13 Pa.C.S. § 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:
1. "Former Division 9 records." The following records:
  1. (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. (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.
2. "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.