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Sheriff's Costs for Civil Process
Please note. New Fees will be instituted as of January 1, 2012.
Civil Service Rates: Filed and Served in Bucks County, Certified Letter, Regular Letter
and for One (1) Copy of Interrogatories:
215-348-6130 Out of County: 215-348-6122
| 1 Defendant: $58.00 |
2 Defendants: $79.00 |
| 3 Defendants:$100.00 |
4 Defendants: $121.00 |
| 5 Defendants: $142.00 |
6 Defendants: $163.00 |
| 7 Defendants: $184.00 |
8 Defendants: $205.00 |
| Over 8 Defendants-- |
Add $21.00 for Each
|
| $10.00 Additional Fee to Notarize Affadavit of Service (Out of County) |
| RULE 2958.1 is a Civil Action, does not need Prothy stamp, no time Limit and no time on petitions. |
Interrogatories:
| Without Civil Action |
$58.00 Each |
| When Served with Civil Action |
$21.00 Each |
Writs of Seizure:
Required One (1) Original Writ and One (1) Copy for each Defendant:
Deposit of $100.00 |
Need Detailed description, contact name, phone number, and email, name and phone of towing company and locksmith if thgere is a break and enter order.
Personal Property Filings:
215-348-6129 or 215-348-6135 -- Please call to verify needed documents.
| Execution of Writs: |
Call for Costs |
| Writ of Possession: |
$125.00 |
| Claims for Exemption: |
$12.00 |
| Property Claims: |
$30.00 |
| Sheriff's Commission |
2% 1st $100,000.00
1/2 of 1% on balance. |
Real Estate (Sheriff's Sale)
215-348-6132
Civil Action Filed in Bucks County but Deputized to Another Pennsylvania Sheriff's Office
215-348-6125
| 1 Defendant: $48.00 |
2 Defendants: $66.00 |
| 3 Defendants: $84.00 |
4 Defendants: $102.00 |
| 5 Defendants: $120.00 |
6 Defendants: $138.00 |
| Each Additional Def: |
$18.00 |
** Also a Check for the Deputized County to be Attached
Civil Action received from another Sheriff's Office in Pennsylvania or received from out of state will be charged at the filed and served in Bucks County Rate. The only exception is any action filed in the City of Philadelphia may be sent directly to the Bucks County Sheriff's Office with the proper filings and fee.
Sheriff's Office
Edward J. Donnelly
Bucks County Court House
55 E. Court Street
1st Floor
Doylestown, PA 18901
Ph: 215-348-6124