PRINTER'S NO. 421
No. 404 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY TANGRETTI, MICHLOVIC, CORRIGAN, COLAFELLA,
STABACK, OLIVER, JAMES, FAIRCHILD, BELARDI, STEELMAN,
PETRARCA, LaGROTTA, FRANKEL, BUTKOVITZ, WALKO, STERN,
READSHAW, LAUGHLIN, FREEMAN, CURRY, WANSACZ, SURRA, SAINATO,
LEDERER, GEORGE, WASHINGTON, YUDICHAK, TIGUE, SAYLOR,
MARKOSEK, HALUSKA, TRAVAGLIO, YOUNGBLOOD, SHANER, WOJNAROSKI,
HARHAI, WATERS, TRELLO, HENNESSEY, TRICH, HORSEY AND SOLOBAY,
JANUARY 31, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, JANUARY 31, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for deceptive
3 business practices.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 4107(a) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
8 § 4107. Deceptive or fraudulent business practices.
9 (a) Offense defined.--A person commits an offense if, in the
10 course of business, he:
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12 (7.1) signs a contract with a consumer for services,
13 receives any payment under the contract and fails to perform
14 the services required by the written contract;
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1 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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