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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
County court reimbursements shall be as follows:
(1) Reimbursement to counties for costs incurred in the administration and operation of courts of common pleas shall be paid as follows:
(i) For each common pleas court judge, filled or vacant, $70,000 per authorized position.
(ii) Judicial districts comprising more than one county shall receive $70,000 per authorized position. The amount payable to each county shall be determined by the proportion of the county's population in relation to the population of the entire judicial district.
(iii) No county shall be reimbursed for costs above the actual direct costs, excluding capital outlays, incurred to operate the courts of common pleas.
(iv) No county shall receive less than 77.5% of the actual reimbursement for court costs appropriated in fiscal year 1980-1981.
(v) Reimbursement shall be made to the county treasurer and, in cities of the first class coterminous with counties of the first class, to the city treasurer.
(2) (Reserved).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal Affairs § 1791-E. County court reimbursement - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-72-ps-taxation-and-fiscal-affairs/pa-st-sect-72-1791-e/
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