Section 1722 – Adoption of administrative and procedural rules
§ 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 […]
Section 1729 – Conferences and institutes
§ 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 […]
Section 1723 – General supervisory and administrative authority
§ 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.
Section 1724 – Personnel of the system
§ 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 […]
Section 1725 – Establishment of fees and charges
§ 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 (a) General rule.–(Repealed). (b) Procedure.–(Repealed).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 […]
Section 1725.1 – Costs
§ 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 […]
Section 1725.2 – Assumption of summary conviction costs by county
§ 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 […]
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 […]