PRINTER'S NO. 1374
No. 1093 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY ROBBINS, BELL, LEMMOND, MUSTO, ORIE, ERICKSON,
WENGER, THOMPSON, LAVALLE, COSTA, BOSCOLA, ARMSTRONG,
SCHWARTZ, M. WHITE AND WAUGH, OCTOBER 9, 2001
REFERRED TO MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, OCTOBER 9, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 8, 1868 (P.L.73, No.37), entitled "An
2 act to authorize the recorder of deeds in the several
3 counties of this Commonwealth to record the discharges of all
4 honorably discharged officers and soldiers," further
5 providing for the recording of final discharges and reports
6 of separation and similar forms.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 1 of the act of April 8, 1868 (P.L.73,
10 No.37), entitled, "An act to authorize the recorder of deeds in
11 the several counties of this Commonwealth to record the
12 discharges of all honorably discharged officers and soldiers,"
13 amended May 22, 1953 (P.L.215, No. 25), is amended to read:
14 Section 1. Final discharges of officers and persons in Armed
15 Forces or women's organizations; certificates of service;
16 reports of separation and similar forms
17 The Recorders of Deeds in the several counties of this
18 Commonwealth are hereby authorized and required to record all
19 final discharges of all honorably discharged non-commissioned
1 officers, and persons who were duly enlisted and mustered into
2 the Armed Forces of the United States, a reserve component of
3 the Armed Forces of the United States, or in any women's
4 organization officially connected therewith, and all
5 certificates of service issued to commissioned officers upon
6 termination of active service as aforesaid and as well as
7 reports of separation from the Armed Forces of the United States
8 or a reserve component thereof, commonly known as [dd] DD form
9 214, NGB form 22 and similar forms delivered to members of the
10 armed services upon their retirement or separation from active
11 duty, upon application being made to them by the holders
12 thereof, their agents, attorneys, or legal representatives, for
13 which the recorder shall be allowed a fee of fifty cents for
14 recording the same, which fee shall be paid by the county where
15 such discharge is recorded, upon the presentation to the county
16 commissioners of proper vouchers by the recorder recording the
17 same, and the recording of the same shall not be subject to the
18 payment of the usual State tax: Provided, That the provisions of
19 this act relating to the fees of the recorder and the state tax
20 shall not apply to holders of discharges who are not residents
21 of this Commonwealth at the time of making their applications to
22 the recorder for placing the same of record.
23 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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