2012 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 13 - COMMERCIAL CODE
Chapter 97 - Transition Provisions
Section 9710 - Operations of prothonotaries' offices after effective date

     § 9710.  Operations of prothonotaries' offices after effective
                date.
        (a)  Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
     words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
     subsection:
        "Former Division 9 records."  The following records:
            (1)  Financing statements and other records that have
        been filed in a prothonotary's office pursuant to Former
        Division 9 before July 1, 2001, and that are, or upon
        processing and indexing will be, reflected in the index
        maintained as of June 30, 2001, by the prothonotary's office
        for financing statements and other records filed in the
        prothonotary's office before July 1, 2001.
            (2)  The index as of June 30, 2001.
     The term does not include records presented to a prothonotary's
     office for filing after June 30, 2001, whether or not the
     records relate to financing statements filed in the
     prothonotary's office before July 1, 2001.
        "Prothonotary's office."  The office of a prothonotary of a
     county of this Commonwealth.
        (b)  No records to be accepted after June 30, 2001.--A
     prothonotary's office must not accept for filing a record
     presented after June 30, 2001, whether or not the record relates
     to a financing statement filed in the prothonotary's office
     before July 1, 2001.
        (c)  Maintenance of Former Division 9 records.--Until July 1,
     2008, each prothonotary's office must maintain all Former
     Division 9 records in accordance with Former Division 9. A
     Former Division 9 record that is not reflected on the index
     maintained at June 30, 2001, by the prothonotary's office must
     be processed and indexed and reflected on the index as of June
     30, 2001, as soon as practicable but in any event no later than
     July 30, 2001.
        (d)  Response to information requests.--Until June 30, 2008,
     each prothonotary's office shall respond to requests for
     information with respect to Former Division 9 records relating
     to a debtor and issue certificates in accordance with Former
     Division 9. The fees charged for responding to requests for
     information relating to a debtor and issuing certificates with
     respect to Former Division 9 records must be the fees in effect
     under Former Division 9 on June 30, 2001, unless a different fee
     is established by regulation issued by the Department of State
     pursuant to section 9525 of Revised Division 9 (relating to
     fees).
        (e)  Removal and destruction of Former Division 9 records.--
     After June 30, 2008, each prothonotary's office may remove and
     destroy, in accordance with any then applicable record retention
     law of this Commonwealth, all Former Division 9 records,
     including the related index.