PRINTER'S NO. 139
No. 134 Session of 1987
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, JANUARY 15, 1987
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 15, 1987
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 22, 1929 (P.L.620, No.258), entitled
2 "An act directing the recorder of deeds of each county of the
3 Commonwealth to refuse for record all deeds or other
4 transfers of real estate, or interest in real estate, unless
5 a certificate is attached to said instruments giving the
6 precise residence of the grantee or grantees named therein;
7 and requiring a list thereof to be delivered to the proper
8 board of revision of taxes, or other officials charged with
9 the assessment of real estate," requiring the uniform parcel
10 identifier to be included or endorsed on such deeds or other
11 transfers of real estate, or interest in real estate in
12 certain counties.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. The title of the act of April 22, 1929 (P.L.620,
16 No.258), entitled "An act directing the recorder of deeds of
17 each county of the Commonwealth to refuse for record all deeds
18 or other transfers of real estate, or interest in real estate,
19 unless a certificate is attached to said instruments giving the
20 precise residence of the grantee or grantees named therein; and
21 requiring a list thereof to be delivered to the proper board of
22 revision of taxes, or other officials charged with the
1 assessment of real estate," is amended to read:
2 AN ACT
3 Directing the recorder of deeds or commissioner of records of
4 each county of the Commonwealth to refuse for record all
5 deeds or other transfers of real estate, or interest in real
6 estate, unless a certificate is attached to said instruments
7 giving the precise residence of the grantee or grantees named
8 therein; [and] requiring a list thereof to be delivered to
9 the proper board of revision of taxes, or other officials
10 charged with the assessment of real estate; and requiring the
11 uniform parcel identifier to be included or endorsed on each
12 deed or other transfer of real estate or interest in real
13 estate in certain counties.
14 Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
15 Section 1.1. A county with the written recommendation of its
16 recorder of deeds or commissioner of records may, by ordinance
17 of its governing body, require that the recorder of deeds or
18 commissioner of records of said county may not record or accept
19 for record any conveyance of real estate, mortgage of real
20 estate or any other instrument affecting real estate in said
21 county unless the uniform parcel identifier on the tax map
22 maintained for tax assessment purposes, as otherwise provided by
23 law and maintained pursuant to the act of , 19 (P.L.
24 , No. ), known as the "Uniform Parcel Identifier Law," shall be
25 contained in the body thereof, or shall be endorsed thereon to
26 be recorded therewith.
27 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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