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| State | Statute | Description/Statute Name | Statutory language | Amount | Level of offense | Mandatory | Imposed by | Delegation of authority | |
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Pennsylvania | 18 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 6306.1 | Fine for use of tobacco in schools |
A pupil who possesses or uses tobacco in a school building, a school bus or on school property owned by, leased by or under the control of a school district + See morecommits a summary offense. (b) Grading.--A pupil who commits an offense under this section shall be subject to prosecution initiated by the local school district and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $50 for the benefit of the school district in which such offending pupil resides and to pay court costs. When a pupil is charged with violating subsection (a), the court may admit the offender to an adjudication alternative as authorized under 42 Pa.C.S. § 1520 (relating to adjudication alternative program) in lieu of imposing the fine.
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$0 - $50 | Other | No | Court | No |
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Pennsylvania | 18 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 6308 | Fine for attempt to purchase alcoholic beverages while underage |
In addition to the penalty imposed pursuant to section 6310.4 (relating to restriction of operating privileges), a person convicted of violating subsection (a) may be sentenced to pay a fine + See moreof not more than $500 for the first violation
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$0 - $500
Cost of restitution |
Other | No | Court | No |
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Pennsylvania | 18 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 6308 | Fine for repeat attempt to purchase alcoholic beverages while underage |
In addition to the penalty imposed pursuant to section 6310.4 (relating to restriction of operating privileges), a person convicted of violating subsection (a) may be sentenced to pay a fine + See moreof not more than ... $1,000 for the second and each subsequent violation.
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$0 - $1000
Cost of restitution |
Other | No | Court | No |
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Pennsylvania | 18 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 6310.2 | Fine for juvenile manufacture or sale of false identification card |
In addition to any other disposition authorized by law, a person adjudicated delinquent under subsection (a) shall be ordered to pay a fine of $500 for the first adjudication of + See moredelinquency and a fine of $1,000 for each subsequent adjudication of delinquency.
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$500 - $1000
First violation: $500, Subsequent violations: $1,000 |
Other | Yes | Court | no |
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Pennsylvania | 18 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 6310.3 | Fine for juvenile carrying a false identification card |
In addition to any other disposition authorized by law, a person adjudicated delinquent under subsection (a) may be ordered to pay a fine not exceeding $500 for an adjudication of + See moredelinquency.
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$0 - $500 | Other | No | Court | no |
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Pennsylvania | 18 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 6315 | Fine for selling or furnishing butane to minors | A person who is convicted of violating subsection (a) shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $250 for the first violation | $250 - $0 | Other | Yes | Court | no |
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Pennsylvania | 18 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 6315 | Fine for repeat selling or furnishing butane to minors | A person who is convicted of violating subsection (a) shall be sentenced to pay a fine of ... $500 for each subsequent violation. | $500 | Other | Yes | Court | no |
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Pennsylvania | 18 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 6316 | fine for selling stimulants to minors | A person who is convicted of violating subsection (a) shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $500 for the first violation. | $250 - $500 | Other | Yes | Court | no |
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Pennsylvania | 18 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 6316 | fine for repeat selling stimulants to minors | A person who is convicted of violating subsection (a) shall be sentenced to pay a fine of ...$500 for each subsequent violation. | $500 | Other | Yes | Court | no |
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Pennsylvania | 18 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 6708 | Fine for Retention of library property after notice to return |
A person is guilty of a summary offense if he retains any book, pamphlet, magazine, newspaper, manuscript, map or other property belonging in, or to, or on deposit with, any + See morelibrary open to the public or any part thereof, for a period exceeding 30 days after such library has given written notice to return the same...Penalty: ...$10.00 fine or ...90 days [imprisonment]...(b) Any fine imposed under this section shall be paid over by the magistrate imposing such fine to the library instituting the prosecution, and costs of prosecution.
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$10 | Other | No | Court | no |
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Pennsylvania | 18 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 7505 | fine for violation of governmental rules regarding parking on government property |
Whoever violates any of the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this section governing the parking of vehicles shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding, be sentenced to pay a + See morefine not exceeding $5.
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$0 - $5 | Other | Yes | Court | no |
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Pennsylvania | 18 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 7505 | fine for repeat violation of governmental rules regarding movement of traffic on government property |
Whoever violates any of the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this section governing the movement of traffic or the operation of vehicles shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding, + See morebe sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $15.
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Pennsylvania | 18 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 1106 | Cost of restitution in municipal courts |
Restitution ordered by a magisterial district judge shall be limited to the return of the actual property or its undisputed dollar amount or, where the claim for restitution does not + See moreexceed the civil jurisdictional limit specified in 42 Pa.C.S. § 1515(a)(3) (relating to jurisdiction) and is disputed as to amount, the magisterial district judge shall determine and order the dollar amount of restitution to be made.
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Pennsylvania | 72 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 229-A(e)(1) | Cigarette sales and licensing |
A summary offense for a first offense involving twenty or fewer cartons of cigarettes. Upon conviction, the person shall be subject to imprisonment and to a fine of not less + See morethan two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and shall pay the costs of prosecution.
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$250 - $1000
Shall also pay costs of prosecution |
Other | Yes | Court | No |
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Pennsylvania | 72 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 8273(a) | Cigarette tax; penalties and enforcement |
Any person other than a duly licensed stamping agency or other person specifically exempted by the provisions of this article who shall possess more than two hundred but less than + See moreone thousand unstamped cigarettes shall be guilty of a summary offense and upon conviction thereof shall pay a fine of three hundred dollars ($300), plus costs of prosecution or to suffer imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or both, at the discretion of the court.
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$300
Shall also pay costs of prosecution |
Other | Yes | Court | No |
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Pennsylvania | 72 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 8207-A(a) | Sales or possession of tobacco product when tax not paid |
Any person who sells or possesses any tobacco product for which the proper tax has not been paid commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay + See morecosts of prosecution and a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or to imprisonment for not more than 60 days, or both, at the discretion of the court. Any tobacco products purchased from a wholesaler properly licensed under this article shall be presumed to have the proper taxes paid.
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$100 - $1000
Shall also pay costs of prosecution |
Other | Yes | Court | No |
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