PRINTER'S NO. 4098
No. 2930 Session of 1996
INTRODUCED BY KREBS, ZUG AND KUKOVICH, OCTOBER 2, 1996
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, OCTOBER 2, 1996
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 29, 1972 (P.L.1713, No.367),
2 entitled "An act concerning motor vehicle physical damage
3 appraisers; providing for the licensing of persons engaged in
4 appraising physical damages to motor vehicles; fixing fees
5 and prescribing unlawful acts and penalties," further
6 providing for penalties; and providing for administration and
7 enforcement by the Insurance Commissioner and the Attorney
8 General.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. Sections 9 and 10 of the act of December 29, 1972
12 (P.L.1713, No.367), known as the Motor Vehicle Physical Damage
13 Appraiser Act, are amended to read:
14 Section 9. Penalties.--Any person who violates any of the
15 provisions of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
16 conviction thereof, for each offense, shall be sentenced to pay
17 a fine not exceeding [five hundred dollars ($500)] five thousand
18 dollars ($5000), or to undergo imprisonment not exceeding one
19 year, or both.
20 Section 10. Rules and Regulations.--The Insurance
1 Commissioner is hereby charged with the administration and
2 enforcement of sections 1 through 8 of this act and shall
3 prescribe, adopt and promulgate rules and regulations in
4 connection therewith.
5 Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
6 Section 11.1. Powers and Duties of Attorney General.--The
7 Attorney General shall be charged with the administration and
8 enforcement of section 11 of this act and shall prescribe, adopt
9 and promulgate rules and regulations in connection therewith.
10 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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