(1)
Real Estate Executions. Any writ of execution or any other
writ or order issued out of any Court requiring the levy or seizure of lands and
tenements or selling the same according to law:
(a) For receiving,
processing and service, $100.00
(b) For conducting sale, and processing
same, $200.00
In addition, a commission of eight percent (8%) will be
charged on the highest successful bid processed by the Sheriff provided that the
amount of same does not exceed five thousand (5,000) dollars, and two (2)
percent will be charged on every dollar in excess of five thousand (5,000)
dollars.
In addition, the purchaser shall pay the Sheriff any fee of the
Prothonotary for the acknowledgement of the Sheriff’s deed and the fee of
the Department of Records for recording the same.
(c) For sending
letter of notice of sale to defendants as per the Pennsylvania Civil Rules of
Procedure, $40.00
(d) For staying sale after advertising and before
conducting sale, $100.00
(2)
Personal Property Executions and
Attachments for Common Pleas. Any writ of execution or any other writ or
order requiring levy or seizure of personal property or selling the same
according to law.
(a) For receiving, processing and service,
$100.00
(b) For conducting sale and processing same,
$50.00
(c) For filing of property claim and processing,
$40.00
(d) For petition to intervene, stay, set aside,
$40.00
[198] (e) For
appraisement of personal property by virtue of any act or ordinance,
$40.00
(f) For each watchman to take care of property levied upon or
taken in legal custody, when necessary or requested for each eight-hour period
or any fraction thereof, $200.00
(g) For receiving and processing each
wage claim, rent claim or exemption claim, $20.00
In addition, the
Sheriff shall charge and receive as an official fee, a commission of eight
percent (8%) of the total amount realized from sale, levied upon by the Sheriff,
or other funds held in escrow, provided that the amount of same does not exceed
five thousand (5,000) dollars and two (2) percent on every dollar in excess of
this amount shall be charged in addition.
In addition, the Sheriff shall
charge all costs necessary to transport, store, and protect any goods or
livestock levied upon or attached to be paid by the plaintiff, petitioner or
party requiring same to be incurred.
(h) For all Municipal Court
executions, $60.00
(i) Posting of Sheriff sale bills,
$50.00
(3) Writs of Summons, Complaints, Bill in Equity, Rule, Decree,
Order, Citation, Subpoena, Interrogatories, Official Notice, Replevins without
Bond, Mortgage Foreclosure, Foreign Attachment, Fraudulent Debtors Attachment,
Revival of Judgment, Injunction. (All forms of legal process not otherwise
provided for elsewhere or requiring the actual seizure of
goods.)
(a) For receiving, processing and service,
$100.00
(b) For each additional defendant serviced,
$20.00
(c) For enforcement of any injunction or court order for each
day of enforcement or any fraction thereof the City shall be reimbursed for all
City incurred costs, after an initial filing fee paid by the petitioner,
$2,000.00
(d) For Municipal Court services, $60.00
(e) The
actual cost of the Deputy Sheriff’s salary, including overtime, for any
period beyond the normal eight (8) hours working day from Monday to Friday. (The
normal working day does not include Saturday, Sunday or any official
holiday.)
(4) Replevins with Bond, Writs of Possession, Writs of Foreign
Attachment or Fraudulent Debtors Attachments Requiring Seizure of
Goods.
(a) For receiving, processing and service,
$200.00
(b) For each additional day or any portion thereof necessary to
carry out said writ, $100.00
In addition, the Sheriff shall charge all
costs necessary to transport, store and protect any goods or livestock taken
under the aforesaid writs to be paid by the plaintiff, petitioner, or party
requiring the same to be incurred.
(5) Warrants, Capias, Decree,
Attachment for Contempt, Order of Court when the Defendant’s Body Is Taken
into Custody on Order of Court.
(a) For receiving, processing and
service, $100.00
(6)
Miscellaneous (a) For the execution
of any matter directed to the Sheriff or required by law or rule of court the
performance of which is not herein mentioned, the Sheriff shall receive the same
official fees, commissions and legal costs, including mileage, as for similar
service herein specifically provided for. Flat mileage fee for service of any
writ, complaint, court order or any other writ, $16.00
(b) Funeral or
sick orders of court regarding prisoners: From County Prison to any funeral
parlor within the City limits -- during normal working hours,
$66.00
(c) From Graterford Prison to any funeral parlor within the City
limits during normal working hours, $86.00
From any other state
institution to any funeral parlor within the City limits, the actual costs of
the Deputy Sheriff’s salary, including overtime, if any, plus mileage
of
[199] twenty-two and one half
(22½) cents per mile and toll or bridge fees.