Bill Text: PA SB312 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: In Commonwealth agency fees, further providing for Department of State; and providing for a uniform code.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-28 - Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT [SB312 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SB312-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 289
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 312 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY TOMLINSON, CORMAN, ERICKSON, ORIE, FONTANA, RAFFERTY, MENSCH AND BRUBAKER, JANUARY 28, 2011
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 28, 2011
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
Executive Department thereof and the administrative
departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
officers, and of the several administrative departments,
boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the
number and compensation of the deputies and all other
assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and
commissions shall be determined," in Commonwealth agency
fees, further providing for Department of State; and
providing for a uniform code.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 618-A(1) of the act of April 9, 1929
(P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is
amended by adding a subparagraph to read:
Section 618-A. Department of State.--The Department of State
is authorized to charge fees for the following purposes and in
the following amounts:
(1) Bureau of Commissions, Elections
and Legislation:
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(x) Fee for authentication of a document for recognition by a foreign government (apostille) or certification required in an international adoption proceeding........................ 5.00
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Section 2. Within 30 days of the effective date of this
section, the Department of State shall make available and
publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a uniform form to request
for the legalization of documents. The form shall include all of
the following:
(1) Name of requester.
(2) Organization.
(3) Address.
(4) Telephone number.
(5) Country for which documents are being prepared.
(6) Number of documents to be certified.
(7) Whether the request is for legalization of documents
for an international adoption proceeding.
(8) Signature of requester.
Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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