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Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 27 - PENNSYLVANIA RULES FOR CONTINUING JUDICIAL EDUCATION › Rule 308 - Teaching for CJE Credits

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(a) Judges may
				receive credit for teaching, subject to the following provisions:
(1) Judges will only receive credit for
				teaching a course or activity otherwise approved for credit under these rules
				and that is designed primarily for other judges.
(2) Credit for teaching will be given on the
				basis of two (2) hours credit for each hour of presentation for the first time
				credit is sought in any compliance period. Repeat presentations during a
				compliance period will not be entitled to any further credit.
See
Rule 306(h).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 27 - PENNSYLVANIA RULES FOR CONTINUING JUDICIAL EDUCATION › Rule 401 - Accredited Providers

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(a) The
				following entities are hereby designated as Accredited Providers:
(1) The AOPC Judicial Education
				Department.
(2) The Education
				Committee of the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges.
(3) The National Judicial College.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 27 - PENNSYLVANIA RULES FOR CONTINUING JUDICIAL EDUCATION › Rule 402 - Evaluations

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Accredited providers must utilize participant evaluation
				  methods to determine the effectiveness of offerings and the extent to which
				  they meet the needs of judges and, upon a request from the Board, provide
				  evaluations by the attendees on such forms as the Board shall approve.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 27 - PENNSYLVANIA RULES FOR CONTINUING JUDICIAL EDUCATION › Rule 403 - Revocation or Non-Renewal of Accredited Provider Status

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(a) Accredited provider status may be revoked
				by the Board at any time if the provider is out of compliance with these rules
				or the Board determines that the content of course material or the quality of
				the CJE activities or provider's performance does not meet the standards set
				forth in these rules.
(b) If an
				applicant or accredited provider is determined by the Board not to meet, or to
				be deficient in maintaining, accreditation status such that its application for
				accreditation approval or renewal is denied or its accreditation status is
				revoked, the applicant or provider shall be notified in writing by the Board of
				the nature of such failure or deficiency.
(c) The decision of the Board shall be
				final.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 27 - PENNSYLVANIA RULES FOR CONTINUING JUDICIAL EDUCATION › Rule 404 - Approval of Courses or Activities Conducted by Non-Accredited Providers

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(a) A provider of
				CJE courses or activities which has not been certified as an accredited
				provider under these rules may apply for accreditation of a single CJE course
				or activity on a form provided by the Board. The Board may require submission
				of a detailed description of the provider, the course or activity, the
				materials, and the lectures. All courses or activities must be consistent with
				the provisions of these rules and subject to the following:
(1)
Individual Approval
				Required
. Each CJE course or activity conducted by a provider which
				has not been accredited by the Board must be approved by the Board for
				credit.
(2)
Requests for
				Approval
. A judge or provider should request Board approval for CJE
				courses or activities conducted by a non-accredited provider at least sixty
				(60) days prior to the course, but in all events a judge or provider must
				request such approval no more than thirty (30) days after completing the course
				or activity in order for the request to be considered.
(3)
Additional Information
.
				Upon request by the Board, additional information shall be provided concerning
				the provider, the course or activity, and any information describing the course
				or activity, the qualifications of anticipated presenters, the method or manner
				of presentation of materials, and, if requested, a set of the
				materials.
(4) If a course or
				activity does not bear entirely on judicial ethics and/or judicial practice, or
				the method of presenting the course or activity is below minimum standards, the
				Board may determine that such course or activity is entitled to no credit or
				may assign such partial credit as it deems appropriate.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 27 - PENNSYLVANIA RULES FOR CONTINUING JUDICIAL EDUCATION › Rule 501 - Deferrals, Waivers, and Special Status

