PRINTER'S NO. 695
No. 630 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY REINARD, HALUSKA, MELIO, PESCI, STABACK, FARMER,
CIVERA, COLAIZZO, JOHNSON, COY, NOYE, WOZNIAK, BUNT, VROON,
M. N. WRIGHT, BILLOW, CORRIGAN, TRELLO, MICOZZIE,
E. Z. TAYLOR, SERAFINI AND SEMMEL, MARCH 12, 1991
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 12, 1991
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), entitled
2 "An act relating to counties of the third, fourth, fifth,
3 sixth, seventh and eighth classes; amending, revising,
4 consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto,"
5 further providing for ordinances setting fines and penalties.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 509(c) of the act of August 9, 1955
9 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code, amended March 2,
10 1988 (P.L.107, No.21), is amended to read:
11 Section 509. Ordinances and Resolutions.--* * *
12 (c) The board of county commissioners may also prescribe
13 fines and penalties not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000)
14 for a violation of a building, housing, property maintenance,
15 health, fire or public safety code or ordinance and for water,
16 air and noise pollution violations, and not exceeding six
17 hundred dollars ($600) for a violation of any other county
18 ordinance, which fines and penalties may be collected by suit,
1 brought in the name of the county, in like manner as debts of
2 like amount may be sued for. Where, however, the ordinance is
3 the same or similar to a State statute which sets forth a fine
4 and penalty, the fine and penalty set pursuant to this section
5 shall not exceed that set forth in the State statute.
6 * * *
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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