{"data":{"id":"us-pa/8-pa.c.s.-2720.4","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"8 Pa.C.S. § 2720.4","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(a) Penalties for violation.--To the extent provided by ordinance, council may assess penalties for the violation of regulations relating to shade trees or delegate the power to assess penalties to a shade tree commission. Any penalty assessed shall be a lien upon the real estate of the offender and may be collected as municipal claims are collected.\n(b) Separate fund.--All penalties or assessments imposed under this subchapter shall be paid to the borough treasurer, to be kept in a separate fund and utilized only for the purposes authorized by this subchapter.","path":["Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS","PART I BOROUGHS","CHAPTER 27 RECREATION PLACES, SHADE TREES AND FORESTS","SUBCHAPTER B SHADE TREES"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=08\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=27\u0026sctn=20\u0026subsctn=4","current_through":"2026-04-02 (Statute Update stamp, 8 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:30:38Z","sha256":"97ac23c3005c6af71d624f8fa144eef99cf855ec3f12521495b79b2ad3590c0d","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/8-pa.c.s.-2720.3","next":"us-pa/8-pa.c.s.-2721"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}