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County judicial center or courthouse - 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3721

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                               SUBCHAPTER B
               DISTRICT AND COUNTY FACILITIES AND SERVICES

     Sec.
     3721.  County judicial center or courthouse.
     3722.  General facilities and services furnished by county.
     3723.  Other facilities and services furnished by Administrative
            Office.
     3724.  County law libraries.
     3725.  Standards of local facilities and services.
     3726.  Manner of expenditure of local funds.
     3727.  Restriction on compelling local action.
     § 3721.  County judicial center or courthouse.
        (a)  General rule.--There shall be maintained at the county
     seat of each county a facility known as the county judicial
     center, which may be the existing county courthouse. The
     facility shall provide accommodations and supporting facilities
     and services for the following functions, agencies and units of
     or related to the unified judicial system:
            (1)  One or more courtrooms for the holding of sessions
        of the court of common pleas of the district, including
        related conference and other facilities.
            (2)  Chamber facilities for judges of the court of common
        pleas and their personal staff.
            (3)  The office of the clerk of the court of common pleas
        of the district and the administrative staff of the court,
        including the offices of the prothonotary, clerk of the
        courts and clerk of the orphans' court division.
            (4)  The district court administrator.
            (5)  The county law library.
            (6)  The offices of jury commissioners, register of
        wills, sheriff, district attorney and public defender.
            (7)  The offices of the bar association of the county
        necessary for public services performed by the bar
        association.
            (8)  In the City and County of Philadelphia, courtrooms,
        related conference and other facilities and chamber
        facilities for the minor judiciary.
            (9)  Such other functions, agencies and units of or
        related to the unified judicial system as may be designated
        by the governing authority and approved by the governing body
        of the county.
        (b)  Multisite locations.--The facilities of the county
     judicial center may be located either at a common site or at
     multiple sites, as required by local circumstances and
     conditions.
        (c)  Child-care facilities.--
            (1)  A county judicial center or courthouse may provide a
        child-care facility for use by children whose parents or
        guardians are present at the county judicial center or
        courthouse for a court appearance or other matter related to
        any civil or criminal action where the person's presence has
        been requested or is necessary. The child-care facility must
        be located within or easily accessible to the county judicial
        center or courthouse. If the facilities of the county
        judicial center are located at multiple sites, each site may
        provide a child-care facility.
            (2)  If a child-care facility is provided under paragraph
        (1):
                (i)  The child-care facility shall be licensed and
            operated pursuant to Articles IX and X of the act of June
            13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Public Welfare
            Code, and regulations of the Department of Public
            Welfare.
                (ii)  In addition to any other court cost or filing
            fee authorized to be collected by law, an additional fee
            of $5 shall be charged and collected by the prothonotary,
            clerk of orphans' court and register of wills of the
            county or by any official designated to perform the
            functions thereof for the initiation of any civil action
            or legal proceeding.
                (iii)  In addition to any other court cost or filing
            fee authorized to be collected by law, an additional fee
            of $5 shall be charged and collected by the clerk of
            courts of the county or by any official designated to
            perform the functions thereof for the initiation of any
            criminal proceeding for which a fee, charge or cost
            authorized on the effective date of this subsection and
            for which a conviction is obtained or guilty plea is
            entered.
            (3)  The additional fees collected under paragraph (2)
        shall be deposited into a segregated fund established by the
        county for the purposes of providing for the start-up and
        daily operating costs, excluding capital costs, of a child-
        care facility under this section.
     (Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 60 days; Dec. 20, 2000,
     P.L.742, No.105, eff. 60 days)

        2000 Amendment.  Act 105 added subsec. (c).
        Cross References.  Section 3721 is referred to in sections
     1724, 2123 of this title.

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