Pennsylvania Act 1970-241 — REGULATING MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION SALES

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REGULATING MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION SALES
                 Act of Nov. 25, 1970, P.L. 744, No. 241              Cl. 12
                                  AN ACT

     Regulating the solicitation of magazine subscriptions in certain
        cases and providing penalties.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  No individual, partnership, corporation,
     association or other group shall solicit the subscription of any
     magazine within this Commonwealth by the use of door-to-door
     salesmen without first obtaining a license from the Attorney
     General; provided that the provisions of this act shall not
     apply to any charitable or non-profit organization which
     solicits the subscription of magazines by the use of door-to-
     door salesmen.
        Section 2.  An application for such a license shall include a
     statement that the applicant or any of its officers or employes
     have not been convicted of any crime. Such application shall
     include the names and addresses of all officers and employes of
     such applicant, and the names and addresses of all officers and
     employes of any franchise dealer of such applicant.
        Section 3.  The Attorney General is hereby authorized and
     directed to promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations as
     shall be necessary for the administration and enforcement of
     this act.
        Section 4.  The annual fee for such license shall be one
     hundred dollars ($100).
        Section 5.  Any individual, partnership, corporation,
     association or other group which has been granted such a license
     shall, during the term of such license, file supplementary data
     with the Attorney General whenever there is a change in the list
     of officers or employes of such licensee stating that any such
     new officers or employes have not been convicted of any crime.
        Section 6.  Any contract for the subscription of any magazine
     solicited by use of door-to-door salesmen by any individual,
     partnership, corporation, association or other group without
     first obtaining a license as provided in this act, or while any
     such individual, partnership, corporation, association or other
     group was in violation of any provisions of this act, shall be
     unenforceable within this Commonwealth as a matter of public
     policy.
        Section 7.  Any person who wilfully and intentionally
     violates, or shall direct or consent to the violation of any
     provision of this act, or who knowingly provides any false
     information to the Attorney General, shall be guilty of a
     misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of
     not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment
     for not more than six months, or both.