SB1251

In governance of the system, further providing for fee increases and automation fee.

Introduced·3/30/26
Introduced Text

Pennsylvania SB1251 amends the automation fee for clerks of courts, allowing an increase up to $10 and tying future increases to the Consumer Price.

Pennsylvania SB1251 amends Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to modify the automation fee for clerks of courts. The bill allows an automation fee of up to $10 for initiating actions or legal proceedings in certain counties. It also permits the fee to increase once every three years, with the increase limited to the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. The increased fee revenue will be deposited into a special fund for automation and updates of the clerk of courts' office.

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Current
Judiciary Committee
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Committee decision

Sponsors

DDD
3
1
R
Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

History

Mar 30

Senate

Referred to Judiciary