(a) Actions.--The Attorney General shall have jurisdiction
to bring an action against a social media company that
knowingly, intentionally or negligently violates a prohibition
under section 1132 (relating to prohibitions).
(b) Penalties.--
(1) For a first offense for an action brought on behalf
of a single minor, a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000.
(2) For a second offense for an action brought on behalf
of the same single minor under paragraph (1), a civil penalty
not to exceed $50,000.
(3) For a third or subsequent offense for an action
brought on behalf of the same single minor under paragraph
(1), a civil penalty not to exceed $500,000.
(4) For a first offense for an action brought on behalf
of multiple minors, a civil penalty not to exceed the greater
of $50,000,000 or the total number of violations multiplied
by the maximum civil penalty under paragraph (1).
(5) For a violation of paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4),
a court of competent jurisdiction may order data collected as
a result of a violation of a prohibition under section 1132
to be scrubbed and removed from the Internet. The cost of
removal shall be paid by the social media company.
(6) If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that
there has been repeated intentional violations of a
prohibition under section 1132 by a social media company, the
court may prohibit the social media company from operating
accounts for minors in this Commonwealth.
(c) Use of recovered fees.--Civil fees collected under this
section shall be deposited into the School Safety and Security
Fund to be used for mental-health-related services for school
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