PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 275 PRINTER'S NO. 2105
No. 247 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY CALTAGIRONE, MOEHLMANN, LETTERMAN, PETRONE,
KASUNIC, JOSEPHS, BELFANTI, HECKLER, GRUITZA, McCALL,
STABACK, BILLOW, CARLSON, HASAY, HAGARTY, BORTNER, JAROLIN,
DISTLER, ROBBINS, WASS, TRELLO, DeWEESE, MARKOSEK, MERRY,
CESSAR, FOSTER, B. SMITH, STAIRS, G. SNYDER, DORR, PHILLIPS,
WOZNIAK, BOWLEY AND SCHEETZ, FEBRUARY 6, 1989
AS RE-REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 19, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for
3 deposits into the Judicial Computer System Augmentation
4 Account; IMPOSING ADDITIONAL FEES; and making refunds. <--
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 3733(a) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
8 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
9 § 3733. Deposits into account.
10 (a) General rule.--Beginning July 1, 1987, and thereafter,
11 the total of all fines, fees and costs collected by any division
12 of the unified judicial system which are in excess of the amount
13 collected from such sources in the fiscal year 1986-1987 shall
14 be deposited in the Judicial Computer System Augmentation
15 Account. Any fines, fees or costs which are allocated by law or
16 otherwise directed to the Pennsylvania Fish Commission, to the
1 Pennsylvania Game Commission or to counties and municipalities,
2 to the Crime Victim's Compensation Board, to the Commission on
3 Crime and Delinquency for victim-witness services grants under
4 section 477.15(c) of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175),
5 known as The Administrative Code of 1929, to rape crisis
6 centers, to the Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund or to
7 domestic violence shelters shall not be affected by this
8 subchapter.
9 (A.1) ADDITIONAL FEES.--IN ADDITION TO THE COURT COSTS AND <--
10 FILING FEES AUTHORIZED TO BE COLLECTED BY STATUTE, AN ADDITIONAL
11 FEE OF $5 SHALL BE CHARGED AND COLLECTED BY THE PROTHONOTARIES
12 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME, SUPERIOR AND COMMONWEALTH COURTS
13 FOR EACH INITIAL FILING FOR WHICH A FEE, CHARGE OR COST IS NOW
14 AUTHORIZED. AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF $5 SHALL BE CHARGED AND
15 COLLECTED BY THE PROTHONOTARIES AND CLERKS OF COURTS OF ALL
16 COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS, ALL REGISTERS OF WILLS AND RECORDERS OF
17 DEEDS FOR ANY TRANSACTION FOR WHICH A FEE, CHARGE OR COST IS NOW
18 AUTHORIZED, EXCEPT THAT A FEE OF $1.50 WILL BE CHARGED AND
19 COLLECTED ON ALL CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING MISDEMEANORS. AN
20 ADDITIONAL FEE OF $1.50 SHALL BE CHARGED AND COLLECTED BY THE
21 MINOR JUDICIARY, INCLUDING DISTRICT JUSTICES, PHILADELPHIA
22 MUNICIPAL COURT, PHILADELPHIA TRAFFIC COURT AND PITTSBURGH
23 MAGISTRATES COURT ON ANY TRANSACTION FOR WHICH A FEE IS NOW
24 AUTHORIZED. THE ADDITIONAL FEES SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE
25 JUDICIAL COMPUTER SYSTEM AUGMENTATION ACCOUNT.
26 * * *
27 Section 2. Any fines, fees or costs collected under section
28 3(a) of the act of July 13, 1987 (P.L.340, No.64), entitled "An
29 act providing for the establishment, funding and operation of a
30 special restricted receipt account within the General Fund to
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1 support the establishment and operation of a Statewide judicial
2 computer system; providing for annual appropriations from the
3 restricted funds; and providing for the payment of a portion of
4 all fines, fees and costs collected by the judiciary into the
5 restricted receipt account," or under 42 Pa.C.S. § 3733
6 (relating to deposits into account) which cannot be collected
7 under 42 Pa.C.S. § 3733 because of this amendatory act shall be
8 refunded to the affected boards, agencies, commissions or
9 political subdivisions.
10 Section 3. Section 1 (section 3733(a)) shall be retroactive
11 to July 1, 1987.
12 Section 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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