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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 10 P.S. Charities and Welfare § 328.913. Enforcement

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Board.--The board may, following notice and hearing, impose penalties or suspend or revoke a license under this chapter.

(b) Authority of department.--Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the department may report violations of this chapter to the board and to the Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement.

(c) Penalties.--The board may impose a civil penalty for a violation of this chapter in accordance with the following:

(1) Up to $2,000 for an initial violation.

(2) Up to $3,000 for a second violation.

(3) Up to $5,000 for a third violation.

(d) Criminal penalty.--A violation of this chapter shall be a misdemeanor of the third degree. A second or subsequent offense shall be a misdemeanor of the second degree.

(e) Administrative law judge.--An administrative law judge under section 212 of the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L. 90, No. 21),  1 known as the Liquor Code, may impose the penalties under this section following the issuance of a citation by the Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement.

(f) Suspension, revocation or failure to renew.--

(1) In addition to any other sanctions the board may impose under this chapter or under the Liquor Code, the board may, at its discretion, suspend, revoke or deny renewal of any license issued under this chapter if it receives any information from any source and determines that:

(i) The applicant or any of its officers, directors, owners or employees:

(A) Is in violation of any provision of this chapter.

(B) Furnished the board with false or misleading information.

(ii) The information contained in the applicant's initial application or any renewal application is no longer true and correct.

(2) In the event of a revocation, suspension or failure to renew, the applicant's authorization to conduct the previously approved activity shall immediately cease, and all fees paid in connection therewith shall be deemed to be forfeited. in the event of a suspension, the applicant's authorization to conduct the previously approved activity shall immediately cease until the board has notified the applicant that the suspension is no longer in effect.

1 47 P.S. § 2-212.
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