SB 1331 — An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in protection from abuse, providing for waiver of fee for corrected or duplicate State documents.

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                      THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                          SENATE BILL
                          No. 1331
                                                 Session of
                                                   2026

     INTRODUCED BY KIM, LAUGHLIN, MASTRIANO, HUGHES, SANTARSIERO,
        FONTANA, HAYWOOD, COMITTA, TARTAGLIONE, SAVAL, CAPPELLETTI,
        KANE, PISCIOTTANO, COSTA AND VOGEL, MAY 20, 2026

     REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, MAY 20, 2026


                                      AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in protection from abuse, providing
 3      for waiver of fee for corrected or duplicate State documents.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.      Title 23 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 7   Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
 8   § 6123.    Waiver of fee for corrected or duplicate State
 9                   documents.
10      (a)    Requirements for waiver.--A person who satisfies the
11   following requirements and does not have access to the original
12   document the person is seeking to replace or correct is eligible
13   for a waiver of fees under subsections (b) and (c) if either of
14   the following apply:
15             (1)   The person has been granted relief under section
16      6107(b) (relating to hearings) or 6108 (relating to relief)
17      and the relief was granted no more than 90 days prior to the
18      person applying for a waiver under this section.
 1            (2)    The person was the subject of abuse no earlier than
 2      the previous 120 days and the abuse is verified through one
 3      of the following methods:
 4                   (i)    A statement by an employee, agent or volunteer
 5            of a victim service provider, attorney, medical
 6            professional or mental health professional from whom the
 7            victim has sought assistance relating to the abuse,
 8            including the use of a standardized form under subsection
 9            (e).
10                   (ii)   A statement verifying the abuse. A person who
11            provides materially false information in the statement
12            under this subparagraph shall be subject to a penalty of
13            $50 plus the fee charged for the document the person
14            sought to obtain under this section.
15      (b)   Waiver by Department of Transportation.--Upon
16   application of a person who qualifies under subsection (a), the
17   Department of Transportation shall waive the fee for a duplicate
18   or corrected certificate of title, photo identification card,
19   noncommercial driver's license, commercial driver's license,
20   camera card, learner's permit or registration card. A qualifying
21   person with dependents shall also receive a waiver of fee under
22   this section for a duplicate or corrected document for the
23   person's dependents.
24      (c)   Waiver by Department of Health.--Upon application of a
25   person who qualifies under subsection (a), the Department of
26   Health shall waive the fee for a certified copy of birth record.
27   A qualifying person with dependents shall also receive a waiver
28   of fee under this section for a duplicate or corrected document
29   for the person's dependents.
30      (d)   Implementation by agencies.--No later than 90 days after

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 1   the effective date of this subsection, the Department of
 2   Transportation and the Department of Health shall:
 3            (1)   establish statements of policy providing for
 4      applications made under subsection (b) or (c), as applicable;
 5            (2)   make the statements of policy available on each
 6      department's publicly accessible Internet website; and
 7            (3)   review the statements of policy at least every five
 8      years.
 9      (e)   Forms.--The Office of Victim Advocate shall develop
10   standardized forms for documenting abuse and providing a method
11   for third party attestation of abuse under this section.
12      Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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