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§ 6700-607. Civil penalty

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 P.S. Health and Safety

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 35. Hearing Aid Sales Registration Law
Article VI. Suspension; Revocation; Penalties; Injunction; Civil Damages
35 P.S. § 6700-607
§ 6700-607. Civil penalty
(a) Any person who violates any of the terms of an injunction or other appropriate order issued under the provisions of section 6061 shall forfeit and pay to the Commonwealth a civil penalty equal to the penalty provided in the act of December 17, 1968 (P.L. 1224, No. 387),2 known as the “Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law.” For the purposes of this section, the court, issuing an injunction or other appropriate order under section 606, shall retain jurisdiction, and the case shall be continued, and in such instances, the Secretary of Health, the Attorney General or the appropriate district attorney acting in the name of the Commonwealth, may petition for recovery of the civil penalties.
(b) If, in any action brought under section 606, the court finds that a person is willfully using or has willfully used a method, act or practice in violation of the provisions of this act, the Secretary of Health, the Attorney General or the appropriate district attorney, acting in the name of the Commonwealth, may recover on behalf of the Commonwealth, a civil penalty equal to the penalty provided in the act of December 17, 1968 (P.L. 1224, No. 387), known as the “Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law,” per violation, which civil penalty shall be in addition to any other relief which may be granted under section 606.

Credits

1976, Nov. 24, P.L. 1182, No. 262, § 607, imd. effective.

Footnotes

35 P.S. § 6700-606.
73 P.S. § 201-1 et seq.
35 P.S. § 6700-607, PA ST 35 P.S. § 6700-607
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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