Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-111
Section 449.12 - Enforcement; penalty(a) Compliance enforcement. --The council shall have standing to bring an action in law or in equity through private counsel in any court of common pleas to enforce compliance with any provision of this act, except section 11, or any requirement or appropriate request of the council made pursuant to this act. In addition, the Attorney General is authorized and shall bring any such enforcement action in aid of the council in any court of common pleas at the request of the council in the name of the Commonwealth.(b) Penalty.-- (1) Any person who fails to supply data pursuant to section 6 may be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each day the data is not submitted.(2) Any person who knowingly submits inaccurate data under section 6 commits a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $1,000 or to imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.1986, July 8, P.L. 408, No. 89, § 12, imd. effective. Reenacted and amended 1993, June 28, P.L. 146, No. 34, §1, imd. effective; 2003 , July 17, P.L. 31, No. 14, § 6, imd. effective. Reenacted 2009, June 10, P.L. 10, No. 3, §5, retroactive effective 6/29/2008.