Fee Schedule
Fee Schedule
- Prothonotary Automation Fee as indicated in Act Number 98-164 is included in all new filing fees PA.C.S.A. 42 Section Et Seq. as amended
- All checks returned for insufficient funds will be assessed a $20.00 service charge
- There will be no refunds for overpayment
- Please make all checks payable to Centre County Prothonotary
- Effective 11/30/2017
| APPEALS | |
|---|---|
| Appeal from Magisterial District Judge - Civil | $166.75 |
| Appeal from Magisterial District Judge - Criminal | $60.00 |
| Appeal, Operator's License / Registration Suspension | $166.75 |
| Appeal to Commonwealth, Superior, or Supreme Court (Criminal and Civil) | |
| Centre County | $69.00 |
| Appellate Court | $90.25 |
| ARBITRATION APPEAL (Or $100.00 per arbitrator per day ) | $300.00 |
| ZONING APPEAL | $166.75 |
| BILL OF COST | $5.00 |
| CERTIFY COPY OF ANY PAPER | |
| First Page | $4.00 |
| Each Additional Page | $2.00 |
| CHANGE OF NAME (other than divorce) | $145.75 |
| CIVIL ACTIONS/CIVIL OTHER (plus .50 per name for more than 10 Plaintiffs or Defendants) | $166.75 |
| ASSUMPSIT | $166.75 |
| CONFESSION OF JUDGMENT | $166.75 |
| CREDIT CARD | $166.75 |
| EJECTMENT | $166.75 |
| EQUITY | $166.75 |
| FOREIGN SUBPOENA | $166.75 |
| MANDAMAS | $166.75 |
| MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE | $166.75 |
| PETITION FOR VIEWERS | $166.75 |
| REPLEVIN | $166.75 |
| QUIET TITLE | $166.75 |
| WRIT OF SUMMONS - Starts Civil Action | $166.75 |
| COPIES (per page) | $.25 |
| CUSTODY/VISITATION (separate action) | $176.75 |
| Contempt Petition | $75.00 |
| Modification Petition | $75.00 |
| Petition for Special Relief | $75.00 |
| DISCONTINUE/SATISFY/SETTLE | $11.50 |
| DIVORCE | $201.75 |
| Each additional Issue *Issues include Alimony, Alimony Pendente Lite – Counsel Fees & Costs, Equitable Distribution | $45.25 |
| *Custody as a issue | $54.75 |
| Retake maiden name | $20.50 |
| Final Divorce Decree | $6.00 |
| Out of County Divorce Packet *Section 3301(C) AND 3301 (D) | $50.00 |
| EXEMPLIFIED RECORD (outgoing) | $20.50 |
| EXPUNGEMENT PETITION (ARD, 490, 790) | $207.00 |
| LIMITED ACCESS PETITION | $132.00 |
| FAX DOCUMENT (long distance) | $10.00 |
| FOREIGN/FRAUDULENT DEBTORS ATTACHMENT | $166.75 |
| JUDGMENTS | |
| Judgment note, DSB, etc. | $28.00 |
| Amicable revival agreement | $28.00 |
| Assignment | $11.50 |
| Default Judgment/Judgment of Non Pros | $13.50 |
| Exemplified Record (incoming) | $28.00 |
| Guest agreement | $28.00 |
| Magisterial District Judge Transcript | $28.00 |
| Postponement, subordination | $11.50 |
| Release of lien | $11.50 |
| Satisfy/Discontinue/Settle | $11.50 |
| LETTER OF ATTORNEY | |
| Filing | $10.00 |
| Revocation | $10.00 |
| LIEN | |
| Municipal, Federal, Commonwealth | $28.00 |
| MECHANICS LIEN CLAIM | $166.75 |
| NAME CHANGE | $145.75 |
| NOTARY PUBLIC | |
| Registration / Acknowledgement | $3.00 |
| PRAECIPE TO WITHDRAW (custody) | $5.00 |
| PROTECTION FROM ABUSE | $125.25 |
| Surcharge | $100.00 |
| RECORDING ANY PAPERS | |
| (account or document, not provided for herein) | $10.00 |
| RE-INSTATE COMPLAINT | $23.00 |
| ROAD DOCKET FILINGS | $18.00 |
| SEAL RECORD (except for Government Agencies) | |
| (per item) | $50.00 |
| SEARCH (Criminal Only – Seven year) | $7.00 |
| SHERIFF SERVICE – ADVANCE COST | |
| In-County ($25 each additional Defendant) | $100.00 |
| Out-of-County Contact Sheriff's Office | |
| On Executions: | |
| Personal Property | $250.00 |
| Real Estate | $3,500.00 |
| STIPULATION AGAINST LIENS, MECHANIC'S LIEN WAIVER, NO LIEN AGREEMENT, WAIVER, BUILDING AGREEMENT, ETC. | $29.00 |
| SUBPOENA (on existing case) | $3.00 |
| TRANSFER CASE TO ANOTHER COUNTY | $50.00 |
| VEHICLE TITLE (abandoned) | $10.00 |
| WAGE ATTACHMENT (landlord tenant judgment) | $145.00 |
| WRITS - Execution, Possession, Revival, Scire Facias | $33.50 |
| RE-ISSUE WRIT | $23.00 |
PROTHONOTARY AUTOMATION FEE AS INDICATED IN ACT NUMBER 98-164 IS INCLUDED IN ALL NEW FILING FEES PA.C.S.A. 42 SECTION ET SEQ. AS AMENDED
*ALL CHECKS RETURNED FOR INSUFFICIENT FUNDS WILL BE ASSESSED A $20.00 SERVICE CHARGE
*THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS FOR OVERPAYMENT
PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO CENTRE COUNTY PROTHONOTARY
Effective November 30, 2017 (Updated November 6, 2017)