imposing penalties and costs in accordance with the
applicable rules of court.
(6) The decision of the Commonwealth Court shall contain
findings of facts and conclusions of law based upon the
evidence as a whole. Decisions shall clearly and
conspicuously explain the rational for the decision.
Section 3. Section 8(a) and (c)(1) of the act are amended to
read:
Section 8. Home improvement fraud.
(a) Offense defined.--A person commits the offense of home
improvement fraud if, with intent to defraud or injure anyone or
with knowledge that he is facilitating a fraud or injury to be
perpetrated by anyone, the actor:
(1) makes a false or misleading statement to induce,
encourage or solicit a person to enter into any written or
oral agreement for home improvement services or provision of
home improvement materials or to justify an increase in the
previously agreed upon price;
(2) receives any advance payment for performing home
improvement services or providing home improvement materials
and fails to perform or provide such services or materials
when specified in the contract taking into account any force
majeure or unforeseen labor strike that would extend the time
frame or unless extended by agreement with the owner and
fails to return the payment received for such services or
materials which were not provided by that date;
(3) while soliciting a person to enter into an agreement
for home improvement services or materials, misrepresents or
conceals the contractor's or salesperson's real name, the
name of the contractor's business, the contractor's business
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