42 Pa. Stat. § 21161
The fees to be received by the prothonotary, or his counterpart in a home rule county, of the court of common pleas of this Commonwealth in counties of the second class A only shall be as follows:
APPEALS
| Appeal from the court of common pleas to an appellate court | $30.00 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
| Acknowledgment of sheriff, treasurer or tax claim bureau deeds | $ 5.00 |
ASSIGNMENTS
| Assignment, filing | $ 5.00 |
BUILDING AGREEMENTS
| Filing of any building agreement, waiver, stipulation | $10.00 |
CERTIFICATION
| Certifying copy of any paper: |
| First page | $ 3.00 | |
| Additional pages, each | 1.00 | |
| Certification of notary public, district justice or similar paper | 2.00 |
| Exemplification of records | 10.00 |
COMMENCEMENT OF ACTIONS
For commencement of any action at law or equity, regardless of procedure, a fee of not less than $25 or more than $125 shall be fixed by the prothonotary, or his counterpart in a home rule county, of each court of common pleas in counties of the second class A only, on or before January 1 of each year (except in 1986, when it shall be fixed within 20 days of the effective date of this act) and, when added to all other fees charged, shall bear a reasonable relationship to the sum sufficient to maintain and operate the office of the prothonotary, or his counterpart in a home rule county, and that part of the court administrator's expenses attributed to those functions required to process civil actions, as well as a reasonable share of the cost of maintaining a public law library, which cost shall be determined by the commissioners. After an action has been commenced, no other fees shall be payable except as herein otherwise specifically provided. The fee fixed shall be the same and apply to all actions without variation, except with respect to divorce actions where an additional fee not to exceed $15 may be charged for each count in the complaint in excess of the count requesting the divorce.
EXECUTIONS
| Filing of any praecipe for a writ of execution, including attachment, possession or any other writ of execution not herein specifically provided for and all services incident thereto | $15.00 |
JUDGMENTS
| Entry of any judgment or decree, which is final, whether by agreement, confession, demurrer, non pros, or preliminary objection or motion on verdict or award, by court order, finding, opinion, default, transcript, copy of docket entries, ex-record, certified copy of nonpayment of inheritance tax or certified copy from criminal court or domestic relations, including all services | $ 9.00 |
LIENS
| Filing any lien: municipal, mechanics, Federal or Commonwealth, certified copy of lien | $ 9.00 |
NOTARY PUBLIC
| Registration of signature of notary public | $ 2.00 |
POUNDAGE
| For the handling of money paid into court, for each dollar of the first $1,000 | $ .03 |
| For each dollar of each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof | .01 |
REVIVALS Including, in every instance, any entry of judgment:
| (1) | Continuing any lien not reduced to judgment | $ 9.00 |
| (2) | Reviving the lien of any judgment by amicable proceedings | 9.00 |
| (3) | Reviving the lien of any judgment by adverse proceedings | 15.00 |
SUBPOENA
| Each | $ 2.00 |
SEARCHES
Search of any record or index, including certification:
| Five years | $ 5.00 | |
| Each reference | 1.00 |
SATISFACTIONS
| Entering satisfactions, releases, postponements, assignments, subordinations, of all encumbrances or liens by power of attorney or otherwise; or settlement, discontinued ending or termination of any civil action at law or in equity | $ 5.00 |
ARBITRATIONS
| Where arbitration proceedings are processed by the prothonotary, or his counterpart in a home rule county | $15.00 |
42 P.S. § 21161