§ 9.16. Penalties
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 63 P.S. Professions and Occupations (State Licensed)Effective: September 8, 2008
Effective: September 8, 2008
63 P.S. § 9.16
§ 9.16. Penalties
(a) A person who violates any of the provisions of section 12 of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or suffer imprisonment not exceeding one (1) year, or both.
(c) In addition to any other civil remedy, criminal penalty or discipline provided for in this act, the board may levy a civil penalty of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) on any person for a violation of any provision of this act. The board shall levy a civil penalty only after affording the accused party the opportunity for a hearing, as provided in Title 2 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes (relating to administrative law and procedure). The maximum civil penalty that may be levied by the board shall not be more than two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for any related series of violations. The board may not levy a civil penalty with respect to a violation for which the person has been fined or assessed a civil penalty by the accountancy regulatory authority of another state.
Credits
1947, May 26, P.L. 318, § 16. Amended 1974, Dec. 30, P.L. 1122, No. 362, § 12, imd. effective. Reenacted and amended 1976, Dec. 8, P.L. 1280, No. 286, § 12, imd. effective. Amended 1984, March 7, P.L. 106, No. 23, § 15, effective April 1, 1984; 1996, Dec. 4, P.L. 851, No. 140, § 15, effective in 60 days; 2008, July 9, P.L. 954, No. 73, § 9, effective in 60 days [Sept. 8, 2008].
63 P.S. § 9.16, PA ST 63 P.S. § 9.16
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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