Pennsylvania Statutes Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety § 450.807. Records:  Fees for copies

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this act, the Advisory Health Board shall prescribe the fees to be paid by applicants for copies of vital statistics records or parts thereof.

(b) Federal, state and municipal agencies of government may obtain copies of records or certifications of data from records without payment of fees, provided that the department and the Commonwealth incur no expense in connection therewith.

(c) Deleted by 2024, Oct. 31, P.L. 1140, No. 137, § 3, effective in 60 days [Dec. 30, 2024].

(d) Subject to subsection (e), no fee shall be charged for certified copies of records or parts thereof for any of the following:

(e) The fee waiver under subsection (d) shall only apply to the following applicants for certified copies of records or parts thereof:

(f) The fee waiver under subsection (d) shall apply regardless of whether an individual specified under subsection (d)(2) or (3) predeceased or survived any other individual who qualifies for the fee waiver.

(g) The fee waiver under subsection (d) shall apply to the first ten (10) certified copies of the same record or parts thereof issued by, or on behalf of, the department during a calendar year for an applicant under subsection (e).

(h) As used in this section, the term “veteran” means an individual who served in the United States Armed Forces, including a reserve component or the National Guard, and who was discharged or released from service under conditions other than dishonorable.