Pennsylvania Statutes Title 71 P.S. State Government § 1488. Offenses; penalties; prosecutions

Any officer or person having charge of, or in any way connected with, the management, care, control, or custody of any institution, prison, almshouse, poorhouse, house, place, home, association, or society, under the supervision of the department, or any other person violating any of the provisions of this act or the duly ordained rules and regulations of the department, or failing or neglecting to comply therewith,--shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced for the first offense to pay a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) and not more than one hundred dollars ($100); and for the second or any subsequent offense shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or to undergo an imprisonment in the county jail of not more than six months, either or both, at the discretion of the court.

Prosecutions for any violation of the provisions of this act shall be instituted only by the commissioner or an officer or agent of the department. All fines for a violation of this act shall be paid to the commissioner, and by him covered into the State Treasury for the use of the Commonwealth.