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CHAPTER 161. FEES

Sec.


161.1.    Schedule of fees.

Authority

   The provisions of this Chapter 161 issued under section 506 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §  186); The Notary Public Law (57 P.S. § §  147—168.1) (Repealed); and the act of July 12, 1972 (P.L. 769, No. 182) (71 P.S. § §  803.1—803.9) (Repealed), unless otherwise noted.

Source

   The provisions of this Chapter 161 adopted August 24, 1973, 3 Pa.B. 1773, unless otherwise noted.

§ 161.1. Schedule of fees.

 The Bureau of Commissions fee schedule shall conform with the following table:

DescriptionFees
(in dollars)
COMMISSIONS
 Commissioner of Deeds$25
 Railroad Police or Institutional Police Commission$5
 Notice of Election of Sheriff (called Sheriff’s Writ)$5
 Treasures Commission$5
 District Justices$3
 Register of Wills Bond$2
 Recorder of Deeds Bond$2
CERTIFICATES
 Great Seal Certificate$10
 Certificate requiring Secretary’s Seal$7
MISCELLANEOUS
 Writs including Great Seal$5
 Filing Recognizance for any Public Office$2
 Photocopies$1
 Department of State may charge equivalent fees for   any service not specified.
NOTARY PUBLIC FEE SCHEDULE
 Executing affidavits (no matter how many signatures)$5
 Executing acknowledgments$5
 In executing acknowledgments each additional name$2
 Executing certificates (per certified copy)$5
 Administering oaths (per individual taking an oath)$5
 Taking depositions, per page$3
 Executing verifications$5
 Executing protests, per page$3

 (Editor’s Note: The fee of $25 for a Notary Public Commission and the fee of $2 for Filing Bond for any Public Office abrogated October 9, 2013 (P.L. 609, No. 73) effective 180 days after publication of the notice under section 4 of Act 73. The notice was published at 47 Pa.B. 2518 (April 29, 2017).)

Authority

   The provisions of this §  161.1 abrogated in part under section 3.1 of the act of October 9, 2013 (P.L. 609, No. 73).

Source

   The provisions of this §  161.1 amended through February 10, 1984, effective February 11, 1984, 14 Pa.B. 431; amended May 27, 2005, effective May 28, 2005, 35 Pa.B. 3143; corrected January 13, 2006, effective August 6, 2005, 36 Pa.B. 194; abrogated in part October 9, 2013 (P.L. 609, No. 73), effective October 26, 2017. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (351193) to (351194).



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