IV. COMPENSATION

  • Preliminary Provisions - Constables shall be paid fees in compliance with a fee schedule set forth in 44 Pa. C.S.A. § 7161 or subsequent legislative act or rule of court. Constables shall not be paid a fee for any judicial act committed in violation of the provisions of this manual. Fees shall not be paid unless the request for fees is made in compliance with the procedures set forth in this chapter.
  • Reimbursement Procedure - Constables shall comply with the procedures of this section in seeking reimbursement for services. A request for reimbursement of services not in compliance with the procedures of this section may be denied on that basis.
  • Court Warrants/Process/Transportation Orders - Payment for the performance of judicial duties related to a Domestic Relations warrant, a bench warrant issued by the Court of Common Pleas for failure to appear in a criminal prosecution (CR docketed case), for failure to appear for a contempt proceeding (MD docketed case) and for transportation to a Court proceeding shall be submitted directly to the Court Administrator's Office on the form prescribed, from time to time, by the Court Administrator's Office. The Court Administrator, or designee, shall execute the fee request when appropriate and forward the same to the Controller for payment.
  • Magisterial District Judge Warrants/Process/Transportation Orders:
  • Payment for the performance of judicial duties related to the issuance of a warrant, other process or transportation order by a Magisterial District Judge shall be submitted to the Magisterial District Judge who authorized the service on the form prescribed by the Court Administrator’s Office or the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts.

- Payment for the performance of judicial duties related to the issuance of a warrant, other process or transportation order by a Magisterial District Judge shall be submitted to the Magisterial District Judge who authorized the service on the form prescribed by the Court Administrator's Office or the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts.

  • Payment for the performance of judicial duties related to the issuance of a warrant, other process or transportation order by the Court of Common Pleas shall be submitted directly to the Court Administrator's Office on the form previously described above.
  • All reimbursement forms shall be completed in their entirety. A form which is incomplete will be returned to the constable within seven business days of the form’s receipt by the Magisterial District Judge or Court Administrator’s Office and shall be considered as not having been filed for purposes of the time period set forth in Section IV (C) of this manual.
  • Time of Invoice - Request for payment of all fees shall be made to the Court Administrator's Office or Magisterial District Judge, as appropriate,