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(a)
Deferral
. A "deferral" is an extension of time granted by the
				Board in which to complete CJE requirements.
A deferral of any CJE requirements may be authorized by the
				  Board for good cause shown. The length of any deferral shall be in the Board's
				  sole discretion. In no event, however, may a deferral extend beyond December 31
				  of the subsequent year to the year in which the deferral was granted. All
				  deferred credits must be completed by expiration of the time granted for
				  deferral. Deferred credits completed in any year subsequent to the year in
				  which the deferral was granted shall be in addition to that subsequent year's
				  annual CJE requirements.
(b)
Senior Judges
. Judges who are certified for senior status must
				complete the CJE requirements for each year of certified senior status. Any
				judge who is not active, but eligible and not yet certified for senior status
				under Pa.R.J.A. No. 701, shall upon certification for senior status complete
				the CJE requirements for the year in which certification is granted as follows:
(1) if certification occurs between January 1
				and March 31: 12 credits; 3 of which must be ethics and 4 of which must be
				developed by or under the supervision of the Department;
(2) if certification occurs between April 1
				and June 30: 9 credits, 3 of which must be ethics and 3 of which must be
				developed by or under the supervision of the Department;
(3) if certification occurs between July 1
				and August 31: 6 credits; 2 of which must be ethics and 2 of which must be
				developed by or under the supervision of the Department;
(4) if certification occurs after September
				1: 3 credits; 1 of which must be ethics. The judge shall have until the end of
				the first quarter of the following calendar year to complete these three (3)
				credits.
(5) If in a final year of
				active service, a senior judge does not complete all required CJE requirements,
				the senior judge shall not be eligible for further judicial service until all
				credit hours in arrears, in addition to current year requirements for which the
				senior judge again is to serve, are satisfied. In no event shall a judge be
				required to complete more than two (2) times the annual requirement for CJE.
Example
: Judge X has retired from active
				  service and is eligible for senior status. In October of the following year,
				  Judge X is certified as a senior judge but has completed no CJE requirements
				  for that calendar year. Judge X will have until the end of the following year
				  to complete 15 CJE credits (3 for the year certified and 12 for the current
				  year).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 27 - PENNSYLVANIA RULES FOR CONTINUING JUDICIAL EDUCATION › Rule 601 - Continuing Judicial Education Reporting Responsibilities

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Reporting of CJE courses and/or activities on forms
				  acceptable to the Department shall be the responsibility of the individual
				  judge.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 27 - PENNSYLVANIA RULES FOR CONTINUING JUDICIAL EDUCATION › Rule 602 - Reporting of Courses or Activities

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(a)
Accredited courses or activities
. Credit for accredited
				courses or activities must be submitted on forms approved by the Board within
				thirty (30) days of the end of each calendar year in which the course or
				activity occurred.
(b)
Non-accredited courses or activities
. Credit for
				non-accredited courses or activities must be submitted on forms approved by the
				Board within thirty (30) days of completion of the course or
				activity.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 27 - PENNSYLVANIA RULES FOR CONTINUING JUDICIAL EDUCATION › Rule 603 - Annual Compliance Reporting

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(a)
				The Board shall ensure that each judge is notified annually of his or her CJE
				credit status three (3) months prior to the final day of the calendar year, and
				will ensure a final annual compliance notification is sent to each judge sixty
				(60) days after the end of each calendar year. The final compliance
				notification shall include the credit hours earned and reported to the Board
				during the calendar year, and will note any carry forward credits.
(b) If a judge disagrees with an annual
				compliance report, the judge shall, within thirty (30) days of the date
				thereof, notify the Board in writing setting forth the matter in
				dispute.
(c) Each judge shall
				maintain records sufficient to establish compliance with the CJE requirement
				for no less than two (2) years preceding each compliant year, and in the event
				of a dispute with a final compliance report for two years after the compliance
				dispute is resolved.
(d) All Board
				notices which may require an action or response shall be provided in writing to
				the judge by the Department, and the date of mailing and address where the
				notice is sent shall be noted in the records of the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 27 - PENNSYLVANIA RULES FOR CONTINUING JUDICIAL EDUCATION › Rule 604 - Noncompliance and Compliance Disputes: Judges

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(a) If, after notification by the Department
				that a judge has failed to comply with these rules, or is determined to be
				deficient in his or her CJE requirement, such judge shall be notified in
				writing by the Board or Department of the nature of such noncompliance, and
				shall be given one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of the notice to
				remedy such noncompliance.
(b)
				Within one hundred eighty (180) days of a notice of noncompliance, a
				noncompliant judge must provide evidence of compliance or request a hearing
				before the Board.
(c) If, in
				response to a notice of noncompliance, a judge timely files a request for a
				hearing, the Board shall schedule a hearing pursuant to Rule 605.
(d) If the Board finds that the judge had
				reasonable cause for noncompliance, the judge shall have one hundred eighty
				(180) days from the date of notice of the Board's decision to correct the
				noncompliance. If compliance is not achieved without good cause shown within
				such period, the Board shall report the judge and the fact of the judge's
				noncompliance to the Supreme Court and to the Judicial Conduct Board.
(e) If a judge has been found by the Board to
				be in noncompliance with these rules, before a judge may be deemed compliant,
				the judge must have satisfied any prior years of noncompliance, unless any
				period thereof has been subject to waiver, not to exceed two (2) years worth of
				credits. Curing noncompliance is in addition to any current year
				requirements.
(f) Credit hours
				earned shall first be applied to satisfy the requirements of the compliance
				period which was the subject of the notice to the judge before any excess
				credits claimed may be applied to other requirements.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 29.1 - Continuation of Pre-1969 Statutes and Rules

