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Pennsylvania · Through 2024-03-12 (Statute Update stamp, 58 Pa.C.S.)

58 Pa.C.S. § 3255: Penalties.

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  1. Title 58 - OIL AND GAS
  2. PART III UTILIZATION
  3. CHAPTER 32 DEVELOPMENT
  4. SUBCHAPTER E ENFORCEMENT AND REMEDIES

(a) General violation.--A person violating a provision of this chapter commits a summary offense and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 or to imprisonment of not more than 90 days, or both. Each day during which the violation continues is a separate and distinct offense.

(b) Willful violation.--A person willfully violating a provision of this chapter or an order of the department issued under this chapter commits a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $5,000 or to imprisonment of not more than one year, or both. Each day during which the violation continues is a separate and distinct offense.

(c) Authority.--The department may institute a prosecution against any person or municipality for a violation of this chapter.

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