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§ 209. Consent to care in a public institution

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 62 P.S. Poor Persons and Public Welfare

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 62 P.S. Poor Persons and Public Welfare (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. Human Services Code (Refs & Annos)
Article II. General Powers and Duties of the Department of Public Welfare (Refs & Annos)
62 P.S. § 209
§ 209. Consent to care in a public institution
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, public official, corporation, association or institution to bring or send or cause to be brought or sent into the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania an inmate of any public institution outside of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the purpose of placing such inmate in any public institution administered or supervised by the department, without first obtaining the written consent of the department.
(b) Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100), or undergo imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or both.

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1967, June 13, P.L. 31, No. 21, art. 2, § 209.
62 P.S. § 209, PA ST 62 P.S. § 209
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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