HOW TO REQUEST TRANSCRIPTS (cont.) If you fail to serve those noted above, your request will not be processed. Please note that the filing office may make photocopies of these forms for you upon paying the filing office’s copy fee. As you may not know who the Judge and/or Court Reporter were that presided over the hearing you are seeking a transcript for at the time you are making your request, the Adams County Court will permit you to serve the copies for the Judge, Court Reporter and District Court Administrator on the District Court Administrator/designee, which can be done by bringing those copies in person or mailing those copies to the Court Administrator’s Office, Adams County Courthouse, 4th Floor, 117 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325. A Judge will review the Request for Transcript form and, if submitted, the IFP documentation. The Judge will then enter an Order of Court to indicate how to proceed. This Order of Court will be sent to you by the filing office. If the Order directs you to leave a deposit for a transcript that has not been previously created, or to make payment in full for a copy of a previously-created transcript, you will need to make arrangements with the appropriate filing office to pay the costs before any work begins to produce the transcript. However, if you were granted IFP status with no financial obligation, the Court Reporter will immediately begin to work towards completing the request. In those instances where the Court Reporter is creating a new transcript, you will be contacted by the Court Reporter to let you know what the final balance due will be. You will need to make arrangements with the appropriate filing office and pay the balance before receiving the transcript. Once you have paid the balance, the filing office will notify Court Administration. The Court Reporter will then send you the transcript. If you were awarded IFP status with no financial obligation, the Court Reporter will send you the transcript once it has been completed. In those instances where you are seeking copies of a previously-transcribed transcript, you will need to make payment as directed in the Court Order with the appropriate filing office. Once you have paid for the copies, the filing office will notify Court Administration. The Court Reporter will then send you the transcript. If you were awarded IFP status with no financial obligation, the Court Reporter will send you the copy. You have the right to appeal the Judge’s decision. An appeal can be complicated and may involve hiring an attorney.

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