(a) General rule.--If any person or corporation subject to this subchapter shall violate any of the provisions of this subchapter or shall do any matter or thing prohibited under this subchapter; or shall fail, omit, neglect or refuse to perform any duty enjoined upon it by this subchapter; or shall fail, omit, neglect or refuse to obey, observe and comply with any regulation or final direction, requirement, determination or order made by the authority or to comply with any final judgment, order or decree made by any court, the person or corporation for the violation, omission, failure, neglect or refusal shall forfeit and pay to the authority a sum not exceeding $1,000 to be recovered by a complaint as provided in section 5705(b) (relating to contested complaints). In construing and enforcing the provisions of this section, the violation, omission, failure, neglect or refusal of any officer, agent or employee acting for or employed by the person or corporation shall in every case be deemed to be the violation, omission, failure, neglect or refusal of the person or corporation.
(b) Continuing offenses.--Each and every day's continuance in the violation of any regulation or final direction, requirement, determination or order of the authority, or of any final judgment, order or decree made by any court, shall be a separate and distinct offense. If any interlocutory order of supersedeas or a preliminary injunction be granted, no penalties shall be incurred or collected for or on account of any act, matter or thing done in violation of such final direction, requirement, determination, order or decree so superseded or enjoined for the period of time such order of supersedeas or injunction is in force.
(July 16, 2004, P.L.758, No.94, eff. imd.; July 5, 2012, P.L.1022, No.119, eff. imd.)
2012 Amendment. Act 119 amended subsec. (a).
2004 Amendment. Act 94 reenacted section 5725.
2004 Unconstitutionality. Act 230 of 2002 was declared unconstitutional. City of Philadelphia v. Commonwealth, 838 A.2d 566 (Pa. 2003).
Cross References. Section 5725 is referred to in section 5714 of this title.
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