The prothonotarys filing duties are set by pennsylvania statutes, the pennsylvania rules of. Before 1790 the prothonotary was appointed by the general assembly. Lawrence county government center 430 court street new castle, pa 1610503 7246582541. Judicial records fees civil division and family court division. No passport applications will be accepted until further notice. She is elected by the people of adams county and commissioned by the commonwealth of pennsylvania. Please contact the prothonotary s office by calling 724 8303502.
Countysuite civil court crawford county, pennsylvania. Activities of the prothonotary lancaster county, pa. Under either translation, the prothonotary is responsible for maintaining files, dockets, books and or indices of all civil proceedings occurring in the county. There are a total of 4 acceptance agents in in crawford that process passport applications. Th e county access system is an internet based access service for those in need of information on a regular basis from various county public information databases. As of january 2, 2020 this fee schedule is in effect, pursuant to house bill.
First judicial district of pennsylvania office of judicial. In pennsylvania, it dates all the way back to 1683 when william. Prothonotary and clerk of courts centre county, pa official website. County court records internet based access service. Prothonotary service fees and operational procedures are established by the state legislature, guided by the pennsylvania rules of civil and criminal procedures. County of mifflin 20 north wayne street lewistown, pa 17044 phone. Debbie bookman, prothonotary office of the prothonotary 201 w. Most of the records are available to the public by coming into our office. The prothonotary shall not be required to enter on docket any suit, action, or order of the court, or enter any judgment thereon or perform any services whatsoever for any person or political subdivision of the commonwealth until requisite fee is paid. The prothonotaryclerk is an independently elected public official who is responsible for effectively maintaining the civil and criminal records for the court of common pleas of the 26th judicial district of pennsylvania.
Ctf childrens trust fund fees mandated by state legislation 11 p. Fee schedule westmoreland county, pa official website. The prothonotarys office is comprised of three divisions. Dawn close, newly elected prothonotary clerk of courts for 2016, began her career with bradford county in february of 1989 as a file clerk in the prothontarys office. Please noterecorded document base fees are listed on the fee schedule. The prothonotary office is responsible for accurate and timely creation, maintenance, and certification of records in matters pending before or determined by the court of common pleas. The word prothonotary is a greek and latin term meaning first scribe. Acts 40 and 44 of 2017, recently signed by governor wolf, make several immediate changes to the judicial computer projectaccess to justicecriminal justice enhancement jcpatjcjea surcharge by amending 42 pa. The office also processes passport applications on behalf of the passport agency. Effective january 1, 2012, the office hours for processing applications for a passport book or passport card are from 8. Crawford county prothonotary phone number 814 3337324. Register and recorder crawford county, pennsylvania. For a listing of the records and filing fees along with the types of cases and actions that are filed in our office, please click. Please contact the prothonotarys office by calling 724 8303502.
Prothonotary office filing fees crawford county pennsylvania. The columbia county prothonotary responsibilities include. Covid19 procedure as of may 4, 2020 pursuant to the administrative order of court entered april 30, 2020 by the honorable shawn t. The duties and responsibilities of the prothonotary and other courtrelated offices are set forth throughout the county code and. Failure to provide all required paperwork and fees will result in returned filings. From 1790 to 1838, it was appointed by the governor. The crawford county prothonotarys office is located in crawford, pennsylvania. The prothonotaryclerk of courts office is located on the first floor of the courthouse and is responsible for all civil and criminal courtrelated documents. These offices also perform several duties for the public including the issuing of passports for foreign travel and the swearing in of elected local officials. Information and history mercer county, pennsylvania. The office of the prothonotary judith reiss, prothonotary patricia zimmerman, first deputy randall flager, esq. Box 448 ridgway, pa 15853 elk county courthouse annex 300 center street p.
Prothonotary of berks county fee bill revised and effective july 1, 20 42 pa. Records in our office are available to the public with the exception of court ordered records that are deemed sealed. The prothonotary is the clerk of the court of common pleas and keeps records of all civil procedures before the courts, signs all writs and processes such as suits and files copies of all records and processes. The primary method of filing or submitting legal documents to the elk county prothonotaryclerk of. Prothonotary bradford county bradford county, pennsylvania.
These arrangements allows this service to provide you access to the various existing public computer inquiries, including document images. You are able to submit your us passport application at this crawford county prothonotary s office for processing. In pennsylvania prior to 1790, the prothonotary was appointed by the general assembly. The crawford county prothonotary s office is located in crawford, pennsylvania.
The adams county prothonotarys office strives to deliver dignified, respectful, efficient service to all members of the community and to accurately and properly record, maintain and preserve the court records. Electronic filings and filings by mail will still be accepted. Approximately 6,000 civil cases and 2,500 criminal cases are recorded and maintained yearly in the prothonotarys office. Beaver county prothonotary beaver county courthouse 810 third street beaver, pa 15009 phone. Civil division, sheriffcivil service division and the protection from abuse division. Crawford county prothonotary filing fees effective january 1, 2019.
