Section 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. ((a) amended July 3, 1957, P.L.433, No.237)
(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) ((c) deleted by amendment Oct. 31, 2024, P.L.1140, No.137).
(d) Subject to subsection (e), no fee shall be charged for certified copies of records or parts thereof for any of the following:
(1) An individual who currently serves in the United States Armed Forces, including a reserve component or the National Guard.
(2) A member of the United States Armed Forces, including a reserve component or the National Guard, who was killed or dies as a result of injuries received while on official duty status authorized under Federal or State law.
(3) A veteran.
(4) A spouse of an individual specified under paragraph (1), (2) or (3).
(5) A dependent of an individual specified under paragraph (1), (2) or (3).
((d) added Oct. 31, 2024, P.L.1140, No.137)
(e) The fee waiver under subsection (d) shall only apply to the following applicants for certified copies of records or parts thereof:
(1) An applicant who is an individual specified under subsection (d)(1) or (3).
(2) An applicant who is a spouse of an individual specified under subsection (d)(1), (2) or (3).
(3) An applicant who is a representative of a dependent child of a deceased veteran or an individual specified under subsection (d)(2). This paragraph shall only apply to a request made for a certified copy of a certificate of death.
(4) An applicant who is a representative of the estate of an individual specified under subsection (d)(1), (2), (3) or (4). This paragraph shall only apply to a request made for a certified copy of a certificate of death.
(5) An applicant that is a funeral establishment responsible for filing the death record of an individual specified under subsection (d). This paragraph shall only apply to a request made for a certified copy of a certificate of death.
((e) added Oct. 31, 2024, P.L.1140, No.137)
(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. ((f) added Oct. 31, 2024, P.L.1140, No.137)
(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). ((g) added Oct. 31, 2024, P.L.1140, No.137)
(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. ((h) added Oct. 31, 2024, P.L.1140, No.137)