(b) No fee, other than a fee established under this section
or another statutory fee, shall be charged by a recorder of
deeds, or by an equivalent officer in a home rule charter
county, for the recordation of a document based on, or
including, certification and seal, number of pages, number of
names, number of marginal references, type of document or
rejection of document regardless of the number of times
rejected, or otherwise.
(c) A county shall be subject to the following:
(1) An additional fee established in accordance with 53
Pa.C.S. § 6011(a) (relating to affordable housing programs fees
in counties) shall be imposed at a flat rate not to exceed 100%
of fees collected under subsection (a).
(2) An additional fee established in accordance with the act
of January 15, 1988 (P.L.1, No.1), known as the Uniform Parcel
Identifier Law, shall be imposed at a flat rate per uniform
parcel identifier, except that no fee shall be imposed for the
first uniform parcel identifier.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a recorder
of deeds may charge 50 ¢ per page for copies and $1.50 for
certifications of previously recorded documents.
(d) The governing body of each county shall, by resolution
or ordinance, establish fees in accordance with subsections (a)
and (c)(1) and (2), to the extent the fees are imposed by the
county, within 120 days of the effective date of this section
and may, no more frequently than every two years, adjust those
fees within the limitations of this section. At least 30 days
prior to the enactment of any ordinance or resolution
establishing or adjusting fees in accordance with this section,
the governing body shall obtain from the recorder of deeds, or
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