PRINTER'S NO. 1537
No. 1251 Session of 1981
INTRODUCED BY CORMAN, SHAFFER, STAUFFER, LEWIS AND STOUT,
DECEMBER 10, 1981
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 10, 1981
AN ACT
1 Establishing fees for services of recorders of deeds in counties
2 of the second A, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and
3 eighth classes.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. The fees of the recorders of deeds in counties of
7 the second A, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth
8 classes shall be as follows:
9 Instrument Fee
10 up to
11 4 names and
12 4 pages
13 exclusive of notations
14 Adjudication, certified excerpt............... $11.50
15 Agreement..................................... 11.50
16 Articles of incorporation..................... 11.50
17 Amendments.................................... 11.50
18 Assignments................................... 11.50
1 Award......................................... 11.50
2 Branding...................................... 11.50
3 Charter....................................... 11.50
4 Commission - district judge................... 14.50
5 Commission - notary public and bond........... 14.50
6 Commission - police and oath.................. 14.50
7 Condominium................................... 11.50
8 Code of regulations....................... 11.50
9 Declaration of plans...................... 11.50
10 Plan (24 x 36)............................ 25.00
11 Consent form.................................. 11.50
12 Correction instrument or re-recording......... 11.50
13 Decree of court of feme sole trader........... 11.50
14 Deed.......................................... 11.50
15 Each additional description............... .50
16 Each additional parcel number............. .50
17 Declaration of taking or trust................ 11.50
18 Discharge (veteran)........................... Free
19 Distribution.................................. 11.50
20 Easements..................................... 11.50
21 Election to take.............................. 11.50
22 Extension of mortgage......................... 11.50
23 Finance statements............................ 9.50
24 Secured transaction....................... 9.50
25 on standard
26 form
27 Assignment or release..................... 9.50
28 on standard
29 form
30 Continuation.............................. 9.50
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1 on standard
2 form
3 Termination......................... 9.50
4 on standard
5 form
6 Finance statement-nonstandard- first supplement
7 page.......................................... 2.00
8 Each additional supplement page........... 1.00
9 Leases........................................ 11.50
10 Mortgages..................................... 11.50
11 Each additional description............... .50
12 Each additional parcel number............. .50
13 Mortgage satisfaction......................... 5.00
14 Order of court (except to satisfy)............ 11.50
15 Order to satisfy lost mortgage................ 11.50
16 Ordinances.................................... 11.50
17 Power of attorney............................. 11.50
18 Release....................................... 11.50
19 Re-recording.................................. 11.50
20 Revocation.................................... 11.50
21 Right of way.................................. 11.50
22 Sheriff's deed................................ 11.50
23 Mortgage satisfaction piece................... 11.50
24 Termination of Federal tax lien............... 9.50
25 Filing fee for Act No. 287 of 1974............ 5.00
26 Copy - each township..................... 2.00
27 Preferential assessments under Act No. 319 of
28 1974............................................. 11.50
29 Certification and seal........................ 1.50
30 Each name over four........................... .50
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1 Each page or part over four................... 2.00
2 Each marginal notation........................ 2.00
3 State highway and/or mining plans - first page 10.00
4 Each additional page...................... 3.00
5 Each name indexed......................... .50
6 Subdivision plans - fee to be set by recorder of deeds
7 Acknowledgments............................... 2.00
8 Searches:
9 Financial statements each debtor.............. 5.00
10 Additional fee for each financing statement
11 found and for each statement of assignment
12 reported therein................................. 1.00
13 Ownership..................................... 5.00
14 Change of name................................ 5.00
15 Mortgage assignment........................... 5.00
16 Ancillary transaction......................... 5.00
17 Copies:
18 Per page...................................... .50
19 Certification................................. 1.50
20 Where no fee is specified the fee shall be set by the
21 recorder of deeds.
22 Section 2. All fees shall be exclusive of the State writ tax
23 and all fees on said tax shall be payable in advance.
24 Section 3. All deeds shall set forth the true consideration
25 or be accompanied by an original and a conformed copy of an
26 "Affidavit of Value." If an exception from taxation is claimed,
27 either full or partial, the deed must be accompanied by an
28 original and a conformed copy of an "Affidavit of Value" unless
29 noted in the deed. The "Affidavit of Value" shall be fully
30 completed. Where the property is located in two or more taxing
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1 authorities, the person recording the deed shall indicate
2 thereon the value of the property in each taxing authority for
3 local realty transfer tax purposes.
4 Section 4. (a) The act of August 21, 1953 (P.L.1254,
5 No.354), entitled, as amended, "An act establishing a uniform
6 fee for services of recorders of deeds in counties of the second
7 A, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth classes," is
8 repealed.
9 (b) All other acts and parts of acts are repealed insofar as
10 inconsistent with the provisions of this act.
11 Section 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
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