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PRINTER'S NO. 1756
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1193
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, GORDNER, YAW, KILLION, PITTMAN, REGAN,
COSTA, FONTANA, HUTCHINSON, MENSCH, HUGHES, COLLETT, J. WARD,
BREWSTER, KEARNEY, HAYWOOD, MUTH, TARTAGLIONE, VOGEL,
STEFANO, YUDICHAK AND BARTOLOTTA, JUNE 8, 2020
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, JUNE 8, 2020
AN ACT
Amending the act of February 9, 1984 (P.L.3, No.2), entitled "An
act providing for the education and training of sheriffs and
deputy sheriffs; creating the Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff
Education and Training Board under the Pennsylvania
Commission on Crime and Delinquency; providing for the powers
and duties of the board and the Attorney General;
establishing the Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff Education and
Training Account; providing for a surcharge on sheriffs'
fees; and providing penalties," further providing for Sheriff
and Deputy Sheriff Education and Training Account.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 8(b) and (b.1) of the act of February 9,
1984 (P.L.3, No.2), known as the Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff
Education and Training Act, are amended to read:
Section 8. Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff Education and Training
Account.
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(b) Surcharge.--There is hereby assessed a surcharge on each
fee collected by the sheriff of every county upon acceptance for
each service required for any complaint, summons, writ or other
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legal paper required to be served or posted by the sheriff.
Surcharges shall be assessed as follows:
[(1) Beginning January 1, 1998, through December 31,
1998, the surcharge shall be $6.
(2) Beginning January 1, 1999, through December 31,
1999, the surcharge shall be $8.
(3) Beginning January 1, 2000, and thereafter, the
surcharge shall be $10.]
(1) Beginning January 1, 2021, through December 31,
2021, the surcharge shall be $16.
(2) Beginning January 1, 2022, through December 31,
2022, the surcharge shall be $18.
(3) Beginning January 1, 2023, and thereafter, the
surcharge shall be $20.
(b.1) Surcharge in counties of first and second class.--In
counties of the first and second class, a surcharge shall be
collected by the prothonotary of that county for each defendant
named in a document filed to commence an action pursuant to
Pa.R.C.P. No.1007, except when service is made by a competent
adult in the actions listed in Pa.R.C.P. Nos.400(b) and
400.1(c). One dollar of the surcharge shall be retained by the
prothonotary to cover administrative costs incurred by
collecting the surcharge and to support any technology and
automation improvements or upgrades for the prothonotary, and
the balance shall be transmitted semiannually to the State
Treasurer for deposit into the account. Surcharges shall be
assessed as follows:
[(1) Beginning January 1, 1998, through December 31,
1998, the surcharge shall be $7.
(2) Beginning January 1, 1999, through December 31,
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1999, the surcharge shall be $9.
(3) Beginning January 1, 2000, and thereafter, the
surcharge shall be $11.]
(1) Beginning January 1, 2021, through December 31,
2021, the surcharge shall be $17.
(2) Beginning January 1, 2022, through December 31,
2022, the surcharge shall be $19.
(3) Beginning January 1, 2023, and thereafter, the
surcharge shall be $21.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.
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