§ 1721. Delegation of powers. (a) General rule.–The Supreme Court may from time to time delegate to any agency or unit of the unified judicial system such of the supervisory and administrative powers of the court, including the powers specified in this subchapter, as may be specified by general rule. (b) Exception.–Any power based in […]
§ 1722. Adoption of administrative and procedural rules. (a) General rule.–The governing authority shall have the power to prescribe and modify general rules governing: (1) Practice, procedure and the conduct of all courts, magisterial district judges and all officers serving process or enforcing orders of any court or magisterial district judge and for admission to […]
§ 1723. General supervisory and administrative authority. The governing authority shall exercise general supervisory and administrative authority over all courts and magisterial district judges. (Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1618, No.207, eff. 60 days) 2004 Amendment. See section 29 of Act 207 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to construction of law.
§ 1724. Personnel of the system. (a) General rule.–Except as provided in subsection (b), the governing authority shall exercise general supervisory and administrative authority over the personnel of the system, including the power to: (1) Standardize the qualifications for employment, and all titles, salaries and wages of appointed personnel of the system. In establishing such […]
§ 1725. Establishment of fees and charges. (a) General rule.–(Repealed). (b) Procedure.–(Repealed). (c) Counties of the first class.– (1) The following fees shall be received by the clerks of orphans’ courts of counties of the first class: (i) The following fees shall be charged for the filing of accounts of guardians and trustees based upon […]
§ 1725.1. Costs. (a) Civil cases.–Subject to subsection (f), the costs to be charged by magisterial district judges in every civil case, except as otherwise provided in this section, shall be as follows: (1) Actions involving $500 or less $30.00 (2) Actions involving more than $500 but not more than $2,000 $40.00 (3) Actions involving […]
§ 1725.2. Assumption of summary conviction costs by county. (a) Division of costs.–In every case of summary conviction in which the evidence is not sufficient to convict and the defendant is dismissed, there shall be no costs imposed if the prosecutor is a police officer engaged as such in the employ of this Commonwealth or […]
§ 1725.3. Criminal laboratory and paramedic user fee. (a) Imposition.–A person who is placed on probation without verdict pursuant to section 17 of the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, or who receives Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition or who pleads guilty to or nolo contendere […]
§ 1725.4. Fee increases and automation fee. (a) Increasing existing fees.– (1) In counties of the second class A and the third through eighth class, including home rule counties of the same class, the clerk of courts may increase any fee or charge that exists as of the effective date of this section with the […]
§ 1725.5. Booking center fee. (a) Imposition.–Following the adoption of a countywide booking center plan, a person may, in addition to any other fines, penalties or costs imposed by law, be required by the court to pay a booking center fund fee of no more than $300 if the person: (1) Is placed on probation […]
§ 1725.6. Countywide booking center plan. (a) Development.– (1) A court in a county that has developed and adopted a countywide booking center plan may impose the fee established under section 1725.5 (relating to booking center fee). (2) A county with a criminal justice advisory board shall develop the plan in conjunction with the criminal […]
§ 1725.7. Petition for expungement or order for limited access fee. (a) General rule.–In addition to any other fee authorized by law, a person who files a petition for expungement under 18 Pa.C.S. § 9122 (relating to expungement) or a petition for an order for limited access under 18 Pa.C.S. § 9122.1 (relating to order […]
§ 1726. Establishment of taxable costs. (a) Standards for costs.–The governing authority shall prescribe by general rule the standards governing the imposition and taxation of costs, including the items which constitute taxable costs, the litigants who shall bear such costs, and the discretion vested in the courts to modify the amount and responsibility for costs […]
§ 1726.1. Forensic examination costs for sexual offenses. The cost of a forensic rape examination or other physical examination conducted for the purpose of gathering evidence in any criminal investigation and prosecution under 18 Pa.C.S. Ch. 31 (relating to sexual offenses) and the cost to provide medications prescribed to the victim therein shall not be […]
§ 1726.2. Criminal prosecutions involving domestic violence. (a) General rule.–In any criminal prosecution of an offense related to an incident involving domestic violence, of any type or grade, whether the charges were filed by private criminal complaint, by the police or by the district attorney, no fees, costs or fines associated with the filing of […]
§ 1727. Budget and financial matters. The governing authority shall have power to: (1) Review the tentative budget request of the system prepared by the Administrative Office pursuant to section 3522 (relating to preparation of tentative budget request), to make such modifications therein as in its judgment are necessary or desirable, and to approve a […]
§ 1728. Recognition of related organizations. (a) General rule.–The governing authority shall have power on application to identify the several conferences or associations which are the most broadly representative of each of the following groups: (1) Judges of the courts of common pleas, community courts and Philadelphia Municipal Court. (2) Magisterial district judges. (3) Members […]
§ 1729. Conferences and institutes. The governing authority shall have power by general rule or by order to provide for the organization and convening on a regular or special basis of a Judicial Conference of Pennsylvania, institutes and joint councils on sentencing, and such other informational and educational conferences and institutes as the governing authority […]
§ 1730. Boards, councils, commissions and committees. The governing authority shall have power by general rules or by order to establish and discontinue boards, councils, commissions, committees or other bodies composed of personnel of the system and other persons to consider, report or take action on any subject specified in such general rules or order […]
