SB 1252 — 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
 1   Amending the act of November 26, 1982 (P.L.744, No.203),
 2      entitled "An act to ascertain and appoint the fees to be
 3      received by the prothonotary of the court of common pleas of
 4      the Commonwealth in home rule counties or counties of the
 5      second class A and the third to eighth class; to provide the
 6      time of paying the same and to repeal certain acts," further
 7      providing for automation fee for prothonotary's office.
 8      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 9   hereby enacts as follows:
10      Section 1.    Section 1.2 of the act of November 26, 1982
11   (P.L.744, No.203), referred to as the Prothonotary Fee Law, is
12   amended to read:
13   Section 1.2.    Automation fee for prothonotary's office.
14      (a)   In addition to any other fee authorized by law, an
15   automation fee of not more than [$5] $10 may be charged and
16   collected by the prothonotary of counties of the second class A
17   and the third through eighth class, including home rule counties
18   of the same class, for the initiation of any action or legal
19   proceeding. The automation fee shall be deposited into a special
20   prothonotary automation fund established in each county. Moneys
21   in the special fund shall be used solely for the purpose of
 1   automation and continued automation update of the office of the
 2   prothonotary.
 3      (b)   The amount of the automation fee under subsection (a)
 4   may be increased not more than once every three years, provided
 5   that the amount of the increase may not be greater than the
 6   percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
 7   Consumers: All Items (CPI-U) for the United States City Average,
 8   as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of
 9   Labor Statistics, for the immediate three years preceding an
10   increase in the fee or change under this subsection.
11      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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