limited to a counterbond in replevin, the following rules shall apply:
(a) For all personal property posted as bond, an affidavit of some knowledgeable person acceptable to the Prothonotary shall be presented, duly executed, and setting for the net value of the item or items posted.(b) The Prothonotary may charge a reasonable storage fee for the storage and or detention of personal property as posted.(c) If real estate is sought to be presented as bond, the person presenting the same therefore shall cause an appropriate entry to be made in the Prothonotary's Office, for which he shall pay the Prothonotary customary fees, produce proof of such entry to the Prothonotary together with an affidavit from a good and reliable source to be approved by the Prothonotary setting forth the net value of said property (net value being market value less existing liens of Record) and an affidavit from the purported owners of the real interest owned by them in the subject property. Such an entry shall cause and create a lien on the subject property to the extent of the face amount of the bond.Amended effective 4/18/2019.