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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure § 3542. Receipts

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided by Subchapter E (relating to fines, etc.), there shall be paid to the respective political subdivisions required by this subchapter to maintain a judicial and related account all:

(1) Fees established under section 1725 (relating to establishment of fees and charges) to which a government agency is entitled and which by law have heretofore been paid or credited to such political subdivision.

(2) Costs which the political subdivision is entitled to receive pursuant to general rules prescribed under section 1726 (relating to establishment of taxable costs).

(3) Fines and forfeitures as provided in Subchapter E.

(4) Other amounts required by statute to be paid to a political subdivision with respect to judicial and related functions.

(b) Allocation in multicounty districts.--In judicial districts embracing two or more counties the fines, forfeitures, fees and costs collected with respect to the court of common pleas or community court of the judicial district which cannot be identified with respect to a particular county shall be paid over to each county according to an allocation based on population in the ratio which the population of each of the several counties comprising the judicial district bears to the total population of the judicial district as last officially certified.

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