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All statutes and rules governing practice and procedure in
					 actions and proceedings in the Courts of record and Courts not of record of
					 this Commonwealth in force on December 31, 1968, shall continue in force until
					 suspended, revoked or modified, pursuant to Article V of the Constitution of
					 Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 29.2 - Certification to the State Treasurer

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Pursuant to the authority granted by Acts 352 and 359 of
					 the 1968 Session of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Court of Common
					 Pleas of each Judicial District numbered 2 through 59 is hereby directed to
					 certify promptly to the State Treasurer the number of persons residing within
					 each magisterial district within said Court's Judicial District for salary
					 purposes only, under Section 5(b) of said Acts of Assembly. For determining
					 population for said purpose, said Courts are hereby authorized to utilize 1960
					 Federal Census or subsequent Federal Census population figures, and make
					 certification without further approval from this Court. If any of said Courts
					 desire or need to use state or local agency population figures or estimates, or
					 other than Federal Census figures, said population figures or estimates, along
					 with the source of said figures or estimates, shall first be submitted to this
					 Court for approval before certification to the State Treasurer. Copies of the
					 final certification shall be sent to the State Court
					 Administrator.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 29.4 - Appointment of Masters under Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act

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1. The President
				  Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of each Judicial District shall have the
				  power to appoint one or more Special Masters, who are members of the Bar of the
				  Supreme Court, to hear petitions filed under Section 406 of the Mental Health
				  and Mental Retardation Act of 1966.
2. The President Judge shall prescribe the
				  necessary procedures to be followed by such Masters in scheduling hearings,
				  filing fees, notices of hearings, presence of necessary parties, right of
				  patient to be represented by counsel, taking of testimony, securing files and
				  all other related and pertinent matters.
3. Upon conclusion of the hearing the Masters
				  shall make a written report, findings of fact and recommendations to the
				  President Judge in the manner prescribed by the Court.
4. This order is made effective as of July
				  30, 1971.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 29.5 - Certification of District Justice Election Data

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(1) On or before the 15th Tuesday before the
				  primary election in each odd-numbered year the Court Administrator of
				  Pennsylvania shall certify to the Secretary of the Commonwealth such
				  information as may be necessary to specify the magisterial districts in which
				  district justices will be elected at the municipal election in such
				  year.
(2) Except as otherwise
				  expressly ordered by the Supreme Court with respect to any particular
				  magisterial districts, orders establishing or modifying magisterial districts
				  entered after the 19th Tuesday before the primary election in an odd-numbered
				  year shall not affect the number and boundaries of magisterial districts
				  certified to the Secretary of the Commonwealth for the purposes of such primary
				  election and the ensuing municipal election.
(3) Should any political subdivision or part
				  thereof (other than the City and County of Philadelphia) be omitted in the
				  description of the magisterial districts so certified, such political
				  subdivision or part thereof shall be included as a part of the magisterial
				  district which completely surrounds it, or if such omitted political
				  subdivision or part thereof is not completely surrounded by one magisterial
				  district it shall become a part of that magisterial district to which it is
				  contiguous within the same county, or if there are two or more such contiguous
				  magisterial districts, it shall become a part of that magisterial district
				  contiguous thereto which is located within the same county and which has the
				  least population as last officially determined for the purpose of establishing
				  magisterial districts.
(4) Any
				  city, borough, township or ward created since the affected magisterial
				  districts were last established, and not specifically provided for in the order
				  establishing the affected magisterial districts, shall form a part of the
				  magisterial district or districts to which the territory comprised within the
				  city, borough, township or ward is allotted by the provisions of the most
				  recent order establishing the affected magisterial districts, according to the
				  political division existing at the date of such order; and any city, borough,
				  township or ward, or any portion thereof, annexed to any other city, borough,
				  township or ward since the date of such order, shall form a part of the
				  magisterial district to which the territory comprised within such city,
				  borough, township or ward, or portion thereof, is allotted by such order,
				  according to the political division existing at the time of such
				  order.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 29.6 - Duties and Responsibilities of a District Court Administrator

