Pennsylvania Act 1937-529 — PROFESSIONAL LICENSING VIOLATIONS

Act text

AN ACT

Authorizing the compounding, compromising, and settlement by the Department of Public Instruction, with the approval of the Department of the Auditor General and the Department of Justice, of prosecutions for the violation of the acts of Assembly relating to the licensing and registration of persons engaged in professions, trades, and occupations in the Department of Public Instruction.

Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That whenever any act of Assembly relating to the licensing or registration of persons engaged in professions, trades, and occupations in the Department of Public Instruction, or any board therein, is violated and prosecution therefor is brought by the Department of Public Instruction, such department is authorized and empowered, with the approval of the Department of the Auditor General and the Department of Justice, to compound, compromise, and settle, without further proceedings, any such prosecution before any justice of the peace, magistrate, or alderman before whom the said prosecution is being brought, upon the payment by each defendant of the minimum fine or penalty and costs provided for in the respective acts.

Compiler's Note: Section 28 of Act 207 of 2004 provided that any and all references in any other law to a "district justice" or "justice of the peace" shall be deemed to be references to a magisterial district judge.

Section 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

Section 3. This act shall become effective immediately upon final enactment.