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Receipts - 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3542

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     § 3542.  Receipts.
        (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.
     (Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 60 days)

        1978 Amendment.  Act 53 added present section 3542 and
     repealed former section 3542 relating to the same subject
     matter.
        Cross References.  Section 3542 is referred to in sections
     3543, 3544 of this title.

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