§ 212. Commonwealth Seal- Use and Custody

TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS § 212. Commonwealth Seal: Use and Custody. (a) The official seal of the Commonwealth shall be used to authenticate offi- cial acts, proclamations, and other public documents issued by the Governor or the legislature or under the authority of the Governor or legislature, and for other appropriate official purposes. (b) The official seal shall be in the custody of the Attorney General, who may delegate its physical custody to an official of the office of the Attorney General. No person other than the Attorney General or the designated official of the office of the Attorney General shall: (1) Affix the seal on any document or (2) Authorize a replica of the seal to be made or used. (c) Replicas of the official seal may be used on official reports, papers, and stationery of the Commonwealth, official flags, or for appropriate display by the executive branch or a branch, department, agency or public corporation of the Commonwealth. The Governor, by executive order, shall prescribe standards for the proper display and use of the official seal. Source: PL 1-10, §§ 2, 3, modified.


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