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Pursuant to Article V, § 10, of the Constitution of
					 Pennsylvania, that, effective as of this date, the duties and responsibilities
					 of a District Court Administrator should be, but not be limited to, those set
					 forth below:
1. Implementation of
				  policies set by the State Court Administrator.
2. Assistance to the State Court
				  Administrator in setting statewide policies.
3. Preparation, submission and management of
				  the budget for his court or courts.
4. Recruiting, hiring, training, evaluating
				  and monitoring personnel of his court or courts.
5. Management of space, equipment and
				  facilities of his court or courts.
6. Dissemination of information concerning,
				  or of interest to, his court or courts.
7. Procurement of supplies and services for
				  his court or courts.
8. Custody and
				  disbursement of funds for his court or courts.
9. Preparation of reports concerning his
				  court or courts.
10. Jury
				  management.
11. Study and
				  improvement of caseflow, time standards, and calendaring.
12. Research and development of effective
				  methods of court functioning, including in districts where feasible the
				  mechanization and computerization of court operations.
13. Preparation and administration of trial
				  calendars for all civil and criminal cases, including daily trial
				  lists.
14. Responsibility for the
				  assignment, listing and disposition of all arbitration matters.
15. General supervision of the minor
				  judiciary system of the Judicial District.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 29.8 - Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges

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The Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges is hereby
					 designated as the recognized conference representing the judges of the Courts
					 of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania, pursuant to
					 42 Pa.C.S. §
											1728.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 29.9 - Senior Judge Health Benefit Program

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(a) A senior judge or district justice
				  (hereinafter referred to collectively as "senior judge") who has worked, either
				  as an active judge or senior judge, for at least seventy-five (75) days on any
				  court during calendar year 1983 shall receive health benefits similar to those
				  available to active judges, commencing January 1, 1984, or thereafter upon the
				  attainment of senior judge status, subject to the following conditions:
(1) That the said senior judge shall indicate
				  his/her availability to serve as a judge during the 1984 calendar year for a
				  period of at least ninety (90) days, the periods during the calendar year when
				  he/she will be available for assignment, and his/her willingness to accept
				  assignments. The senior judge shall submit, on forms prepared by the
				  Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, notice of his/her availability
				  not later than December 15, 1983, or thirty (30) days prior to reaching senior
				  judge status, whichever is later.
(2) Upon certification as a senior judge, the
				  right of the senior judge to continued health benefits shall not terminate if
				  he/she should become unable to serve by reason of intervening illness arising
				  during the year of such certification. Any senior judge shall be entitled to
				  receive continued health benefits for a period of one year following such
				  inability to serve by reason of illness, provided that notice is given to the
				  Administrative Office within thirty (30) days of such inability.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter B - ALLEGED INCOMPETENT SPECIAL MASTERS › Section 29.41 - Appointment of Special Masters

