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66 PA Cons Stat § 3303 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 33 - Violations and Penalties|Section 3303 - Nonliability for enforcement of lawful tariffs and rates

§ 3303. Nonliability for enforcement of lawful tariffs and rates.   (a) Public utilities.--No public utility, nor any officer, agent or employee thereof, shall be liable for any penalty or forfeiture, or be subject to any prosecution, on account of demanding, collecting, or receiving any rate for any service, or for enforcing any regulation, or practice when such rate, regulation, or practice is contained in a tariff properly filed with the commission, and posted or published as herein provided, and is applicable by the terms thereof at the time to such service although such rate, regulation, method or practice may be found by the commission to be unjust or unreasonable.  (b) Contract carrier by motor vehicle.--No contract carrier by motor vehicle, nor any officer, agent or employee thereof, shall be liable for any penalty or forfeiture, or be subject to any prosecution on account of demanding, collecting or receiving any minimum rate prescribed by the commission under the provisions of this part.
66 PA Cons Stat § 3304 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 33 - Violations and Penalties|Section 3304 - Unlawful issuance and assumption of securities

§ 3304. Unlawful issuance and assumption of securities.  Any individual who shall knowingly affix his name or attestation to any stock certificate or other evidence of equitable interest, or any bond, note, trust certificate, or other security issued or assumed by any public utility, or any director who shall knowingly assent to the issuance or assumption of any such stock certificate, or other evidence of equitable interest, or any bond, note or other evidence of indebtedness, or other security issued by any public utility, or any director who shall knowingly assent to the issue of any such certificate of stock, trust certificate, corporate bond, note, or other evidence of indebtedness, or other security of any public utility, in violation of any of the provisions or requirements of this part, or any individual who shall knowingly make or assent to any false statement in any securities certificate required to be registered with the commission under the provisions of Chapter 19 (relating to securities and obligations) or who shall by any false statements, oral or written, knowingly make, procure, or seek to procure, of the commission the registration of any such securities certificate, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
66 PA Cons Stat § 3305 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 33 - Violations and Penalties|Section 3305 - Misapplication of proceeds of securities

§ 3305. Misapplication of proceeds of securities.  Any individual who shall knowingly make or assent to any application or disposition of any stock certificate, or other evidence of equitable interest, or any bond, note, trust certificate, or other evidence of indebtedness, or other security, or the proceeds of the sale or pledge thereof, or any part thereof, in violation of any statement or contrary to any purpose in relation thereto set forth or contained in any securities certificate required to be registered with the commission under the provisions of Chapter 19 (relating to securities and obligations) or who shall knowingly make or assent to any false statement in any report or account to the commission as to the disposition or application of the proceeds, or any part thereof, of any sale or pledge of any stock certificate, or other evidence of equitable interest, or any bond, note, trust certificate, or other evidence of indebtedness, or other security, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
66 PA Cons Stat § 3306 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 33 - Violations and Penalties|Section 3306 - Execution of unlawful contracts

§ 3306. Execution of unlawful contracts.  Any individual who shall knowingly affix his name or attestation to any written contract or arrangement, or who shall enter into any written contract or arrangement, or any individual who shall knowingly assent to the entering into of any written or verbal contract, in violation of any of the provisions or requirements of this part, or any individual knowingly making or assenting to any false statement in any application for the approval of any contract or arrangement, the approval of which is required by this part, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
66 PA Cons Stat § 3307 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 33 - Violations and Penalties|Section 3307 - Refusal to obey subpoena and testify

§ 3307. Refusal to obey subpoena and testify.  If any individual who shall be subpoenaed to attend before the commission, or its representative, shall fail to obey the command of such subpoena, or if any individual in attendance before the commission, or its representative, shall refuse to be sworn or to be examined, or to answer any relevant question, or to produce any relevant data, book, record, paper, or document when ordered so to do by the commission, or its representative, such person shall be guilty of a summary offense.
66 PA Cons Stat § 3308 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 33 - Violations and Penalties|Section 3308 - Concealment of witnesses and records

