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Minor Judiciary
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania requires the Minor Judiciary to establish IOLTA-like accounts for their custodial accounts. The program is referred to as the Minor Judiciary Interest on Trust Accounts (MJ-IOTA) program.
The MJ-IOTA program is similar to the IOLTA program. Judicial officials maintain custodial accounts to hold the collection of fees and fines, collateral and cash bonds, restitution for victims of crime and other similar amounts, until the funds are ultimately transferred to the owners. Essentially, all of the funds handled by the minor judiciary are qualified funds, that is, funds which are nominal in amount or will be held for a short period of time.
View the Regulations governing Minor Judiciary Interest on Trust Accounts