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Whenever a petition for the appointment of a guardian of an
					 alleged incompetent residing in a state mental hospital or state center for the
					 mentally retarded is filed in the Court of Common Pleas wherein the alleged
					 incompetent is domiciled, pursuant to Section 5511 of the Act of June 30, 1972,
					 P. L. 508, as amended by the Act of December 10, 1974, P. L. 867, known as the
					 "Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries Act,"20 Pa.C.S. §
											5511, it is hereby ordered that each judge of
					 the Court of Common Pleas, when hearing such a petition, shall adopt the
					 procedures and requirements for the provision of counsel to the alleged
					 incompetent and his guardian set forth at Section 3 of the Order of July 7,
					 1978, No. 1 Alleged Incompetents Special Masters Docket, authorizing the
					 appointment of Special Masters to hear said petitions.
1. The Special Master shall conduct such
				  hearing at the state institution wherein the alleged incompetent resides,
				  whether or not the institution is in the county of domicile. The Special Master
				  shall have such powers as are conferred upon the court by
				  20 Pa.C.S. §
											5501 to
				  schedule hearings at the convenience of the parties, provide notice of hearing,
				  require the presence of all necessary parties by the issuance of subpoenas,
				  administer oaths to parties and to witnesses, and conduct the
				  hearing.
2. The Court Administrator
				  may promulgate regulations and standard petition forms to insure uniform
				  hearing procedures on a statewide basis.
3. The alleged incompetent and his guardian
				  shall be represented by counsel and, unless private estate counsel exists or is
				  appointed by the Court of Common Pleas, the Court Administrator shall take
				  necessary steps to insure that such counsel is provided.
4. Unless a court-appointed guardian exists
				  prior to the filing of this petition, the Institutional Guardian of the
				  facility in which the alleged incompetent resides shall be appointed.
5. At the conclusion of the hearing, the
				  Special Master shall submit his findings and recommendations to the appropriate
				  judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the county where the petition was filed
				  in the form of a Proposed Order for action by the court.
6. The Special Master and appointed counsel,
				  if any, shall receive such reasonable expenses and fees as are approved by the
				  Court Administrator.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter B - ALLEGED INCOMPETENT SPECIAL MASTERS › Appendix B

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IN THE MATTER OF
:
IN THE COURT OF COMMON
PLEAS OF
________________________
:
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
(name)
ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION
An Alleged Incompetent
:
No.
19____
APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT
OF COUNSEL FOR ALLEGED INCOMPETENT
_______________________________________________ asserts
					 that the named alleged incompetent is without funds to secure private counsel
					 to represent him/her in the above matter, and that alternative counsel provided
					 by a publicly funded community legal services organization, or like agency
					 providing legal representation to indigents, is also unavailable. The attached
					 affidavit accurately sets forth available assets in support of said
					 application.
____________________________________________________________
The Court Administrator is hereby requested to designate
					 appointed counsel for said alleged incompetent upon the Court's finding of the
					 unavailability of appropriate private counsel as set forth in said
					 application.
BY THE COURT:
____________________________________________________________
DATE:__________________
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter B - ALLEGED INCOMPETENT SPECIAL MASTERS › Section 29.43 - Fee Schedule for Special Masters and Appointed Counsel

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(a) In accordance with Order entered by this
				  Court on July 7, 1978, at No. 1 Alleged Incompetent Special Masters Docket,
				  Special Masters and counsel appointed for proceedings on petitions for the
				  appointment of guardians of alleged incompetents residing in state mental
				  hospitals or state centers for the mentally retarded pursuant to Section 5511
				  of the Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries Act,
				  20 Pa.C.S. §
											5511, are
				  entitled to receive reasonable expenses and fees for services. Fees for such
				  services shall not exceed the following:
$100.00 One (1) hearing per day
$200.00 Two (2) hearings per day
$300.00 Three (3) or more hearings per day.
(b) These fees set forth in
				  subsection (a) are premised on the theory that as many hearings as possible
				  will be scheduled per day.
(c) Any
				  schedule proposed by a court of common pleas must receive the approval of the
				  Court Administrator of Pennsylvania prior to implementation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR JUDICIAL OFFICERS › Section 29.56 - Persons Required to File

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For purposes of this Order, a judicial officer is defined
					 as a justice of the Supreme Court, a judge of the Superior or Commonwealth
					 Court, a judge of the Court of Common Pleas, a judge of the Municipal Court of
					 Philadelphia, a magisterial district judge, and all senior jurists who are
					 active or eligible for recall to judicial service.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR JUDICIAL OFFICERS › Section 29.57 - Filing

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(A) All judicial
				  officers shall file a statement of financial interest with the AOPC for the
				  prior calendar year no later than May 1 of each year.
(B) All judicial officers who are appointed
				  to office shall file a statement of financial interest within 60 days of
				  assuming office.
(C) All judicial
				  officers who leave their position shall file a statement of financial interest
				  within 60 days of their departure for any period of service not covered by a
				  previously filed statement. This requirement does not apply to judicial
				  officers who are certified as senior jurists within that period of
				  time.
(D) Such filing may be
				  accomplished electronically through the use of a secure log-in supplied by the
				  AOPC. The submission of a statement through electronic means signifies the
				  user's intent to sign the document. By submitting the statement electronically,
				  the individual certifies the electronic filing is true and correct. All
				  statements of financial interest submitted electronically through the secure
				  log-in procedure shall be accepted for filing by the AOPC.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR JUDICIAL OFFICERS › Section 29.58 - Failure to File; Falsification of Information

