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§ 11703.5. Agency verification

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal CorporationsEffective: July 9, 2013

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations
Part I. General Municipal Law
Chapter 30G. Development Permit Extension Act
Effective: July 9, 2013
53 P.S. § 11703.5
Formerly cited as PA ST 72 P.S. § 1605-I
§ 11703.5. Agency verification
Currentness
(a) Request for verification.--
(1) The holder or recipient of an approval may seek written verification from the issuing government agency for any of the following:
(i) The existence of a valid approval.
(ii) The expiration date of the approval under this act.
(2) The request shall set forth the approval in question and the anticipated expiration date under this act.
(b) Agency action.--Upon receipt of a request under subsection (a), the government agency shall respond in writing affirming or denying the existence of the approval, its expiration date and any issues associated with its validity within 30 days. Except in cities of the first class and agencies established by such cities, failure to respond within 30 days shall result in a deemed affirmation of the existence of the approval and expiration date set forth in the request submitted under subsection (a). The agency may charge a fee of not more than $100 for verification of a residential approval and $500 for verification of a commercial approval under this subsection.
(c) Failure to seek affirmation.--The failure of the holder of an approval to seek verification from a government agency shall not be grounds for termination, revocation or other invalidation of an approval.
(d) Appeals of verification.--A dispute arising under this section shall be appealable in accordance with one of the following applicable laws:
(1) 2 Pa.C.S. § 105 (relating to local agency law).
(2) The act of July 31, 1968 (P.L. 805, No. 247),1 known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.

Credits

2013, July 9, P.L. 362, No. 54, § 5, imd. effective.

Footnotes

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53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
53 P.S. § 11703.5, PA ST 53 P.S. § 11703.5
Current through Act 13 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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