Pennsylvania Statutes Title 71 P.S. State Government § 333. Land Office (Adm. Code § 1203)

(a) To act as the Land Office of the Commonwealth.

(b) To maintain and preserve the records of the first titles acquired by the proprietaries, and the Commonwealth, to all the lands within its boundaries, the records of all lands and conveyances from the proprietaries and the Commonwealth to the purchasers of the land, the papers relating to the surveys of the State and county lines, and the reports of commissioners relating to the boundary lines of the State, maps and other papers pertaining to the colonial history of Pennsylvania, contracts for, section profile maps and other records of and relating to the public works, and all other relevant records relating to titles to real estate now or heretofore owned or hereafter to be acquired by the Commonwealth.

(c) So to arrange the evidences of title in its custody, by filing, recording, and indexing, as to facilitate searches, examinations, and inspections.

(d) To furnish certified copies of any such records to the heads of departments, upon request, for use in the furtherance of the business of the Commonwealth.

(e) To furnish copies of all records, documents, entries, and papers, in its custody, to such persons as shall apply for the same and pay such fees as may now or hereafter be prescribed by law.