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§ 1496. Affirmative defenses

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 43 P.S. LaborEffective: December 24, 2012

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 43 P.S. Labor (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 29. National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Notification Act
Effective: December 24, 2012
43 P.S. § 1496
§ 1496. Affirmative defenses
Currentness
(a) General rule.--Any of the following shall be an affirmative defense by an owner, operator or manager to a prosecution or imposition of an administrative penalty under this act:
(1) When the violation occurred, the actual control of the establishment was not exercised by the owner, operator or manager, but by a lessee.
(2) The owner, operator or manager made a good faith effort to post the required signs.
(b) Affidavit.--An owner, operator or manager asserting an affirmative defense shall do so in the form of a sworn affidavit setting forth the relevant information under subsection (a)(1) or (2).

Credits

2012, Oct. 25, P.L. 1618, No. 197, § 6, effective in 60 days [Dec. 24, 2012].
43 P.S. § 1496, PA ST 43 P.S. § 1496
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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