Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 57 - Taxicabs and Limousines in First Class Cities
Section 5725 - Civil penalties


(a) General rule.--If any person or corporation subject to this subchapter shall violate any of the provisions of this subchapter or shall do any matter or thing prohibited under this subchapter; or shall fail, omit, neglect or refuse to perform any duty enjoined upon it by this subchapter; or shall fail, omit, neglect or refuse to obey, observe and comply with any regulation or final direction, requirement, determination or order made by the authority or to comply with any final judgment, order or decree made by any court, the person or corporation for the violation, omission, failure, neglect or refusal shall forfeit and pay to the authority a sum not exceeding $1,000 to be recovered by a complaint as provided in section 5705(b) (relating to contested complaints). In construing and enforcing the provisions of this section, the violation, omission, failure, neglect or refusal of any officer, agent or employee acting for or employed by the person or corporation shall in every case be deemed to be the violation, omission, failure, neglect or refusal of the person or corporation.
(b) Continuing offenses.--Each and every day's continuance in the violation of any regulation or final direction, requirement, determination or order of the authority, or of any final judgment, order or decree made by any court, shall be a separate and distinct offense. If any interlocutory order of supersedeas or a preliminary injunction be granted, no penalties shall be incurred or collected for or on account of any act, matter or thing done in violation of such final direction, requirement, determination, order or decree so superseded or enjoined for the period of time such order of supersedeas or injunction is in force.
(July 16, 2004, P.L.758, No.94, eff. imd.; July 5, 2012, P.L.1022, No.119, eff. imd.)

2012 Amendment. Act 119 amended subsec. (a).
2004 Amendment. Act 94 reenacted section 5725.
2004 Unconstitutionality. Act 230 of 2002 was declared unconstitutional. City of Philadelphia v. Commonwealth, 838 A.2d 566 (Pa. 2003).
Cross References. Section 5725 is referred to in section 5714 of this title.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 53 - MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY

Chapter 57 - Taxicabs and Limousines in First Class Cities

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 5701 - Definitions

Section 5701.1 - Legislative findings

Section 5702 - Advisory committee

Section 5703 - Rates

Section 5704 - Power of authority to require insurance

Section 5705 - Contested complaints

Section 5706 - Driver certification program

Section 5707 - Budget and assessments

Section 5707.1 - Assessment notice and hearings

Section 5708 - Funds

Section 5709 - (Reserved)

Section 5710 - Fees

Section 5711 - Power of authority to issue certificates of public convenience

Section 5712 - Medallion system

Section 5713 - Property and licensing rights

Section 5714 - Certificate and medallion required

Section 5715 - Contested complaints (Deleted by amendment)

Section 5716 - Reissuance of medallion

Section 5717 - Additional certificates and medallions

Section 5718 - Restrictions

Section 5719 - Driver certification program (Deleted by amendment)

Section 5720 - Wages

Section 5721 - Centralized dispatcher

Section 5722 - Regulations

Section 5723 - Budget and fees (Deleted by amendment)

Section 5724 - Criminal penalties

Section 5725 - Civil penalties

Section 5741 - Certificate of public convenience required

Section 5741.1 - Power of authority

Section 5742 - Regulations

Section 5743 - Budget and fees (Deleted by amendment)

Section 5744 - Criminal penalties

Section 5745 - Civil penalties