PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 418, 690, 1241 PRINTER'S NO. 1417
No. 392 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY SALVATORE AND FUMO, FEBRUARY 19, 1999
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE AMENDMENTS, OCTOBER 19, 1999
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 5, 1980 (P.L.1107, No.190),
2 entitled "An act fixing the fees to be received by the
3 Philadelphia Municipal Court in civil actions," amending the <--
4 title; increasing the fee for initial service of process.; <--
5 and providing for the Philadelphia Municipal Court Security
6 Account.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. The title of the act of December 5, 1980 <--
10 (P.L.1107, No.190), referred to as the Philadelphia Municipal
11 Court Fee Law, is amended to read:
12 AN ACT
13 Fixing the fees to be received by the Philadelphia Municipal
14 Court in civil actions; and providing for the Philadelphia
15 Municipal Court Security Account.
16 Section 2. Section 1(b) of the act, amended April 16, 1992
17 (P.L.148, No.26), is amended to read:
18 SECTION 1. SECTION 1(B) OF THE ACT OF DECEMBER 5, 1980 <--
19 (P.L.1107, NO.190), REFERRED TO AS THE PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL
1 COURT FEE LAW, AMENDED APRIL 16, 1992 (P.L.148, NO.26), IS
2 AMENDED TO READ:
3 Section 1. * * *
4 (b) The foregoing fee schedule does not cover any costs for
5 services performed by the sheriff or other writ server. Service
6 of initial process shall be [$15] $25 $27. All other fees of the <--
7 sheriff or other writ server shall be in accordance with the
8 sheriff's fee bill applicable to Philadelphia County.
9 * * *
10 Section 3. The act is amended by adding a section to read: <--
11 Section 1.1. (a) There is established within the General
12 Fund a restricted receipt account to be known as the
13 Philadelphia Municipal Court Security Account. All moneys
14 deposited into the account shall be used only for the physical
15 protection of all facilities and courtrooms operated by the
16 Philadelphia Municipal Court.
17 (b) In addition to the court costs and filing fees
18 authorized to be collected by statute, an additional fee of $5
19 shall be charged and collected by the Philadelphia Municipal
20 Court for the initiation of a legal proceeding for which a fee
21 or cost is now authorized, except that in criminal and summary
22 matters the fee shall be charged only when a conviction is
23 obtained or a guilty plea is entered. The additional fee of $5
24 shall be deposited into the Philadelphia Municipal Court
25 Security Account.
26 (c) Beginning with the fiscal year 1999-2000, the General
27 Assembly shall appropriate funds within the Philadelphia
28 Municipal Court Security Account in accordance with an annual
29 written expenditure plan submitted by the President Judge of the
30 Philadelphia Municipal Court to the Administrative Office of
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1 Pennsylvania Courts which describes the manner in which funds
2 shall be expended for the physical protection of all facilities
3 and courtrooms operated by the Philadelphia Municipal Court.
4 Section 4. This act shall take effect as follows:
5 (1) The amendment of section 1(b) of the act and this
6 section shall take effect immediately.
7 (2) The remainder of this act shall take effect in 60
8 days.
9 SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. <--
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