The prothonotary frequently found himself in the middle of angry buyers, sellers and surveyors because land records were also under his care. The only searches performed by the prothonotarys office are those that are required by law such as name changes or ucc11s. Beverly boyd, the prothonotary, is an elected officer of the adams county court of common pleas. The prothonotarys norristown office will be operating with a skeleton staff to process emergency filings which include protections from abuse. Prothonotary montgomery county, pa official website. The prothonotary shall not be required to enter on the docket any suit or action nor order of court or enter any judgment thereon or perform any services whatsoever for any person or political subdivision of the commonwealth until the requisite fee is paid.
You are able to submit your us passport application at this crawford county prothonotarys office for processing. Are documents filed in the luzerne county prothonotarys office available online. Fee schedule washington county, pa official website. The prothonotary is operating with a limited staff. The word prothonotary is recorded in english since 1447, as principal clerk of a court, from l. The prothonotary is elected to serve a four year term as the legal custodian of civil documents filed with the lawrence county court of common pleas.
If the site is unavailable you can contact the prothonotary s office at the numbers listed below during normal business hours to obtain the information you need. The prothonotary s office is comprised of three divisions. The prothonotary office is still available for assistance by phone or email. Huntingdon county 233 penn street huntingdon, pa 16652 phone. We are back up and running when you get to the newly created landing page, click the county logo on the left to go to our main page. Republican mary kay clark is seeking reelection in the may 19 primary to her second fouryear term as the tioga county prothonotary and clerk of courts. The prothonotarys filing duties are set by pennsylvania statutes, the pennsylvania rules of civil procedure, and the lawrence county local rules of court. Armstrong county prothonotary county courthouse 500 east market street suite 103 kittanning, pa 16201 phone.
Retain until all audits required by law have been completed and settled. The word prothonotary means first notary or first scribe depending upon whom you ask. This service is provided through arrangements with participating counties across pennsylvania. Emmy arnett, prothonotary crawford county judicial center 359 e.
Requirements for sheriffs sales and service of civil papers. Crawford county prothonotary fax number 814 3375416. Mcmahon, president judge of elk and cameron counties, the following procedures are established in the office of the elk county prothonotary effective may 4, 2020. Prothonotary lancaster county, pa official website. Docket, index and maintain appeals, civil action law suits, equity actions, custody, divorce, protection from abuse, judgments, federal tax liens, financing statements uccs and support actions. Hume, first deputy bridget blewitt, second deputy passport office. Shows name of county, month and year, name of prothonotary, number of taxable instruments, amounts for collections and commissions, total remittance and certification signed by prothonotary. The prothonotary, people knew, represented law and order. The prothonotarys office is located on the first floor of the bedford county courthouse. Our willow grove office will be closed until further notice. The office of prothonotary is responsible for the recording and filing of legal papers for the civil side of the court system. Through hard work and dedication, she was promoted to the judgement desk and from there to chief deputy prothonotary. The county access system is an internet based access service for those in need of information on a regular basis from various county public information databases.
The prothonotary is an elected constitutional office in the commonwealth of pennsylvania. You are able to submit your us passport application at this crawford county. Documents are processed through the use of a standalone computerized recording system and are assigned a volume and page. The prothonotarys office will issue marriage licenses from 8. For a listing of the records and filing fees along with the types of cases and actions that are filed. Spencer clearfield county prothonotary po box 549, clearfield, pa 16830 whatsoever for any person, political subdivision or the commonwealth until the requisite fee is paid. Columbia county historical and genealogical society co bloomsburg public library 225 market street bloomsburg, pa 17815. The prothonotarys mandates and responsibilities are derived from the pennsylvania statute 42 pa. Fees reflect increases mandated by acts 40 and 44 of 2017 and are effective as of december 2017 a.
The prothonotary is the chief clerk of the civil division of the court of common pleas. Pursuant to the court administrative order dated april 24, 2020, the lancaster county courthouse is closed to the public except for limited emergency matters and shall remain generally closed to the public through may 31, 2020 or until further order of the pennsylvania supreme court or. Prothonotaryclerk of courts columbia montour courts. Prothonotary, clerk of courts, register of wills, recorder of deeds, and clerk of orphan s court forest county prothonotary s office 526 elm street, 2 tionesta, pa 16353phone 814 755 3526 fax 814 755 8837 dawn m.
Prothonotaryclerk of courts welcome to bedford county, pa. The primary function of the prothonotarys office is to file and maintain the records for the court. Market street, suite 1425 west chester, pa 193800989 6103446300 contact us kristen e. Click the yellow button on the right to go to the small business and community grant programs and applications. Prothonotary and clerk of courts centre county, pa. The prothonotary is the clerk of the civil division of the court of common pleas who is elected to a four year term. The primary method of filing or submitting legal documents to the elk county prothonotaryclerk of courts shall be by united states postal service, ups, andor fed ex to the mailing address of. All documents include 4 pages, 4 indexed names and 1 pin. Filings accepted by the prothonotary cumberland county, pa. Pennsylvania county prothonotary contact information. Per order of the pennsylvania supreme court, all pa courts and courtrelated offices are now closed to the public through at least april 14, 2020. Jan 05, 2018 prothonotary service fees and operational procedures are established by the state legislature, guided by the pennsylvania rules of civil and criminal procedures. As a courtesy to the public, the prothonotary of beaver county also maintains a.