PRINTER'S NO. 4748
No. 3004 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY MARSICO, BALDWIN, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI,
CREIGHTON, FABRIZIO, FLAHERTY, GINGRICH, HARPER, HARRIS,
HENNESSEY, HUTCHINSON, KOTIK, LEH, NICKOL, O'NEILL, PAYNE,
PHILLIPS, RAPP, SIPTROTH, B. SMITH, STERN AND TIGUE,
OCTOBER 5, 2006
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, OCTOBER 5, 2006
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 25, 1961 (P.L.849, No.367), entitled
2 "An act authorizing facsimile signatures and seals of certain
3 public officials; imposing duties upon the Secretary of the
4 Commonwealth; and providing penalties," further providing for
5 definitions.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 1 of the act of July 25, 1961 (P.L.849,
9 No.367), known as the Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public
10 Officials Act, amended December 10, 1974 (P.L.828, No.276), is
11 amended to read:
12 Section 1. Definitions.--As used in this act--
13 (a) "Public Security" means a bond, note, certificate of
14 indebtedness, or other obligation for the payment of money,
15 issued by this Commonwealth or by any of its departments,
16 agencies, authorities, other instrumentalities, any school
17 district, any county of the second class or any authority
18 created by school districts of the Commonwealth.
1 (b) "Instrument of Payment" means a check, draft, warrant,
2 or order for the payment, delivery, or transfer of funds.
3 (c) "Authorized Officer" means any official of this
4 Commonwealth or any of its departments, agencies, authorities,
5 other instrumentalities, any school district[, any county of the
6 second class] or any authority created by school districts of
7 the Commonwealth whose signature to a public security or
8 instrument of payment is required or permitted.
9 (d) "Facsimile Signature" means a reproduction by engraving,
10 imprinting, stamping, or other means of the manual signature of
11 an authorized officer.
12 (e) "Other Instrumentalities" means cities of the first,
13 second, second A and third classes, counties of the first class,
14 counties of the second and second A classes, counties of the
15 third through eighth classes, townships of the first and second
16 classes, towns, boroughs and municipal authorities.
17 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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