Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts

Fee Schedule

  • Prothonotary Automation Fee as indicated in Act #98-164 is included in all new filing fees PA.C.S.A. 42 Section Et Seq. as amended.
  • All checks returned for insufficient funds will be assessed a $20.00 service charge.
  • Please make all checks payable to Centre County Prothonotary.
  • Effective 12/8/2009
ADVANCE COST  
Service by Sheriff  
In-County
$75.00
Out-of-County
Contact Sheriff's Office
On Executions  
Personal Property
$250.00
Real Estate
$2800.00
APPEALS  
Appeal from Magesterial District Judge - Civil $120.50
Appeal from Magesterial District Judge - Criminal $60.00
Appeal, Operators License / Registration Suspension $120.50
Appeal to commonwealth, Superior, or Supreme Court (Criminal and Civil)
Centre County Fee
$55.00
Appellate Court Fee
$73.50
ARBITRATION APPEAL $300.00
(Or $100.00 per arbitrator per day)  
ASSUMPSIT $120.50
BILL OF COST $5.00
CERTIFYING COPY OF ANY PAPER  
First Page $4.00
Additional Pages $2.00
CHANGE OF NAME (other than divorce) $103.50
CIVIL ACTIONS $120.50
*Action at Law, Equity, or Eminent Domain (Plus .50 per name for more than 10 Plaintiffs or Defendants)  
CONFESSION OF JUDGMENT $120.50
CUSTODY/VISITATION $127.50
DIVORCE $149.50
Each additional Issue
*Issues include Alimony, Alimony Pendente Lite - Counsel Fees & Costs, Equitable Distribution 		$28.50
*Custody as an issue $35.50
Retake maiden name $17.00
Final Divorce Decree $6.00
D.S.B. - See JUDGMENTS
EJECTMENT $120.50
EQUITY $120.50
EXEMPLIFIED RECORD $17.00
EXPUNGEMENT PETITION $15.00
FAXING A DOCUMENT (LONG DISTANCE) $10.00
FOREIGN/FRAUDULENT DEBTORS ATTACHMENT $120.50
JUDGMENTS  
Judgment note, DSB, etc. $23.00
Amicable revival agreement $23.00
Assignment $9.00
Guest agreement $23.00
Postponement, subordination $9.00
Release of lien $9.00
Satisfaction, except D.P.W. $9.00
Transcript of judgement from Magisterial District Judge $23.00
LETTER OF ATTORNEY  
Filing $9.00
Revocation $9.00
LIEN  
Municipal, Mechanics, Federal, Commonwealth $23.00
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE $120.50
NAME CHANGE $103.50
NOTARY PUBLIC  
Registration / Acknowledgement $3.00
Signature $1.00
PETITION FOR VIEWERS $120.50
PRAECIPE  
(for Default Judgement in Civil Actions) $11.00
(for Discontinuance, Satisfaction, Settlement) $5.00
PROTECTION FROM ABUSE $198.50
REPLEVIN $120.50
RECORDING ANY PAPERS  
(account or document, not provided for herein) $10.00
ROAD DOCKET FILINGS $17.00
SEAL RECORD  
(Except for Government Agencies) $50.00
SEARCH (Criminal Only)  
Five year $7.00
Copies each $.50
STIPULATION AGAINST LIENS, NO LIEN AGREEMENT, WAIVER, BUILDING AGREEMENT, ETC. $24.00
SUBPOENA $3.00
TRESPASS $120.50
WAGE ATTACHMENT
(Landlord Tenant Judgement) 		$113.00
WRIT OF SUMMONS - Starts Civil Action $120.50
WRITS - Execution, Possession, Revival, Scire Facias $26.00
ZONING APPEAL $120.50

PROTHONOTARY AUTOMATION FEE AS INDICATED IN ACT #98-164 IS INCLUDED IN ALL NEW FILING FEES PA.C.S.A. 42 SECTION ET SEQ. AS AMENDED

ALL CHECKS RETURNED FOR INSUFFICIENT FUNDS WILL BE ASSESSED A $20.00 SERVICE CHARGE.

PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO CENTRE COUNTY PROTHONOTARY

THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS FOR OVERPAYMENT