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Any person who wilfully, by himself or in collusion with one or more persons, shall defeat, deceive, or obstruct any person in respect to his or her right of examination, appointment, or employment, according to this article or to any rules or regulations prescribed pursuant thereto; or who shall, wilfully or corruptly, falsely mark, grade, estimate, or report upon the examination or proper standing of any person examined, registered, or certified, pursuant to the provisions of this article, or aid in so doing; or who shall wilfully make any false representation concerning the same or concerning the persons examined; or who shall wilfully or corruptly furnish to any person any special or secret information for the purpose of either improving or injuring the prospects or chances of any person so examined, registered, or certified, or to be examined, registered, or certified; or who shall personate any other person, or permit or aid in any manner any other person to personate him, in connection with any examination or request to be examined or registered or appointed; or who shall furnish any false information about himself or about any other person in connection with any application or request to be examined or registered or appointed,--shall for each offense be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Whoever makes an appointment to office or selects a person for employment contrary to the provisions of this article, or wilfully refuses to comply with or to conform to any of the provisions of this article, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) in the discretion of the court.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 12642. Other violations of act; penalty - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-53-ps-municipal-and-quasimunicipal-corporations/pa-st-sect-53-12642/
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