Bradford County Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas/Collections Department/Prothonotary – Audit Period January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2024

A compliance audit was conducted on the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas/Collections Department/Prothonotary in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, for January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2024. The audit aimed to verify compliance with state laws on fund collection, assessment, and reporting to the Commonwealth. However, due to restricted access to certain records under state law, comprehensive compliance was undetermined. Noted deficiencies include inadequate internal controls over manual receipts and bank accounts, as well as insufficient assessment of costs and fines. The Prothonotary segment showed general compliance, barring some internal control issues over bank accounts. The audit’s findings, which include adjustments and recommendations, were discussed with the Office’s management. The report serves solely to assess compliance in fund collection for the Commonwealth and is unsuitable for other uses. This is an automated summary. Please rely on the contents included in the released audit report.