§ 3308. Concealment of witnesses and records.  If any individual shall absent himself from the jurisdiction of this Commonwealth or conceal himself for the purpose of avoiding service of a subpoena issued by the commission, or its representative; or shall remove relevant data, books, records, papers, or other documents out of this Commonwealth for the purpose of preventing their examination by the commission; or shall destroy or conceal any such data, books, records, papers or other documents for such purpose, he shall be adjudged guilty of contempt; and any court of common pleas may impose a fine of not less than $100 for each day during the continuance of such refusal, neglect, concealment, or removal; and if such court shall find that the neglect, refusal, or concealment, or the removal or destruction of data, books, records, papers, or other documents by such witness, has been occasioned by the advice or consent of any party to the proceedings before the commission, or in anywise aided or abetted by such party, then, in default of payment of such fine by the individual in contempt, the same shall be paid by such party and may be recovered from such party by an action in the name of the Commonwealth, in any court of common pleas, as other like fines and penalties are now by law recoverable. Imprisonment for contempt shall be by commitment to the county jail of the county in which such hearing is held.
66 PA Cons Stat § 3309 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 33 - Violations and Penalties|Section 3309 - Liability for damages occasioned by unlawful acts

§ 3309. Liability for damages occasioned by unlawful acts.   (a) General rule.--If any person or corporation shall do or cause to be done any act, matter, or thing prohibited or declared to be unlawful by this part, or shall refuse, neglect, or omit to do any act, matter, or thing enjoined or required to be done by this part, such person or corporation shall be liable to the person or corporation injured thereby in the full amount of damages sustained in consequence thereof. The liability of public utilities, contract carriers by motor vehicles, and brokers for negligence, as heretofore established by statute or by common law, shall not be held or construed to be altered or repealed by any of the provisions of this part.  (b) Rights of Commonwealth unaffected.--The recovery in this section authorized shall in no manner affect a recovery by the Commonwealth of the penalty prescribed in section 3301 (relating to civil penalties for violations) for such violations of this part.
66 PA Cons Stat § 3310 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 33 - Violations and Penalties|Section 3310 - Unauthorized operation by carriers and brokers

§ 3310. Unauthorized operation by carriers and brokers. (a) General rule.--Any person or corporation operating as a motor carrier or as a common carrier by airplane, and any operator or employee of such carrier, and any person or corporation operating as a broker, without a certificate of public convenience, permit or license, authorizing the service performed, as required by this part, shall be guilty of a summary offense, and any subsequent offense by such person or corporation shall constitute a misdemeanor of the third degree.  (b) Transportation of household property violations.--Any person or corporation operating as a common carrier under paragraph (2)(ii) of the definition of "common carrier by motor vehicle" in section 102 (relating to definitions) or contract carrier by motor vehicle under paragraph (1)(ii) of the definition of "contract carrier by motor vehicle" in section 2501(b) (relating to declaration of policy and definitions) in violation of this title shall be ordered to pay an administrative penalty as prescribed in subsection (c).  (c) Penalties.-- (1) The amount of the administrative penalty under subsection (b) shall be $5,000 for a first violation and $10,000 for a second or subsequent violation.  (2) In addition to the penalty imposed under paragraph (1), a person or corporation under subsection (b) may also be subject to the following:  (i) Suspension of registration under 75 Pa.C.S. § 1375 (relating to suspension of registration of unapproved carriers).  (ii) Confiscation and impoundment of vehicle. A sheriff, upon an order issued by the court and having jurisdiction over the property, is empowered to confiscate and impound vehicles which have been used to provide common carrier by motor vehicle service or contract carrier by motor vehicle service in violation of subsection (b) or commission regulations. The process for the disposition of impounded vehicles shall be as set forth under 75 Pa.C.S. § 6310 (relating to disposition of impounded vehicles, combinations and loads).  (d) Deposit of costs, fines and proceeds of forfeitures.--Notwithstanding section 3315 (relating to disposition of fines and penalties), all costs and fines collected and penalties recovered under subsection (c) shall be deposited into the General Fund and shall be deemed an augmentation to any appropriation to the commission. All amounts appropriated to the commission under this section shall be used to administer and enforce this chapter and commission regulations applicable to motor carriers.  (Dec. 22, 2017, P.L.1244, No.77, eff. 60 days)
66 PA Cons Stat § 3311 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 33 - Violations and Penalties|Section 3311 - Bribery

§ 3311. Bribery.  Any officer, attorney, agent, or employee of any public utility who offers to any commissioner, or to any person appointed or employed by the commission, any office, place, appointment, or position, or offers to give to any commissioner, or to any person employed in the service of the commission, any free pass or transportation, or any reduction in fares to which the public generally is not entitled, or any free carriage of property, or any present, gift, or gratuity, money, or valuable thing of any kind, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
66 PA Cons Stat § 3312 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 33 - Violations and Penalties|Section 3312 - Evasion of motor carrier and broker regulations

