Pennsylvania Statutes Title 16 Pa.C.S.A. Counties § 14904. Custody of documents

The controller shall have custody of and retain in original or other acceptable form, as provided in the most recent edition of the County Records Manual issued for the County Records Committee by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, all title deeds to real estate owned by the county, all executed contracts entered into by or on behalf of the county, all records relating to the county's financial affairs and all bonds and other obligations issued by the county, when paid. The bonds and other obligations shall be monitored by the controller, a ledger of which shall be maintained by the controller in a book or an electronic file dedicated for that purpose and retained according to the most recent edition of the County Records Manual.