PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1374 PRINTER'S NO. 1524
No. 1093 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY ROBBINS, BELL, LEMMOND, MUSTO, ORIE, ERICKSON,
WENGER, THOMPSON, LAVALLE, COSTA, BOSCOLA, ARMSTRONG,
SCHWARTZ, M. WHITE, WAUGH AND WAGNER, OCTOBER 9, 2001
SENATOR TOMLINSON, MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AS AMENDED,
NOVEMBER 14, 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 AS DEFINED IN 51 PA.C.S. § <--
4 7301 (RELATING TO DEFINITIONS), or in any women's organization
5 officially connected therewith, and all certificates of service
6 issued to commissioned officers upon termination of active
7 service as aforesaid and as well as reports of separation from
8 the Armed Forces of the United States or a reserve component
9 thereof, commonly known as [dd] DD form 214, NGB form 22 and
10 similar forms delivered to members of the armed services upon
11 their retirement or separation from active duty, upon
12 application being made to them by the holders thereof, their
13 agents, attorneys, or legal representatives, for which the
14 recorder shall be allowed a fee of fifty cents for recording the
15 same, which fee shall be paid by the county where such discharge
16 is recorded, upon the presentation to the county commissioners
17 of proper vouchers by the recorder recording the same, and the
18 recording of the same shall not be subject to the payment of the
19 usual State tax: Provided, That the provisions of this act
20 relating to the fees of the recorder and the state tax shall not
21 apply to holders of discharges who are not residents of this
22 Commonwealth at the time of making their applications to the
23 recorder for placing the same of record.
24 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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