§ 3312. Evasion of motor carrier and broker regulations.  Any person, whether carrier, shipper, consignee, or broker, or any officer, employee, agent, or representative thereof, who shall knowingly offer, grant, or give, or solicit, accept, or receive any rebate, concession, or discrimination, in violation of any provision of this part with respect to motor carriers, or who, by means of false statements or representations or by use of false or fictitious bill, bill of lading, receipt, voucher, roll, account, claim, certificate, affidavit, deposition, lease, or bill of sale, or by any other means or device, shall knowingly and willfully, assist, suffer or permit any person or persons, natural or artificial, to obtain transportation of property by motor carrier subject to this part, for less than the applicable rate, fare or charge, or who shall knowingly and willfully, by any such means, or otherwise seek to evade or defeat regulation in this part provided for motor carriers or brokers, shall be guilty of a summary offense for the first offense and a misdemeanor of the third degree for subsequent offenses.    Cross References. Section 3312 is referred to in sections 4107, 4704 of Title 75 (Vehicles).
66 PA Cons Stat § 3313 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 33 - Violations and Penalties|Section 3313 - Excessive price on resale

§ 3313. Excessive price on resale.  Any person, corporation or other entity violating the provisions of section 1313 (relating to price upon resale of public utility services) shall be guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $100 multiplied by the number of residential bills exceeding the maximum prescribed in section 1313.
66 PA Cons Stat § 3314 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 33 - Violations and Penalties|Section 3314 - Limitation of actions and cumulation of remedies

§ 3314. Limitation of actions and cumulation of remedies.   (a) General rule.--No action for the recovery of any penalties or forfeitures incurred under the provisions of this part, and no prosecutions on account of any matter or thing mentioned in this part, shall be maintained unless brought within three years from the date at which the liability therefor arose, except as otherwise provided in this part.  (b) Remedies and penalties cumulative.--All suits, remedies, prosecutions, penalties, and forfeitures provided for, or accruing under, this part, shall be cumulative.
66 PA Cons Stat § 3315 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES|Chapter 33 - Violations and Penalties|Section 3315 - Disposition of fines and penalties

§ 3315. Disposition of fines and penalties. All fines imposed, and all penalties recovered, under the provisions of this part, shall be paid to the commission, and by it paid into the State Treasury, through the Department of Revenue, to the credit of the General Fund.    Cross References. Section 3315 is referred to in section 3310 of this title.
67 PA Cons Stat § 101 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 67 - PUBLIC WELFARE|Chapter 1 - Preliminary Provisions|Section 101 - Definitions

§ 101. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this title shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  "Department." The Department of Human Services of the Commonwealth.  "Secretary." The Secretary of Human Services of the Commonwealth.  (June 28, 2019, P.L.93, No.14, eff. imd.)
67 PA Cons Stat § 1101 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 67 - PUBLIC WELFARE|Chapter 11 - Medical Assistance Hearings and Appeals|Section 1101 - Definitions

§ 1101. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  "Bureau." The Bureau of Hearings and Appeals of the Department of Human Services.  "Hearing." A proceeding commenced in accordance with this chapter by a provider concerning an adjudication of the department relating to the administration of the program. The term includes an action relating to a provider's enrollment in, participation in, claims for payment or damages under or penalties imposed under the program.  "Program." The medical assistance program established by subarticle (f) of Article IV of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code.  "Provider." A person that is approved or was approved by the department to participate in the program or that seeks approval to provide medical assistance services under the program.  (June 28, 2019, P.L.93, No.14, eff. imd.)   2019 Amendment. Act 14 amended the defs. of "bureau" and "program."
67 PA Cons Stat § 1103 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 67 - PUBLIC WELFARE|Chapter 11 - Medical Assistance Hearings and Appeals|Section 1103 - Supersedeas

 § 1103. Supersedeas.   (a) Not automatic.--A request for hearing filed pursuant to this chapter shall not act as an automatic supersedeas. The bureau may, however, grant a supersedeas upon good cause shown.  (b) Criteria.--The bureau, in granting or denying a supersedeas, shall be guided by relevant judicial precedent. Among the factors to be considered are: (1) irreparable harm to the petitioner; (2) likelihood of the petitioner prevailing on the merits; and (3) likelihood of injury to the public or other parties.  (c) Prohibition.--A supersedeas shall not be issued if injury to the public health, safety or welfare exists or is threatened during the period when the supersedeas would be in effect.  (d) Conditions.--In granting a supersedeas, the bureau may impose conditions which are warranted by the circumstances, including the filing of a bond or other security.
67 PA Cons Stat § 1104 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 67 - PUBLIC WELFARE|Chapter 11 - Medical Assistance Hearings and Appeals|Section 1104 - Subpoenas

