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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY MARSICO, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, DENLINGER, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FLECK, GEIST, GINGRICH, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, LONGIETTI, MILLER, MILNE, MURT, SACCONE, STERN, STEVENSON, SWANGER AND THOMAS, MAY 9, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 9, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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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] or any |
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1 | political subdivision of this Commonwealth. |
2 | (b) "Instrument of Payment" means a check, draft, warrant, |
3 | or order for the payment, delivery, or transfer of funds. |
4 | (c) "Authorized Officer" means any official of this |
5 | Commonwealth or any of its departments, agencies, authorities, |
6 | other instrumentalities[, any school district, any county of the |
7 | second class or any authority created by school districts of the |
8 | Commonwealth] or any political subdivision of this Commonwealth |
9 | whose signature to a public security or instrument of payment is |
10 | required or permitted. |
11 | (d) "Facsimile Signature" means a reproduction by engraving, |
12 | imprinting, stamping, or other means of the manual signature of |
13 | an authorized officer. |
14 | (e) "Political subdivision" means school districts or any |
15 | authority created by school districts of this Commonwealth, |
16 | cities of the first, second, second A and third classes, |
17 | counties of the first class, counties of the second and second A |
18 | classes, counties of the third through eighth classes, townships |
19 | of the first and second classes, towns, boroughs and municipal |
20 | authorities. |
21 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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