Notary Commission Process Video During COVID-19
Updated Guidance on Records Department Operations During COVID-19, March 22, 2021
Please read:Declaration of Extraordinary Circumstance: Suspending the Formal Regulatory Process for Regulations Concerning a Novel Coronavirus.
New: Purchase Traffic Accident Reports Online! Beginning February 22, 2021 visit: https://crashreports.phila.gov
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- This system will eventually display public records from all current publicly-accessible systems and, in the future, paper-based records that are being converted to digital formats. During the pilot, the Office will be updating and improving the overall functionality with future software releases.
- The Div ision of Vital Records (DVR) of the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) issues certified copies of birth, death, fetal death, and marriage certificates (2007 – present) for events that occur in Maryland.
Welcome to the Department of Records
The Home Rule Charter of 1951 established the Department of Records to ensure that Philadelphia's municipal records were appropriately controlled and managed. The Department sets records management standards and procedures for all City departments, boards, commissions, and agencies, and manages key records operations and services such as the City Archives, the Records Storage Center, the Recorder of Deeds, and central reprographic services.
The Department also manages public access to municipal records and establishes and collects fees to cover the cost of providing copies of records. As an agent for the Commonwealth and the City Revenue Department, the Records Department also collects realty transfer taxes and document recording fees and, as the official City tax registry, maintains the city's real property database and tax maps.
James P. Leonard, Esq., Commissioner
Effective November 30, 2017, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has increased the Access to Justice fee portion of the recording fee from $35.50 to $40.25. Accordingly, the recording fee for those documents that include the Access to Justice fee has increased by $4.75. The revised fee schedule can be found at https://www.phila.gov/records or City Hall Room 111.
Click here for new Fee schedule (English). Effective July 1, 2018. The City Realty Transfer Tax is 3.278%
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Our Phone Numbers at a Glance
| General Inquiries | 215-686-2262 |
| Deed Recording | 215-686-2290 |
| Public Safety Incident Reports | 215-686-1488 |
| City Archives | 215-685-9401 |