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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The provisions of this act shall not apply to nor affect the following persons:
(1) Persons acting pursuant to an order or process of a court of competent jurisdiction;
(2) Persons who are required to file an accounting with a court of competent jurisdiction;
(3) Persons acting in accordance with their powers and duties as public officers such as sheriffs, constables and marshals;
(4) Any publisher or employe of a newspaper, magazine, or any operator or employe of a radio or television broadcasting station, who publishes or broadcasts any such advertisement in good faith without knowledge of its false, deceptive and misleading character, or without knowledge that the provisions of this act are not being complied with.
(b) Nor shall the provisions of this act apply to any sale advertised as an “alteration sale,” “remodeling sale,” “clearance sale,” “surplus stock liquidation sale,” or “special purchase sale.”
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 4471-5. Exemptions - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-53-ps-municipal-and-quasimunicipal-corporations/pa-st-sect-53-4471-5/
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