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PRINTER'S NO. 1027
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
906
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY MURT, MILLARD AND PICKETT, MARCH 20, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 20, 2017
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; providing for the regulation of pari-mutuel
thoroughbred horse racing and harness horse racing
activities, imposing certain taxes and providing for the
disposition of funds from pari-mutuel tickets; 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 subparagraphs to read:
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Section 618-A. Department of State.--The Department of State
is authorized to charge fees for the following purposes and in
the following amounts:
(1) Bureau of Commissions,
Elections and Legislation:
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(x) Fee for authentication
(apostille) or
certification of a
document for
recognition by a
foreign government..... 15.00
(xi) Maximum total fee for
authentication
(apostille) or
certification of all
documents for
recognition by a
foreign government for
a noncommercial purpose
requested in one
transaction..... 30.00
Section 2. Within 30 days of the effective date of this
section, the Department of State 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.
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(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.
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