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(A) Upon failure of any judicial officer to
				  file the required statement within the time allowed, the AOPC shall give notice
				  to such judicial officer that failure to comply with this Order within 10 days
				  may result in the suspension of the judicial officer from his or her
				  duties.
(B) Following receipt of
				  this notice, if the judicial officer fails to file the statement within the
				  10-day period, the AOPC shall immediately notify the Chief Justice of
				  Pennsylvania and the Judicial Conduct Board of Pennsylvania of the delinquency
				  in filing.
(C) The knowing and
				  willful falsification of any information required to be reported pursuant to
				  this Order, or the knowing and willful failure to report information as
				  required by this Order, may result in the suspension of the judicial officer
				  from his or her duties, and shall constitute a charge of misconduct and result
				  in referral of the case to the Judicial Conduct Board for disposition.
See In re Bruno
, ______ Pa. ______ , 101 A.3d 635 (2014)
				  (explaining the separate constititional functions of the Judicial Conduct
				  Board, Court of Judicial Discipline and Pennsylvania Supreme Court).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR JUDICIAL OFFICERS › Section 29.59 - Public Access

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All statements of financial interest filed pursuant to this
					 Order shall be made available for public inspection and copying during regular
					 office hours.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter C - FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR JUDICIAL OFFICERS › Section 29.60 - Retention

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The AOPC shall preserve statements of financial interest
					 for a period of 10 years from the date of receipt.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter E - CAPITAL EXPENDITURES › Section 29.81 - Acquisition of Capital Equipment

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The intermediate appellate courts, committees and boards of
					 this Court shall not incur any capital expenditure where the total cost exceeds
					 ten thousand ($10,000.00) dollars without the explicit approval of the Supreme
					 Court.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter F - FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY › Section 29.91 - Payment through financial intermediary

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(a) The Supreme Court, pursuant to Art. 5, §
				  10 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, and
				  42 Pa.C.S. §
											1721, hereby
				  authorizes the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania to adjust the level of
				  fines, costs, fees and other remittances as otherwise fixed by law so as to
				  facilitate the transmission of remittances through or by a financial
				  intermediary pursuant to such regulations without net cost to any government
				  unit, pursuant to
				  42 Pa.C.S. §
											3502(c)(3).
(b) For purposes of
				  42 Pa.C.S. §
											3502(c) and this regulation,
				  the term financial intermediary shall include credit card issuers, ticket
				  processing service organizations, and other institutions providing services
				  relating to the collection of fines, costs and other remittances.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter F - FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY › Section 29.92 - Pittsburgh Magistrates Court-Payment of Fines, Costs, Fees and Other Remittances

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(a)
				  Pursuant to
				  42 Pa.C.S.A. §
											3502(c)(1) and
				  (2), the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania
				  hereby authorizes the payment of fines, costs, fees and other remittances in
				  all cases under the Motor Vehicle Code (Title 75, Pennsylvania Consolidated
				  Statutes) and all local ordinances prosecuted in the Pittsburgh Magistrates
				  Court through or by a credit card issuer or other financial intermediary. The
				  City of Pittsburgh is hereby authorized to enter into contracts for such
				  services, as agent of the Administrative Office, with credit card issuers and
				  other financial intermediaries.
(b)
				  Pursuant to
				  42 Pa.C.S.A. §
											3502(c)(3), the Court
				  Administrator of Pennsylvania hereby adjusts the level of fines, costs, fees
				  and other remittances in all cases under the Motor Vehicle Code (Title 75,
				  Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes) and all local ordinances prosecuted in the
				  Pittsburgh Magistrates Court as follows:
(i)
				  by increasing such costs, fees and remittances in an amount not more than 30%
				  of the entire amount collected by a contracting financial intermediary per
				  citation. Said amount shall be paid to a contracting financial intermediary and
				  shall be added to the fines, costs, fees and other remittances at such time as
				  an adjudication of guilt is entered against the defendant by a judge of the
				  Pittsburgh Magistrates Court, and
(ii) by increasing such costs, fees and
				  remittances in an amount not more than 5% of the entire amount collected
				  through a credit card issuer per citation. Said amount shall be paid to a
				  credit card issuer and shall be added at the time of payment.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter G - ASSIGNMENT OF VISITING ACTIVE JUDGES AND DISTRICT JUSTICES › Section 29.101 - Court of Common Pleas of the 4th, 8th, 17th, 25th, 26th, 29th, 42nd and 55th Judicial Districts

