(i) collect the fee under this subsection;
(ii) transfer 50% of the fee quarterly to the
department for disposition under paragraph (3)(i);
(iii) retain 50% of the fee for administrative
costs; and
(iv) annually submit an audit to the Auditor General
of the fees collected, transferred and retained under
this paragraph.
(5) The department shall adjust the fee amounts under
this subsection every three years to reflect any upward
changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area in
the preceding 12 months and shall transmit the adjusted fee
amount to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication as
a notice in the next available Pennsylvania Bulletin. The fee
shall be adjusted by multiplying the annual fee amount by any
percentage increase to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
area, rounded to the nearest $10. The resultant product shall
be added to the fee amount, and the sum shall become the new
annual fee amount under this subsection.
(h) (g) Penalty.--
(1) An individual commits a misdemeanor of the third
degree if the individual fraudulently holds the individual
out to be a veteran for the purpose of obtaining a license or
using a logotype under this subchapter.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the full
amount of each fine collected for a violation of paragraph
(1) shall be deposited into the Veterans' Trust Fund.
(i) Report.--By March 31 of each year, the department shall
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