Bill Text: PA HB424 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for definitions and for license; providing for application for public adjuster license, for licensing, for issuance and term of license, for license renewals and for reciprocal licensing; further providing for fees, for bond and for contract; providing for written disclosure of financial interest; further providing for revocation, etc., of license and for violations; providing for civil remedy; further providing for administration and enforcement; and providing for persons licensed as public adjuster solicitors.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-3)

Status: (Passed) 2012-04-03 - Act No. 21 [HB424 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB424-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 390
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 424 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY GODSHALL, MICOZZIE, CALTAGIRONE, DeLUCA, HENNESSEY, SWANGER AND J. TAYLOR, FEBRUARY 3, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, FEBRUARY 3, 2011
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 20, 1983 (P.L.260, No.72), entitled
"An act providing for the licensing and regulating of public
adjusters and public adjuster solicitors," further providing
for violations; and providing for civil remedy.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 7 of the act of December 20, 1983
(P.L.260, No.72), referred to as the Public Adjuster Licensing
Law, is amended to read:
Section 7. Violations.
[Any person, partnership, association or corporation
violating any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to
pay a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for each
violation and conviction. Prosecution for any violation under
this section may be instituted by the Insurance Commissioner or
his duly authorized representative.] Any person, partnership,
association or corporation that willfully violates section 6(a)
(1), (2), (3), (5), (6) or (12) of this act, shall be guilty of
a felony of the third degree. A violation of any other provision
of this act shall constitute a misdemeanor and, upon conviction
thereof, a violator shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less
than $500 nor more than $1000 for each violation and conviction.
Prosecution for any violation under this section is at the
discretion of the Insurance Commissioner and may be instituted
by the Insurance Commissioner or his duly authorized
representative.
Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 7.1. Civil remedy.
A violation of this act may also be a violation of the act of
December 17, 1968 (P.L.1224, No.387), known as the Unfair Trade
Practices and Consumer Protection Law.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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