Rule 4007 - Requests for Transcripts(A) All requests for transcripts shall be submitted to the appropriate filing office utilizing a form prescribed by this court's district court administrator. Filing offices shall reject any transcript request that is not submitted on this court's form. Parties seeking to submit the request form approved by the state court administrator, or any other form, shall be required to also submit this court's request form. The district court administrator may adopt an alternative procedure for use by the district attorney, public defender and court-appointed counsel since no costs will be charged to those parties. (1) For all transcript types, requestors satisfy the requirements of Pa. R.J.A. No. 4007(B) to serve the presiding judge, court reporter and district court administrator by filing the request with the filing office; requestors shall serve copies of their request only upon opposing counsel and self-represented litigants.(2) Requests for rough drafts or same-day delivery transcripts must be filed at least 10 calendar days prior to the proceeding.(3) This court does not provide expedited or daily transcripts.(B) Any request for hardship reduction or waiver of costs for any ordinary transcript shall be filed contemporaneously with the request for transcript on a form to be prescribed by the district court administrator. No reduction or waiver of costs shall be requested or granted for any non-appeal / non-ordinary transcript.(C) Any required costs for transcripts, including deposits, shall be paid by or on behalf of the requestor to the appropriate filing office. All checks, money orders and other non-cash conveyances shall be made payable as directed by the appropriate filing office in accordance with their standard business procedures for collecting other costs and fees. All collected costs shall become the property of the County of York for deposit to the county's general fund.(D) Any required costs shall be estimated by the court reporter prior to preparation of the transcript. The court reporter shall notify the filing office of the estimated costs based upon transcript type and format, and whether the court has granted the requestor hardship reduction or waiver of costs. The filing office shall notify the requestor if costs are due.(1) The requestor shall be required to pay a deposit in the amount of 100% of the estimated required costs prior to preparation of the transcript by the court reporter.(2) If the requestor has not paid the deposit upon the expiration of 10 calendar days following notice to the requestor of the deposit amount due, a request shall be deemed abandoned by the requestor and shall be closed by the filing office.(3) The deposit amount required for all rough drafts shall be $500 for each anticipated day and partial day of proceedings. The deposit amount required for all same-day delivery transcripts shall be $1000 for each anticipated day and partial day of proceedings.(4) For any transcript type, when two or more requestors file requests for the same transcript, each requestor shall independently pay the full deposit for the transcript.(E) Upon completion of the transcript, the court reporter shall calculate final total costs and notify the filing office of the amount.(1) If no balance is due from the requestor, the court reporter shall provide the transcript to the filing office. The filing office shall provide copies of the transcript to the requestor and shall return to the requestor any refund due from deposit.(2) If a balance is due from the requestor, the filing office shall notify the requestor. Upon receipt of payment from the requestor, the filing office shall notify the court reporter, who shall provide the transcript to the filing office. The filing office shall provide copies of the transcript to the requestor. If the requestor fails to pay any remaining balance due within 10 calendar days of receiving notice, the request shall be deemed abandoned by the requestor and shall be closed by the filing office, the court reporter shall not file the transcript and the filing office shall not refund any deposit.(3) Due to the mandated time limits for delivery, the court reporter may transmit an electronic copy of a rough draft or same-day delivery transcript directly to the requestor. For all other transcript types, the court reporter shall not deliver transcripts to requestors, but rather to the filing office for service to the requestor.(F) There is no need or reason for involvement of the court reporter in subsequent requests for copies of transcripts that have already been filed with the filing office and distributed to the parties to the case.(G) Except when notice of appeal has been filed, prior to requesting a transcript of testimony by a child under the age of 18 years, the requestor shall first file a petition with the presiding judge requesting such transcription. If the court grants transcription of the child's testimony, the requestor shall attach a copy of the order to the transcript request form. The court reporter shall automatically exclude the child's testimony from any non-appeal transcript if the request form does not include a judge's order authorizing the transcription.Amended effective through 4/1/2024.