SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1262, 2879 PRINTER'S NO. 2906
No. 1116 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY BARD, ROSS, HERMAN, LESCOVITZ AND COY,
APRIL 2, 1997
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, IN SENATE, FEBRUARY 9, 1998
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 11, 1949 (P.L.1076, No.311), entitled
2 "An act authorizing the recording, copying and recopying, of
3 documents, plats, papers, written instruments, records and
4 books on file or of record, and the replacement and
5 certification of originals previously filed and of record, by
6 officers of counties of the first class and of cities of the
7 first class, by photostatic, photographic, microphotographic,
8 microfilm, or other mechanical process; relating to the
9 effect and use of such copies, records, reproductions,
10 replacements and transcripts, or certified copies thereof,
11 and providing for additional methods for revision of and
12 entries to be made on originals and copies so produced or
13 replaced," CHANGING THE TITLE; further providing for <--
14 additional methods for the recording, copying and maintenance
15 of records; AND PROVIDING FOR AN ADDITIONAL FEE. <--
16 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
17 hereby enacts as follows:
18 Section 1. Section THE TITLE AND SECTION 1 of the act of May <--
19 11, 1949 (P.L.1076, No.311), entitled "An act authorizing the
20 recording, copying and recopying, of documents, plats, papers,
21 written instruments, records and books on file or of record, and
22 the replacement and certification of originals previously filed
23 and of record, by officers of counties of the first class and of
1 cities of the first class, by photostatic, photographic,
2 microphotographic, microfilm, or other mechanical process;
3 relating to the effect and use of such copies, records,
4 reproductions, replacements and transcripts, or certified copies
5 thereof, and providing for revision of and entries to be made on
6 originals and copies so produced or replaced," is ARE amended to <--
7 read:
8 AN ACT <--
9 AUTHORIZING THE RECORDING, COPYING AND RECOPYING, OF DOCUMENTS,
10 PLATS, PAPERS, WRITTEN INSTRUMENTS, RECORDS AND BOOKS ON FILE
11 OR OF RECORD, AND THE REPLACEMENT AND CERTIFICATION OF
12 ORIGINALS PREVIOUSLY FILED AND OF RECORD, BY OFFICERS OF
13 COUNTIES OF THE FIRST CLASS AND OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS,
14 BY PHOTOSTATIC, PHOTOGRAPHIC, MICROPHOTOGRAPHIC, MICROFILM,
15 OR OTHER MECHANICAL PROCESS; RELATING TO THE EFFECT AND USE
16 OF SUCH COPIES, RECORDS, REPRODUCTIONS, REPLACEMENTS AND
17 TRANSCRIPTS, OR CERTIFIED COPIES THEREOF[,]; PROVIDING FOR A
18 RECORDING FEE AND ITS USE; AND PROVIDING FOR REVISION OF AND
19 ENTRIES TO BE MADE ON ORIGINALS AND COPIES SO PRODUCED OR
20 REPLACED.
21 Section 1. Whenever any officer of any county of the first
22 class or of any city of the first class is required or
23 authorized by law [to record, copy, recopy, or replace, any
24 document, plat, paper, written instrument, or book, on file or
25 of record in his office, he may do so by photostatic,
26 photographic, microphotographic, microfilm, or other mechanical
27 process which produces a clear, accurate, and permanent, copy or
28 reproduction of the original document, plat, paper, written
29 instrument, or record, in accordance with standards not less
30 than those approved for permanent records by the National Bureau
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1 of Standards.] or otherwise to record, copy or recopy any
2 document, plat, paper or instrument of writing, he may do so by
3 any photostatic, photographic, microphotographic, microfilm,
4 microcard, miniature photographic, optical, electronic or other
5 process which accurately reproduces the original and forms a
6 durable medium for recording, storing and reproducing the
7 original in accordance with standards, policies and procedures
8 for the creation, maintenance, transmission or reproduction of
9 images of records not less than those approved by the National
10 Institute of Standards and Technology. Any document, plat, paper
11 or instrument of writing within the scope of this section and
12 which previously has been recorded, copied or recopied also may
13 be reproduced by processes authorized by this section.
14 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. <--
15 SECTION 2. THE ACT IS AMENDED BY ADDING A SECTION TO READ: <--
16 SECTION 1.1. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER FEE PROVIDED BY LAW,
17 INCLUDING ANY FEE SET BY LOCAL ORDINANCE, A FEE IN THE AMOUNT OF
18 $2 SHALL BE CHARGED AND COLLECTED FOR EACH DOCUMENT RECORDED BY
19 THE RECORDER OF DEEDS OR EQUIVALENT OFFICER OF ANY CITY OR
20 COUNTY OF THE FIRST CLASS. FEES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS
21 SECTION SHALL BE PAID INTO THE GENERAL FUND OF SUCH CITY OR
22 COUNTY FOR APPROPRIATION SOLELY TO THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF
23 DEEDS OR EQUIVALENT OFFICER OF ANY CITY OR COUNTY OF THE FIRST
24 CLASS TO BE USED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULAR BUDGETING,
25 CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT PRACTICES, TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT
26 AND IMPROVEMENT OF OFFICE RECORDS MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AND
27 SYSTEMS IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF DEEDS OR IN ITS
28 EQUIVALENT. AMOUNTS SO APPROPRIATED SHALL NOT BE USED TO
29 SUBSTITUTE ANY ALLOCATIONS OF GENERAL FUND REVENUES FOR THE
30 OPERATION OF THE RECORDER'S OFFICE.
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1 SECTION 3. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT APRIL 1, 1998.
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