PRINTER'S NO. 166
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
171
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY TRUITT, BAKER, SACCONE, SNYDER, READSHAW,
McGINNIS, DIAMOND, SAYLOR, CONKLIN, HARHAI, CALTAGIRONE,
GOODMAN, ELLIS, MILLARD, O'NEILL, LAWRENCE, CAUSER AND
DeLUCA, JANUARY 23, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, JANUARY 23, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 17, 1968 (P.L.1224, No.387),
entitled "An act prohibiting unfair methods of competition
and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of
any trade or commerce, giving the Attorney General and
District Attorneys certain powers and duties and providing
penalties," further providing for civil penalties.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 8(b) of the act of December 17, 1968
(P.L.1224, No.387), known as the Unfair Trade Practices and
Consumer Protection Law, reenacted and amended November 24, 1976
(P.L.1166, No.260) and amended December 4, 1996 (P.L.906,
No.146), is amended to read:
Section 8. Civil Penalties.--* * *
(b) In any action brought under section 4 of this act, if
the court finds that a person, firm or corporation is wilfully
using or has wilfully used a method, act or practice declared
unlawful by section 3 of this act, the Attorney General or the
appropriate District Attorney, acting in the name of the
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