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(a) To
				  promote continuous judicial coverage and the efficient assignment of visiting
				  active judges and district justices for the year 1990, the president judges of
				  the Courts of Common Pleas of the 4th, 8th, 17th, 25th, 26th, 29th, 42nd, and
				  55th judicial districts, subject to the Regulations of the Court Administrator
				  of Pennsylvania, are authorized to provide for the assignment of said judges
				  and district justices to any other of the judicial districts referred to
				  herein. Judges and district justices when so assigned shall exercise the same
				  power and authority as are vested in a judge or district justice of the
				  assigned district, and their expenses shall be reimbursed as provided by
				  law.
(b) This Order shall be
				  effective immediately.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter G - ASSIGNMENT OF VISITING ACTIVE JUDGES AND DISTRICT JUSTICES › Section 29.102 - Court of Common Pleas of the 9th, 19th, 39th, 41st, 51st and 57th Judicial Districts

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(a) To
				  promote continuous judicial coverage and the efficient assignment of visiting
				  active judges and district justices for the year 1990, the president judges of
				  the Courts of Common Pleas of the 9th, 19th, 39th, 41st, 51st and 57th judicial
				  districts, subject to the Regulations of the Court Administrator of
				  Pennsylvania, are authorized to provide for the assignment of said judges and
				  district justices to any other of the judicial districts referred to herein.
				  Judges and district justices when so assigned shall exercise the same power and
				  authority as are vested in a judge or district justice of the assigned
				  district, and their expenses shall be reimbursed as provided by law.
(b) This Order shall be effective
				  immediately.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter G - ASSIGNMENT OF VISITING ACTIVE JUDGES AND DISTRICT JUSTICES › Section 29.103 - Court of Common Pleas of the 18th, 28th, 33rd, 37th, 48th, 54th and 59th Judicial Districts

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(a) To
				  promote continuous judicial coverage and the efficient assignment of visiting
				  active judges and district justices for the year 1990, the president judges of
				  the Courts of Common Pleas of the 18th, 28th, 33rd, 37th, 48th, 54th, and 59th
				  judicial districts, subject to the Regulations of the Court Administrator of
				  Pennsylvania, are authorized to provide for the assignment of said judges and
				  district justices to any other of the judicial districts referred to herein.
				  Judges and district justices when so assigned shall exercise the same power and
				  authority as are vested in a judge or district justice of the assigned
				  district, and their expenses shall be reimbursed as provided by law.
(b) This Order shall be effective
				  immediately.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter G - ASSIGNMENT OF VISITING ACTIVE JUDGES AND DISTRICT JUSTICES › Section 29.104 - Court of Common Pleas of the 20th, 24th, 25th, 41st, 46th, 49th and 58th Judicial Districts

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(a) To
				  promote continuous judicial coverage and the efficient assignment of visiting
				  active judges and district justices for the year 1990, the president judges of
				  the Courts of Common Pleas of the 20th, 24th, 25th, 41st, 46th, 49th, and 58th
				  judicial districts, subject to the Regulations of the Court Administrator of
				  Pennsylvania, are authorized to provide for the assignment of said judges and
				  district justices to any other of the judicial districts referred to herein.
				  Judges and district justices when so assigned shall exercise the same power and
				  authority as are vested in a judge or district justice of the assigned
				  district, and their expenses shall be reimbursed as provided by law.
(b) This Order shall be effective
				  immediately.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter G - ASSIGNMENT OF VISITING ACTIVE JUDGES AND DISTRICT JUSTICES › Section 29.105 - Court of Common Pleas of the 2nd, 34th, 43rd, 44th and 60th Judicial Districts

