Certification and admissibility in evidence of official records.
45 Pa.C.S. § 3
repealed(a) Official publication or certification as evidence.--(Repealed).
(b) Statement of no record as evidence.--(Repealed).
(c) Duty of Legislative Reference Bureau.--It shall be the duty of the Director or Assistant Director of the Bureau, upon receipt or acceptable provision for payment of the fees established therefor, to cause a copy of the document, record or paper, or a statement that no such record or entry is found to exist, to be made and authenticated and to deliver such copy or statement to any person entitled thereto.
(d) Certification admissible as evidence.--(Repealed).
(e) Certification constitutes compliance with subpoena.--Unless directed otherwise by the court or the presiding officer of the government agency, whichever is applicable, delivery to the court or agency of a certification issued under this section shall constitute sufficient compliance with a subpoena directing an officer or employee of the Bureau to appear for the purpose of presenting testimony or producing documents relating to matters set forth in the certification or accompanying documents.
(f) Certification fee.--Whenever a certification is issued by the Bureau pursuant to the provisions of this section, the Bureau shall charge a reasonable fee for such certification. The Director of the Bureau shall determine and establish by regulation the amount of the certification fee. Explanatory Note. Act 160 amended or added Pts. I and II of Title 45 and section 1991 of Title 1. Partial Repeal. Subsecs. (a), (b) and (d) were repealed and subsec. (c) was repealed in part April 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, effective in 60 days.
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