Most non-family civil matters filed in the York County Prothonotary’s Office shall be filed electronically.
See below for exceptions
The Prothonotary’s Office is accepting non-family Civil Suit (SU) filings except for*:
Appeals to Commonwealth or Superior Court
Arbitration Appeals
District Magistrate Appeals
License Suspension Appeals
Non Domestic Relations Restraining Order
Petition for Name Change
Subpoenas
Writ of Execution from another county
Writ of Scire Facias
Writ of Revival
*cannot accept initial filings but may take subsequent filings for these case types
No Family Court filings
Civil Court E-Filing became mandatory October 1, 2020.
REMINDER: Prothonotary Clerks do not accept or reject any electronically filed documents while the office is closed (after 4:30 p.m., weekends, holidays, weather emergency, etc). You may e-file your documents at any time but they will not be processed until the office is open for business. As always, the timestamp will reflect the date you submitted the filing.
Additional Guidance on E-filing
Local Rule 205.4. Electronic Filing and Service of Legal Papers