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(a) Any person, organization or insurer found by the commissioner after notice and hearing to be guilty of a violation of any provision of this article, including a regulation of the commissioner adopted under this article, may be ordered to pay a penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation. Upon finding such violation to be wilful, the commissioner may impose a penalty of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each such violation in addition to any other penalty provided by law. The commissioner has the right to suspend or revoke or refuse to renew the license of any person, organization or insurer for violation of any of the provisions of this article.
(b) The commissioner may determine when a suspension or revocation of license will become effective, and the suspension or revocation shall remain in effect for the period fixed by the commissioner unless the commissioner modifies or rescinds the suspension or revocation or until the order upon which the suspension or revocation is based is modified or reversed as the result of an appeal therefrom.
(c) A fine may not be imposed nor a license suspended or revoked by the commissioner except upon written order stating the commissioner's findings made after a hearing held on not less than ten (10) days' written notice to the person, organization or insurer specifying the alleged violation.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 77 P.S. Workers' Compensation § 1035.20. Penalties - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-77-ps-workers-compensation/pa-st-sect-77-1035-20/
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