[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Morrisville as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Condominiums — See Ch. 152.
Registration of multifamily dwelling occupants — See Ch. 286.
Taxation — See Ch. 405.
[Adopted 4-13-1938]
There be and hereby is established a real estate registry for the Borough of Morrisville, County of Bucks and State of Pennsylvania, and the Secretary of the said Borough shall, under the direction of the Council, cause to be made all necessary books, maps and plans as will show the situation and dimensions of each property thereon; which books, maps or plans shall be so prepared as to show the location and the name of the owner or owners thereof with blank spaces for the name of the owner of each lot, and with provision for the names of future owners and the dates of future transfers of title.
For the purpose of establishing such registry, the Secretary shall have access without charge to any public records wherein the necessary information may be obtainable, and may also cause a search to be made in other places for any muniments or evidences of title, not reported to him as herein provided and requisite for the completion of such books, maps or plans.
Said books, maps or plans shall be carefully preserved, and shall be so kept by additions from time to time as to show the ownership of every lot, or piece of real estate, or subdivision thereof, within the limits of the said Borough, with the succeeding transmissions of title from the time of the commencement of such plans; but nothing contained therein shall, at any time, invalidate any municipal or tax claim by reason of the fact that the same is not assessed or liened against the registered owner.
[Amended 9-15-1943; 2-13-1946; 11-12-1948; 11-3-1960 by Ord. No. 481; 12-19-1974 by Ord. No. 682; 5-14-1985 by Ord. No. 800; 12-30-1985 by Ord. No. 811; 12-15-2008 by Ord. No. 975]
It shall be the duty of all owners or an agent on behalf of an owner to register the deed or conveyance within the limits of said Borough within two business days after recording the deed or conveyance by any one of the following methods:
A. 
By delivering or sending a copy of the deed or conveyances submitted for recording by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested to the municipality.
B. 
If agreeable to both the owner and the municipality, by electronically sending an image of the deed as submitted for recording to the municipality. The Recorder of Deeds may, but is not required to, electronically transmit the deed as a service to the owner, and may charge such fees as are provided in the Act of July 18, 1941 (P.L. 421, No. 169) entitled "an Act requiring Recorder of Deeds to accept and record the deeds prior to registry, where registry is required and to have the same registered, and fixing fees therefor, in addition to the recording fee."
C. 
Pursuant to state law, for the purpose of maintaining its registry, the Borough of Morrisville has set as a reasonable fee of $10/per deed. This fee imposed shall be paid as follows:
(1) 
The fee shall accompany any copy of a deed that is registered in accordance with methods set forth, above; and
(2) 
The fee shall be delivered or mailed, first class, prepaid, to the municipality within seven days after recordation.
The Sheriff of Bucks County shall present for registry the deeds of all properties within said Borough sold by him at judicial sales; and the Prothonotary and Recorder of Deeds of Bucks County shall not admit for record any deed of any property in said Borough, bearing dates subsequent to the approval of any ordinance providing for the establishment of such registry, unless the same shall first have been duly stamped as herein provided.
[Amended 5-14-1985 by Ord. No. 800]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Part 8 shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $300, together with costs of prosecution, or to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days.
[Adopted 4-20-1998 by Ord. No. 893]
Effective with the date of this Part, the Borough Council of the Borough of Morrisville, appoints the locally elected tax collector, his/her predecessor or successor as the agent authorized to provide and issue real estate tax certifications upon request by the real estate property owner or their authorized agent, and hereby authorizes said tax collector to assess, collect and retain, as compensation for providing said tax certification service a fee of $30 for each single or multiple taxing year request certified on one occasion; further, a fee is hereby established, to be collected and retained by the above designated persons, for the issuance of a duplicate tax bill or facsimile thereof, said fee shall be $5 for each document issued.