| PROTHONOTARY'S FEE SCHEDULE | |
| Effective February 1, 2007 | |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: | |
| Sheriff's Deeds and Tax Claim Bureau Deeds | $5.00 |
| ACTIONS: | |
| Commencement of any Action at Law of Equity regardless of procedure (EXCEPT DIVORCE & CUSTODY - SEE BELOW) | $85.00 |
| Includes $10.00 Judicial Computer Project Surcharge and $9.00 for any final judgment or decree whether by agreement, demurrer, non pros, or verdict or award by Court Order, finding or opinion and $5.00 Act 164 automation surcharge | |
| APPEALS: | |
| From Court of Common Pleas to an Appellate Court | $34.00 |
| (Include separate check for Appellate Court) | $60.00 |
| From Board of Viewers, etc. on any existing filed case | $34.00 |
| From District Justice Judgment, Motor Vehicle Judgment, Zoning Boards, Assessments, etc. - SEE ACTIONS | |
| ARBITRATIONS: | |
| Praecipe for Appointment of Arbitrators | $17.00 |
| Appeal from Award of Arbitrators | $334.00 |
| ASSIGNMENTS: | $5.50 |
| BUILDING AGREEMENTS: | |
| Filing of any building agreement, waiver or stipulation | $11.50 |
| Mechanic's Lien Claim | $85.00 |
| CERTIFICATIONS: | $5.25 |
| plus copies at $.25 per page | |
| Certification of Notary Public, justice or similar paper | $2.25 |
| Exemplification of any record | $11.50 |
| plus copies at $.25 per page | |
| CUSTODY: | |
| Filing complaint | $85.00 |
| (Includes Act 164 automation surcharge & JCP Surcharge plus Act 119 surcharge for new automated system | $7.00 |
| plus Section 3902 A-mediation | $20.00 |
| DIVORCE: | $95.00 |
| (*) (Includes $10.00 Children's Trust Fund Surcharge, 9.00 for Final Decree for Plaintiff, $10.00 JCP Surcharge for Count requesting Divorce and $ 5.00 Automation Surcharge) | |
| (*) ADD for each additional count | $17.00 |
| (*) ADD Judicial Computer Surcharge for each add'l count | $10.00 |
| (*) ADD for Custody count | $5.00 |
| (*) ADD Act 164 Automation Surcharge for each add'l count | $5.00 |
| (*) ADD for Custody Count Section 3902-A mediation | $20.00 |
| Certified copy of Decree, other than Plaintiff's copy | $10.00 |
| Election to Retake Maiden Name | $5.50 |
| Praecipe to Transmit Record | $17.00 |
| Praecipe for Appointment of Master and Master's fee | $615.00 |
| DISCONTINUE, WITHDRAW OR STRIKE: | $5.50 |
| Partial Discontinuance | $5.50 |
| Where judgment was entered, include satisfaction fee | $5.50 |
| EXECUTIONS: | |
| Filing any Praecipe for Writ of Execution, including attachment, possession or any other writ of execution not herein specifically provided for | $17.00 |
| Amended, Corrected or Reissued Writs | $17.00 |
| JUDGMENTS: | |
| (*) Judgment Note, confession of judgment | $10.50 |
| (*) Default Judgment | $10.00 |
| (*) Transcript of Civil Suit - D.J. Judgment | $10.50 |
| (*) Agreement to Revive Judgment | $10.00 |
| Revival of Judgment by adverse proceedings | $22.50 |
| (*) Certification of Docket Entries and Judgment from another County | $10.50 |
| Preparing Certification of Docket Entries & Judgment, Exemplification | $11.00 |
| plus cost of copies, per page | $0.50 |
| (*) Exemplified Judgment from another county or state | $10.50 |
| Court Order, judgment or verdict | $10.00 |
| Lis Pendens on existing case | $10.00 |
| (*) Domestic Relations certifications of arrearages | $10.00 |
| (*) Judgment of Non Pros | $10.00 |
| Award of Arbitrators | $10.00 |
| Assignment, Release, Subordination or Satisfaction | $5.50 |
| Duplicate Transcript | $2.25 |
| Vacate Judgment | $5.50 |
| Certifying Motor Vehicle Judgment | $5.50 |
| (*) ALL JUDGMENTS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A COMPLETED NOTICE OF JUDGMENT, COPIES OF ALL DOCUMENTS AND A STAMPED ENVELOPE ADDRESSED TO DEFENDANT(S). | |
| LIENS: | |
| Filing any lien: Municipal, Commonwealth or Certified copy of Lien | $10.00 |
| MISCELLANEOUS: | |
| Road Docket Petitions | $15.00 |
| Reinstatement | $15.00 |
| Issuing Bench Warrant | $10.00 |
| Computer-generated copy of docket entries | $5.00 |
| Any other computer-generated report, per page | $2.00 |
| Copy of Pike County Rules of Court | $5.00 |
| Listing for trial and Certificate of Readiness | $5.50 |
| Filing of any paper, report, account or document required by law to be filed or recorded, not otherwise provided for or included herein | $11.00 |
| Satisfaction Certificate | $2.25 |
| Re-issue Writ of Execution, Writ of Possession or Writ of Scire Facias | $17.00 |
| Any Contempt Hearing | $50.00 |
| Private Detective (new or renewal) | $85.00 |
| Sending Fingerprint Card to central repository | $17.50 |
| Copies, not docket entries, per page | $0.50 |
| Bond Fee - Individual | $200.00 |
| Bond Fee - Corporation | $300.00 |
| Power of Attorney | $15.00 |
| Revoke Power of Attorney | $10.00 |
| NOTARY PUBLIC | |
| Registration of signature of Notary Public | $2.25 |
| SATISFACTIONS: | |
| Entering satisfaction, release, postponements, assignments subordinations of all encumbrances or lien, or settlement, discontinuance ending or termination of any civil action at law or in equity | $5.50 |
| SECURED TRANSACTIONS: (Effective July 1, 2001) | |
| UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE: No longer Accepted for filing | |
| Terminations | $67.00 |
| SUBPOENA: | |
| Each | $2.25 |
| NOTES: | |
| 1. Any action or proceeding to strike off or open any judgment shall be considered as commencement of a new action; | |
| 2. Any request for any service, such as copies, docket entries, or the return of any certified or time-stamped copies of any document MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A STAMPED, SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE LARGE ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE SAME | |
| 3. The Prothonotary shall not be required to enter or docket any suit or action or Order of Court or enter any judgment thereon or perform any services whatsoever for any person, political subdivision or the Commonwealth until requisite fee is paid. | |
| 4. Filing fees of certain Civil Actions and Judgments include a $.50 writ tax. | |