HOW TO REQUEST TRANSCRIPTS
In this Packet:
Information and Instructions (consists of two pages)
Transcript Request Form (consists of two pages)
The Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration 4000 series outlines the process by which a party can request and obtain transcripts related to any proceeding from a court of record. Generally speaking, this would involve hearings at the Court of Common Pleas level. Some transcripts may be restricted due to the type of court hearing and based upon whether the requestor is a party to the proceeding (for example, transcripts for certain juvenile hearings may not be available to a requestor). Local practice related to obtaining transcripts is further defined in the Adams County Rules of Judicial Administration.
All requests for transcripts require the completion of a Transcript Request Form. A requestor will need to file this with the appropriate filing office:
For transcript requests related to criminal, delinquency, dependency or summary appeal matters at the Common Pleas level, the request will be filed at the Adams County Clerk of Courts Office
■ For transcript requests related to Orphans' Court matters, the request will be filed at the Adams County Clerk of the Orphans' Courts Office
For transcript requests related to civil matters at the Common Pleas level, the request will be filed at the Adams County Office of the Prothonotary
For transcript requests related to domestic relations matter, the request will be filed at the Adams County Domestic Relations Section
You will not be required to pay a filing fee in order to file a Request for Transcript form. You must complete all four sections of page 1 of the Request for Transcript form and you must sign and date this form.
Additionally, if you believe you will not be able to afford the costs related to obtaining transcripts (for example, a paper copy of a new transcript starts at $2.75 per page), you may seek consideration for reduced costs of transcripts at this time by filing for In Forma Pauperis (IFP) status.
In order to ask for IFP status, you must complete and file a separate Application for In Forma Pauperis. This Self-Help packet is available at the Courts' Online Self-Help Center at https://www.adamscountypa.gov/courts/courtadministration/selfhelpcenter.
After you have filed the request (and the In Forma Pauperis packet, if applicable), you must serve a copy of the request (and the In Forma Pauperis packet, if applicable) on the following:
--The Judge that presided over the hearing you are seeking a transcript for;
--The Court Reporter that was present for the hearing you are seeking a transcript for;
--The District Court Administrator or designee;
--Opposing counsel (or, if unrepresented, the opposing party).
[See Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration 4007(B)].