This law requires Pennsylvania counties and cities, including Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, to establish a judicial and related account for tracking funds related to judicial functions. The account is for accounting purposes only and does not require segregating funds from general funds. It details sources of credits and debits to this account, including government contributions, appropriations, and income from probation services.
It is an accounting tool for counties and cities to track funds related to judicial functions, without requiring actual fund segregation.
Credits include federal contributions, state appropriations, receipts from section 3542, and income from probation services.
No, the account exists for accounting purposes only; funds are not required to be physically segregated.
The City of Philadelphia, other counties, and the City of Pittsburgh are required to maintain the judicial and related account.