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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2200 | PRINTER'S NO. 3440 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY GODSHALL, BEYER, BOBACK, BRENNAN, CLYMER, MOUL, PASHINSKI, PICKETT, ROAE, SCHRODER, SWANGER AND J. TAYLOR, JUNE 17, 2009 |
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| AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 23, 2010 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of December 20, 1983 (P.L.260, No.72), entitled |
2 | "An act providing for the licensing and regulating of public |
3 | adjusters and public adjuster solicitors," further providing |
4 | for violations; and providing for civil remedy. | <-- |
5 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
6 | hereby enacts as follows: |
7 | Section 1. Section 7 of the act of December 20, 1983 |
8 | (P.L.260, No.72), referred to as the Public Adjuster Licensing |
9 | Law, is amended to read: |
10 | Section 7. Violations. |
11 | [Any person, partnership, association or corporation | <-- |
12 | violating any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a |
13 | [misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to | <-- |
14 | pay a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for each |
15 | violation and conviction. Prosecution for any violation under |
16 | this section may be instituted by the Insurance Commissioner or |
17 | his duly authorized representative] felony of the third degree.] | <-- |
18 | Any person, partnership, association or corporation that |
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1 | willfully violates section 6(a)(1), (2), (3), (5), (6) or (12) |
2 | of this act, shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree. A |
3 | violation of any other provision of this act shall constitute a |
4 | misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, a violator shall be |
5 | sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $500 nor more than |
6 | $1000 for each violation and conviction. Prosecution for any |
7 | violation under this section is at the discretion of the |
8 | Insurance Commissioner and may be instituted by the Insurance |
9 | Commissioner or his duly authorized representative. |
10 | Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read: |
11 | Section 7.1 Civil remedy. |
12 | A violation of this act may also be a violation of the act of |
13 | December 17, 1968 (P.L.1224, No.387), known as the Unfair Trade |
14 | Practices and Consumer Protection Law. |
15 | Section 2 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. | <-- |
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