An Act amending the act of November 26, 1982 (P.L.744, No.203), referred to as the Prothonotary Fee Law, further providing for automation fee for prothonotary's office.

PRINTER'S NO. 1551
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1252
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY KANE, KEARNEY, VOGEL AND COSTA, MARCH 30, 2026
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, MARCH 30, 2026
AN ACT
Amending the act of November 26, 1982 (P.L.744, No.203),
entitled "An act to ascertain and appoint the fees to be
received by the prothonotary of the court of common pleas of
the Commonwealth in home rule counties or counties of the
second class A and the third to eighth class; to provide the
time of paying the same and to repeal certain acts," further
providing for automation fee for prothonotary's office.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1.2 of the act of November 26, 1982
(P.L.744, No.203), referred to as the Prothonotary Fee Law, is
amended to read:
Section 1.2. Automation fee for prothonotary's office.
(a) In addition to any other fee authorized by law, an
automation fee of not more than [$5] $10 may be charged and
collected by the prothonotary of counties of the second class A
and the third through eighth class, including home rule counties
of the same class, for the initiation of any action or legal
proceeding. The automation fee shall be deposited into a special
prothonotary automation fund established in each county. Moneys
in the special fund shall be used solely for the purpose of
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automation and continued automation update of the office of the
prothonotary.
(b) The amount of the automation fee under subsection (a)
may be increased not more than once every three years, provided
that the amount of the increase may not be greater than the
percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers: All Items (CPI-U) for the United States City Average,
as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, for the immediate three years preceding an
increase in the fee or change under this subsection.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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