THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY MURT, BOYD, CREIGHTON, GIBBONS, GODSHALL, HENNESSEY, KORTZ, PICKETT, SIPTROTH, J. TAYLOR, VULAKOVICH, WATSON AND YOUNGBLOOD, APRIL 28, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 28, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled

"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the

executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the

Executive Department thereof and the administrative

departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,

including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or

Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or

authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative

departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and

duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative

officers, and of the several administrative departments,

boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the

Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive

and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of

certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and

other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,

and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the

number and compensation of the deputies and all other

assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and

commissions shall be determined," in Commonwealth agency

fees, further providing for Department of State.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 618-A(1) of the act of April 9, 1929

(P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is

amended by adding paragraphs to read:

Section 618-A.  Department of State.--The Department of State

is authorized to charge fees for the following purposes and in

the following amounts:

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Section 2.  Within 30 days of the effective date of this

section, the department shall make available and publish in the

Pennsylvania Bulletin a uniform form to request the legalization

of documents. The form shall include all of the following:

(1)  Name of requester.

(2)  Organization.

(3)  Address.

(4)  Telephone number.

(5)  Country for which documents are being prepared.

(6)  Number of documents to be certified.

(7)  Purpose of request.

(8)  Signature of requester.

Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.