Pennsylvania Statutes Title 63 P.S. Professions and Occupations (State Licensed) § 2109. Enforcement and penalties

(1) The provisions of this act shall apply to all asbestos abatement projects in this Commonwealth and shall be enforced by the department, the district attorney of any county or the proper enforcement officer of any municipality in which an asbestos abatement project is occurring.

(2) A municipality shall require proof of certification from any person engaged in asbestos abatement within its jurisdiction. For the purposes of this paragraph, the certificate issued by the department or its equivalent shall constitute the required proof of certification.

(1) Any person as defined in section 2,  2 except a department, board, bureau or agency of the Commonwealth, engaging in unlawful conduct as set forth in this act, shall, for each offense, upon conviction in a summary proceeding, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, plus the costs of prosecution, and, in default thereof, imprisonment for not less than ten days nor more than 30 days.

(2) Any person who willfully violates this act, including, but not limited to, falsifying documents or records required and submitted under this act, commits a misdemeanor of the third degree for the first two violations and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000, plus the costs of prosecution, or to imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both. For each subsequent violation, a person commits a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $2,500, plus the costs of prosecution, or to imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.