act-1981-0-57•Pennsylvania Act 1981-57 — REGISTER OF WILLS FEE LAW
Pennsylvania Act 1981-57 — REGISTER OF WILLS FEE LAW
act-1981-0-571981 Pa. Act 57Law
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| REGISTER OF WILLS FEE LAW | ||
|---|---|---|
| Act of Jul. 1, 1981, P.L. 191, No. 57 | Cl. 42 |
AN ACT
Establishing certain fees to be charged by registers of wills in counties of the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth class and providing for fees in counties of the second through eighth class. (Title amended July 10, 1990, P.L.355, No.82)
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The following fees shall be received by registers of wills in counties of the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth class:
Accounts: Filing, recording accounts of executors, administrators and guardians, including transmission of same to orphans' court and confirmation:
| First page | $23.00 | |
|---|---|---|
| And for each additional page | 2.00 | |
| Exclusive of Advertising. | ||
| Administration: For granting letters of administration in estates not exceeding $1,000 exclusive of advertising | 13.00 | |
| Over $1,000 and not exceeding $5,000 | 18.00 | |
| Over $5,000 and not exceeding $10,000 | 25.00 | |
| Over $10,000 and not exceeding $20,000 | 30.00 | |
| Over $20,000 and not exceeding $30,000 | 35.00 | |
| Over $30,000 and not exceeding $40,000 | 40.00 | |
| Over $40,000 and not exceeding $50,000 | 45.00 | |
| Over $50,000 and not exceeding $75,000 | 50.00 | |
| Over $75,000 and not exceeding $100,000 | 55.00 | |
| Each additional $100,000 or fraction thereof | 20.00 | |
| Letters Testamentary: For probate of wills and granting letters testamentary, including real estate: | ||
| In estates not exceeding $1,000 (single page) | 10.00 | |
| Each additional page | 2.00 | |
| Over $1,000 and not exceeding $5,000 | 18.00 | |
| Over $5,000 and not exceeding $10,000 | 25.00 | |
| Over $10,000 and not exceeding $20,000 | 30.00 | |
| Over $20,000 and not exceeding $30,000 | 35.00 | |
| Over $30,000 and not exceeding $40,000 | 40.00 | |
| Over $40,000 and not exceeding $50,000 | 45.00 | |
| Over $50,000 and not exceeding $75,000 | 50.00 | |
| Over $75,000 and not exceeding $100,000 | 55.00 | |
| Each additional $100,000 or fraction thereof | 20.00 | |
| Miscellaneous Items: | ||
| Affidavits, each | 1.00 | |
| Filing and entering bond where required | 5.00 | |
| Filing certified or exemplified copies of letters of administration, of letters testamentary and recording the same | 13.00 | |
| Plus where there is a will, each page other than the first | 6.00 | |
| Filing caveat | 5.00 | |
| Inheritance tax statement, such as Statement of Debts and Deductions, Statement of Assets, County Personal Tax, Computation of Inheritance tax report, etc | 5.00 | |
| Inventory and Appraisement: Filing and recording, (75) items or less | 5.00 | |
| For each additional page | 2.00 | |
| Filing affidavit in lieu of inventory | 3.50 | |
| Renunciation | 2.00 | |
| Short form of certificate | 2.00 | |
| Filing and entering caveat | 5.00 | |
| Issuing certified copies of instruments, with certificates attached | 5.00 | |
| Each page, other than the first | 2.00 | |
| Issuing exemplified copies of instruments | 8.00 | |
| Each page, other than the first | 2.00 | |
| Commissions to take testimony | 10.00 | |
| Subpoena | 2.00 | |
| Tax waivers, per set | 2.00 | |
| Charitable exemption, per set | 2.00 | |
| Codicil, first page | 8.50 | |
| Each additional page | 2.00 | |
| Probate of will only, first page | 8.00 | |
| Each additional page | 2.00 | |
| Recording and indexing affidavits of death | 2.00 |
Fees for similar services not herein specifically scheduled shall be charged on the same basis as those scheduled.
Section 2. In counties of the second, second A, third and fourth class all existing fees and charges collected by the register of wills shall continue in effect and shall not be increased except by an act of the Legislature.
Section 2.1. In counties of the second, second A, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth classes on or after the effective date of this act, the register of wills may establish, increase, decrease, modify or eliminate fees and charges with the approval of the President Judge. Thereafter, such fees and charges shall be established, increased, decreased, modified or eliminated as determined by the register of wills and the president judge.
(2.1 amended Dec. 3, 1993, P.L.478, No.69)
Section 2.2. An additional fee may be charged and collected by the register of wills of a county of the second class for the initiation of any action or legal proceeding which is filed with the office of the register of wills. The additional fee shall be deposited into a special register of wills computer fund established in each county of the second class. Moneys in the special fund shall be used by the register of wills, with the approval of the president judge, solely for the purposes of computerization and document reproduction for the office of the register of wills.
(2.2 added Dec. 3, 1993, P.L.478, No.69)
Section 3. The following acts or parts of acts are repealed insofar as they relate to fees collected by registers of wills in second through eighth class counties:
Section 1725 of Title 42, act of November 25, 1970 (P.L.707, No.230), known as the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes.
Section 24(a) of the act of July 9, 1976 (P.L.586, No.142), known as the "Judiciary Act of 1976."
Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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