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§ 1301.25. Penalties

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal AffairsEffective: January 6, 2015

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal Affairs
Chapter 1. The Fiscal Code (Refs & Annos)
Article XIII.1. Disposition of Abandoned and Unclaimed Property (Refs & Annos)
Effective: January 6, 2015
72 P.S. § 1301.25
§ 1301.25. Penalties
(a) Any person who, without proper cause, fails to render any report or perform other duties required under this article, shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding be sentenced to pay a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for each day such report is withheld, but not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(b) Any person who, without proper cause, refuses to pay or deliver property to the State Treasurer as required under this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or imprisonment for not more than twenty-four (24) months, or both.
(c) Upon good cause shown, the State Treasurer may waive, in whole or in part, interest and penalties under subsections (a) and (b) and shall waive penalties if the holder acted in good faith and without negligence.
(d) A person who is found to have violated section 1301.11 or 1301.11a,1 in addition to other sanctions under this article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the first offense. A person who is found guilty of a subsequent offense shall be subject to a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).

Credits

1929, April 9, P.L. 343, No. 176, art. XIII.1, § 1301.25, added 1982, Dec. 9, P.L. 1057, No. 248, § 5, retroactive effective Jan. 1, 1982. Amended 2002, June 29, P.L. 614, No. 91, § 16, effective July 1, 2002; 2014, July 10, P.L. 1053, No. 126, § 8.4, effective in 180 days [Jan. 6, 2015].

Footnotes

72 P.S. §§ 1301.11, 1301.11a.
72 P.S. § 1301.25, PA ST 72 P.S. § 1301.25
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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