PRINTER'S NO. 2773

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 2012 Session of 2005

        INTRODUCED BY DERMODY, SOLOBAY, WALKO, LaGROTTA, GEORGE,
           GOODMAN, PISTELLA, STABACK, READSHAW, PALLONE, SHANER,
           BASTIAN, DeLUCA, BELFANTI, CURRY, TIGUE, YOUNGBLOOD, GERGELY
           AND THOMAS, OCTOBER 13, 2005

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, OCTOBER 13, 2005

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
     2     Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for
     3     constable fees.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  Section 2950(g) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
     7  Consolidated Statutes, amended November 30, 2004 (P.L.1618,
     8  No.207), is amended to read:
     9  § 2950.  Fees.
    10     * * *
    11     (g)  Criminal cases.--Fees in criminal cases shall be as
    12  follows:
    13         (1)  For executing a warrant or for effectuating the
    14     payment of fines and costs by attempting to execute a
    15     warrant, [$15] $25 per warrant.
    16         (2)  For taking custody of a defendant, $5 per defendant.
    17         (3)  For conveyance of defendant to or from court, $5 per

     1     defendant.
     2         (4)  For attendance at arraignment or hearing, [$5] $10
     3     per defendant.
     4         (5)  For executing discharge, $5 per defendant.
     5         (6)  For executing commitment, $5 per defendant.
     6         (7)  For executing release, $5 per defendant.
     7         (8)  For making returns to the court, $2.50.
     8         (9)  For holding one or more defendants at the office of
     9     a magisterial district judge, $10 per hour per defendant
    10     beyond the first half hour.
    11         (10)  For conveying defendants for fingerprinting, $5 per
    12     defendant.
    13         (11)  For fingerprinting or overseeing the fingerprinting
    14     of defendants at the direction of a magisterial district
    15     judge, $10 per defendant, plus $10 per hour beyond the first
    16     half hour.
    17         (12)  For providing courtroom security as ordered, $10
    18     per hour, prorated to the nearest whole dollar, assessed
    19     against one or more parties as determined by the court.
    20         (13)  For serving subpoenas, $10 for the first witness at
    21     each address, plus $2.50 for each additional witness at the
    22     same address. The same fee shall be payable for attempting to
    23     service a subpoena at a wrong address supplied by the party
    24     requesting the service.
    25     * * *
    26     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.



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