§ 1104. Subpoenas.  Consistent with section 1102(e)(2)(v) (relating to hearings before the bureau), the bureau may issue subpoenas compelling the attendance of witnesses, records and papers. The bureau may enforce its subpoenas in Commonwealth Court. Commonwealth Court, after a hearing, may make an adjudication of contempt or may issue another appropriate order.
67 PA Cons Stat § 1105 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 67 - PUBLIC WELFARE|Chapter 11 - Medical Assistance Hearings and Appeals|Section 1105 - Determinations, review, appeal and enforcement

§ 1105. Determinations, review, appeal and enforcement.   (a) Determinations.--The bureau shall issue a determination adjudicating contested issues of fact and law and any appropriate order, decree or decision. A determination not appealed in accordance with subsection (b) shall be the final determination of the bureau and shall be binding upon the department and the provider who brought the appeal.  (b) Review.--  (1) A party that is aggrieved by a determination of the bureau may request review of the determination by the secretary within 30 days of the issuance of the determination. (2) If the secretary fails to act upon a request within 30 days of receipt of the request for review, the request for review shall be deemed denied. (3) If the secretary grants review, the secretary shall enter a final order within 180 days of the date of the order granting review. The secretary may affirm, reverse or modify the determination of the bureau or may waive compliance with program requirements to promote fairness and the proper administration of the program. (4) If the secretary grants review but fails to act within 180 days of the date of the order granting the review, the determination of the bureau shall be deemed approved by the secretary.  (c) Appeals.--A provider aggrieved by a final determination of the bureau or a final order of the secretary may petition for judicial review in accordance with 2 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 Subch. A (relating to judicial review of Commonwealth agency action).  (d) Enforcement.--Final determinations, orders, decrees or decisions of the department, the bureau or the secretary shall be subject to enforcement by Commonwealth Court.
67 PA Cons Stat § 1106 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 67 - PUBLIC WELFARE|Chapter 11 - Medical Assistance Hearings and Appeals|Section 1106 - Regulations

§ 1106. Regulations.   (a) Authority.--By July 1, 2004, the bureau, through the department, shall promulgate regulations establishing rules of procedure as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.  (b) Advisory committee.--The bureau shall establish an advisory committee, including individuals experienced in proceedings before the bureau and other administrative agencies, to provide assistance and guidance in the development and modification of regulations which may be promulgated under this section.    Cross References. Section 1106 is referred to in section 1102 of this title.
67 PA Cons Stat § 2101 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 67 - PUBLIC WELFARE|Chapter 21 - Adoption Opportunities|Section 2101 - Declaration of purpose

§ 2101. Declaration of purpose. This chapter shall be interpreted and construed to effect the purpose of encouraging and promoting the placement of children who have disabilities or are hard to place by virtue of age, sibling relationship or ethnicity in adoptive homes.
67 PA Cons Stat § 2102 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 67 - PUBLIC WELFARE|Chapter 21 - Adoption Opportunities|Section 2102 - Definitions

§ 2102. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  "Adoption opportunity." A subsidy which may include:  (1) maintenance costs; (2) medical, surgical and psychological expenses; and (3) other costs incident to the adoption. "Child." An individual who:  (1) is under the age of 18 years; or (2) is under the age of 21 years and attained 13 years of age before the adoption assistance agreement became effective and is:  (i) completing secondary education or an equivalent credential; (ii) enrolled in an institution that provides postsecondary or vocational education; (iii) participating in a program actively designed to promote or remove barriers to employment; (iv) employed for at least 80 hours per month; or (v) incapable of doing any of the activities described in subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) due to a medical or behavioral health condition that is supported by regularly updated information in the permanency plan of the child.  "County agency." The county children and youth social service agency exercising the power and duties provided for in section 405 of the act of June 24, 1937 (P.L.2017, No.396), known as the County Institution District Law, or its successor, and supervised by the department under Article IX of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code.  "Eligible child." A child in the legal custody of the county agency where parental rights have been terminated pursuant to the procedure set forth in 23 Pa.C.S. Pt. III (relating to adoption) and who has been in foster placement for a period of not less than six months and shown to be difficult to adopt because of a disability or by virtue of age, sibling relationship or ethnicity. A child in the legal custody of an agency approved by the department shall be an eligible child if the child is certified as eligible by the county agency.