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     § 9525.  Fees.
        (a)  Initial financing statement or other record.--Except as
     otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d):
            (1)  The fee for filing and indexing a record under this
        chapter shall be as follows:
                (i)  For a record communicated to a filing office
            described in section 9501(a)(1) (relating to filing
            office), $48.
                (ii)  For a record communicated to a filing office
            described in section 9501(a)(2), $12.
            (2)  The amount of the fee for filing and indexing the
        record is not affected by the number of names to be indexed
        or the number of pages in the record.
        (b)  Response to information request.--Except as otherwise
     provided in subsection (d), the fee for responding to a request
     for information from the filing office, including for issuing a
     certificate showing whether there is on file any financing
     statement naming a particular debtor, shall be as follows:
            (1)  The basic charge is $12.
            (2)  If the filing office responds to the request in
        writing, there is an additional charge of:
                (i)  no charge per record found;
                (ii)  $2 per page of copies; and
                (iii)  if certification is requested, $28.
        (c)  Record of mortgage.--This section does not require a fee
     with respect to a record of a mortgage which is effective as a
     financing statement filed as a fixture filing or as a financing
     statement covering as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut
     under section 9502(c) (relating to record of mortgage as
     financing statement). However, the recording and satisfaction
     fees that otherwise would be applicable to the record of the
     mortgage apply.
        (d)  Variation by regulation.--Within 90 days of the
     effective date of this subsection, the Department of State shall
     promulgate regulations regarding the fees required by
     subsections (a) and (b). The department shall establish fees
     required by subsection (a)(1)(i) that generate revenue
     equivalent to the amount collected from UCC filing fees by all
     counties during calendar year 2000. The department shall
     establish fees required by subsection (a)(1)(ii) which generate
     revenue equivalent to the amount collected from UCC filing fees
     and deposited in the General Fund and the Corporation Bureau
     Restricted Account during fiscal year 1999-2000. Changes in the
     fees shall be promulgated as a final-form regulation with
     proposed rulemaking omitted in accordance with the act of June
     25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), known as the Regulatory Review Act.
     After July 1, 2001, the department may promulgate regulations in
     accordance with the Regulatory Review Act regarding the fees
     required by subsections (a) and (b) for services rendered by the
     department. Fee regulations promulgated by the department under
     this subsection shall supersede the fees listed in subsections
     (a) and (b).

        Effective Date.  Section 30(1)(i) of Act 18 of 2001 provided
     that subsec. (d) shall take effect immediately.
        Fee Schedule.  Section 3.1 of Act 34 of 2001 provided that
     the Department of State is authorized to prescribe a temporary
     fee schedule to implement section 9525.
        Cross References.  Section 9525 is referred to in section
     9710 of this title; sections 153, 155 of Title 15 (Corporations
     and Unincorporated Associations).

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