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Any corporation, association, company, firm or individual failing to comply with the provisions of this act shall forfeit and pay the sum of double the amount of the tax for each and every taxable whose taxes are not withheld and paid over as herein directed, to be recovered by action of assumpsit as debts of like amount are now by law recoverable, and when collected shall be paid into the treasury of the county in which such alien labor is or was employed for the use of such county.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal Affairs § 5682. Penalty for violation of act - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-72-ps-taxation-and-fiscal-affairs/pa-st-sect-72-5682/
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