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(a) To promote
				  continuous judicial coverage and the efficient assignment of visiting active
				  judges and district justices, the president judges of the Court of Common Pleas
				  of the 22nd, 34th, 43rd, 44th, and 60th judicial districts, subject to the
				  Regulations of the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania, are authorized to
				  provide for the assignment of said judges and district justices to any other of
				  the judicial districts referred to herein. Judges and district justices when so
				  assigned shall exercise the same power and authority as are vested in a judge
				  or district justice of the assigned district, and their expenses shall be
				  reimbursed as provided by law.
(b)
				  This Order shall be effective immediately and shall continue in effect until
				  further order.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter I - BUDGET AND FINANCE › Section 29.351 - Definitions

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(a)
Pennsylvania Supreme, Superior and Commonwealth Courts. Initial
				  Filing.
Except for the provisions of subsection (g)(1) below, for
					 purposes of
					 42 Pa.C.S. §§
												3733(a.1)
					 and 3733.1 and section
					 1795.1 -E of The Fiscal Code
					 (72
					 P.S. §
												1795.1-E), a statutory fee of nineteen
					 dollars ($19.00) shall be imposed on all items enumerated in the fee schedules
					 of the Appellate Courts for which a filing and service fee is collected,
					 excluding the following:
i. Second and
				  Subsequent Filings for Extension of Time.
ii. Reargument/Reconsideration.
iii. Services in Connection with Appeals to
				  or Writs of Certiorari from the United States Supreme Court.
iv. Miscellaneous Fees.
v. Subpoenas.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter I - BUDGET AND FINANCE › Section 29.352 - Methods of Reporting

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All system and related personnel are to follow the
					 procedures set forth by the Department of Revenue for the reporting of
					 fees.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter J - PROCUREMENT FOR FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT › Section 29.371 - Procurement of goods, supplies, equipment and certain services

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The procurement of goods, supplies, equipment and certain
					 services and facilities for all the Courts of the First Judicial District of
					 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the "Courts") shall be made directly by the
					 Courts, rather than by the Procurement Department of the City of Philadelphia.
					 All procurement shall be administered by the Administrative Office of the
					 Pennsylvania Courts (the "A.O.P.C.") pursuant to those regulations that apply
					 to procurement by the A.O.P.C. and such other requirements as the A.O.P.C.
					 shall direct. The City of Philadelphia shall transfer procurement funds, other
					 than Federal funds, appropriated by Council of Philadelphia and required for
					 the operation of the Courts, to the A.O.P.C. The A.O.P.C. is hereby authorized
					 to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Philadelphia to
					 effectuate the purposes of this Order. The funds transferred to the A.O.P.C.
					 shall not be applied to purchase orders or commitments placed prior to this
					 Order by the City of Philadelphia for the Courts of the First Judicial District
					 of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter K - COSTS, FINES AND FEES › Section 29.401 - Scope

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, pursuant to Art. V, § 10 of
					 the Pennsylvania Constitution, and
					 42 Pa.C.S. §
											1721, has
					 authorized by Administrative Order, the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania to
					 promulgate regulations relating to the accounting methods to be utilized in
					 connection with the collection of fees and costs charged and collected by
					 prothonotaries, and clerks of courts of all courts of common pleas, or by any
					 officials designated to perform the functions thereof, as well as by the minor
					 judiciary, including magisterial district judges, and judges and staff of all
					 divisions of the Philadelphia Municipal Court.
Under authority of said Administrative Order and pursuant
					 to the authority vested in the governing authority under
					 42 Pa.C.S. §
											3502(a) of the Judicial
					 Code, the following regulations are adopted to implement Act 96 of 2010,
					 42 Pa.C.S. §§
											1725.1(f) and
					 3571(c)(4) (as
					 amended).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part II - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Subchapter K - COSTS, FINES AND FEES › Section 29.401a - Consumer Price Index-costs and fines

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Pursuant to Article V, Section 10 of the Pennsylvania
					 Constitution, and
					 42 Pa.C.S. §
											1721, the
					 Supreme Court has authorized the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania to obtain
					 and publish in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
on or before November
					 30 the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for calendar year 2022
					 as required by Act 96 of 2010,
					 42 Pa.C.S. §§
											1725.1(f) and
					 3571(c)(4) (as amended).
					 See, No. 598 Judicial Administration Docket.
The Court Administrator of Pennsylvania reports that the
					 percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers, U.S. City
					 Average, for calendar year 2022 was 6.5% percent. (
See
, U.S.
					 Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Series CUUROOOOSAO, January
					 20, 2023.)