Pennsylvania HB 53: An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in protection from abuse, providing for waiver of fee for corrected or duplicate State documents.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 43
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 53
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BOROWSKI, KHAN, PIELLI, KENYATTA, SANCHEZ, HILL-
EVANS, GIRAL, BURGOS, DELLOSO, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, SCHLOSSBERG,
WAXMAN, KINKEAD, HOWARD, CIRESI AND FLEMING, JANUARY 14, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 14, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in protection from abuse, providing
for waiver of fee for corrected or duplicate State documents.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 23 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 6123. Waiver of fee for corrected or duplicate State
documents.
(a) Requirements for waiver.--A person who satisfies the
following requirements and does not have access to the original
document the person is seeking to replace or correct is eligible
for a waiver of fees under subsections (b) and (c) if:
(1) All of the following apply:
(i) The person has been granted relief under section
6107(b) (relating to hearings) or 6108 (relating to
relief).
(ii) The relief under subparagraph (i) was granted
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no more than 90 days prior to the person applying for a
waiver under this section.
(2) The person does not qualify under paragraph (1) but
was the subject of abuse within the previous 120 days and the
abuse is verified through one of the following methods:
(i) A statement by an employee, agent or volunteer
of a victim service provider, an attorney, a medical
professional or a mental health professional from whom
the victim has sought assistance relating to the abuse,
including the use of a standardized form under subsection
(e).
(ii) A statement verifying the abuse. An individual
who provides materially false information in the
statement under this clause shall be subject to a penalty
of $50 plus the fee charged for the document the
individual sought to obtain under this section.
(b) Waiver of fee by Department of Transportation.--Upon
application of a person who qualifies under subsection (a), the
Department of Transportation shall waive the fee for a duplicate
or corrected certificate of title, photo identification card,
noncommercial driver's license, commercial driver's license,
camera card, learner's permit or registration card. A qualifying
person with dependents shall also receive a waiver of fee under
this section for a duplicate or corrected document for the
person's dependents.
(c) Waiver of fee by Department of Health.--Upon application
of a person who qualifies under subsection (a), the Department
of Health shall waive the fee for a certified copy of birth
record. A qualifying person with dependents shall also receive a
waiver of fee under this section for a duplicate or corrected
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document for the person's dependents.
(d) Implementation by agencies.--Within 90 days of the
effective date of this subsection, the Department of
Transportation and the Department of Health shall establish a
statement of policy providing for applications made under
subsection (b) or (c), as applicable. A statement of policy
under this subsection shall be made available on the agency's
publicly accessible Internet website and shall be reviewed by
the agency at least every five years.
(e) Forms.--The Office of Victim Advocate shall develop
standardized forms for documenting abuse and providing a method
for third party attestation of abuse under this section.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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