Fees paid for services are non-refundable.
Fees may be waived if the Magisterial District Judge determines that the requestor is indigent.
All fees received pursuant to this Rule shall be identified as revenue to the magisterial district court and shall be remitted monthly to the general fund of the County of Adams.
All terms used in this Rule shall have the same meaning as found in the definitional section of the Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania at 204 Pa. Code Sec. 213.1.
Documents and Records
Rule 801. Papers Filed.
For purposes of this Rule, papers include pleadings, motions, petitions and orders. Nothing in this rule shall be construed contrary to any State rule.
A. Size and Color.
Papers filed in the court system of Adams County shall be eight and one-half inches by eleven inches (8 ~ x 11) in size. Papers shall be on white or off-white stock. Exhibits to papers may be of a different color if the original does not permit compliance with this Rule.
B. Characters.
Papers should be written in ink, printed, typewritten, photocopied, mimeographed or otherwise mechanically reproduced.
C. Caption.
The caption should include the name and division of the Court, identifying case number, the names of the parties, and the title of the proceeding.
D. Orders.
Papers requiring an order shall have a proposed order attached as the first page and shall be first filed in either the Office of the Clerk of Courts or the Office of the Prothonotary. Normally, papers should then be presented to the Court Administrator for routing. Papers may also be presented to the appropriate judge in chambers, or filed in open court, if the judge is already presiding over that litigation.
E. Prior Action.
If a paper refers to prior action taken by the Court, the paper shall identify the date the action was taken and the judge taking such action and shall have attached as an exhibit a copy of the order directing the action.