(a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (d), a person charged with violating any provision of this title which is a summary offense may sign within ten days of the commission of the offense an acknowledgment of the offense committed and pay to an officer of the commission the penalty in full, as fixed by this title, plus any costs of prosecution which may have accrued. The printed receipt for this payment shall only prove full satisfaction of the monetary fine for the offense committed and in no way shall limit the commission from further revoking hunting and furtaking privileges.
(b) Notice of right to hearing.--Each acknowledgment of guilt shall have printed on it a notice stating that the person has the right to a hearing in a judicial proceeding. At the same time that the printed acknowledgment of guilt is being completed, the officer of the commission shall give a verbal warning concerning the right of the person to a hearing in a judicial proceeding.
(c) Stopping payment of check.--A person who makes payment to the commission by personal check for an acknowledgment pursuant to this title and who stops payment on the check or issues a nonnegotiable check or instrument commits a summary offense of the seventh degree. The official receipt for payment of the penalty, issued by an officer, shall become void, and the prosecution of the person or persons named on the receipt shall be allowed to continue.
(d) Limitations of acknowledgments of guilt.--On and after June 30, 1999, acknowledgments of guilt pursuant to this section shall be used only in such counties as the commission may designate by regulation for such use. The commission shall only designate such counties for continued use of field acknowledgment as it finds to have summary offense procedures that differ from Statewide summary offense procedures.
(Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1274, No.166, eff. July 1, 1999)
1998 Amendment. Act 166 amended subsec. (a) and added subsec. (d).
Cross References. Section 926 is referred to in section 931 of this title.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Section 901 - Powers and duties of enforcement officers
Section 902 - Deputy Game Commission officers
Section 903 - Delegation of enforcement powers
Section 904 - Resisting or interfering with an officer
Section 905 - Assaulting an officer (Repealed)
Section 905.1 - Assaulting an officer
Section 906 - False or fraudulent statements on reports, etc
Section 907 - Vehicle operation to avoid identification or inspection
Section 908 - Reciprocal enforcement on Delaware River
Section 921 - Time for commencing prosecutions
Section 922 - Rights and liabilities of minors
Section 923 - Possession prima facie evidence of violation
Section 924 - Liability for actions of others
Section 925 - Jurisdiction and penalties
Section 926 - Acknowledgment of guilt and receipt for payment
Section 927 - Disposition of fines and penalties
Section 928 - Disposition of seized property
Section 929 - Revocation, suspension or denial of license, permit or registration
Section 930 - Suspension of privileges pending payment of penalties
Section 931 - Disposition of nonresident offenders
Section 932 - Determination of second or subsequent offenses