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PRINTER'S NO. 314
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
332
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY STEFANO, FEBRUARY 26, 2019
REFERRED TO BANKING AND INSURANCE, FEBRUARY 26, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in forgery and fraudulent practices,
further providing for bad checks.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4105(e)(3) of Title 18 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 4105. Bad checks.
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(e) Costs.--Upon conviction under this section the sentence
shall include an order for the issuer or passer to reimburse the
payee or such other party as the circumstances may indicate for:
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(3) A service charge if written notice of the service
charge was conspicuously displayed on the payee's premises
when the check was issued. The service charge shall not
exceed [$50] $75 unless the payee is charged fees in excess
of [$50] $75 by financial institutions as a result of such
bad check or similar sight order for the payment of money. If
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the payee is charged fees in excess of [$50] $75, then the
service charge shall not exceed the actual amount of the
fees.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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