Section 1730 – Boards, councils, commissions and committees
§ 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 […]
Section 1725.3 – Criminal laboratory and paramedic user fee
§ 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 […]
Section 1725.4 – Fee increases and automation fee
§ 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 […]
Section 1725.5 – Booking center fee
§ 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 […]
Section 1725.6 – Countywide booking center plan
§ 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 […]
Section 1725.7 – Petition for expungement or order for limited access fee
§ 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 […]
Section 1726 – Establishment of taxable costs
§ 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 […]
Section 1726.1 – Forensic examination costs for sexual offenses
§ 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 […]
Section 1726.2 – Criminal prosecutions involving domestic violence
§ 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 […]
Section 1727 – Budget and financial matters
§ 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 […]