34 Pa.C.S. § 925 Jurisdiction and Penalties

• Library: Pennsylvania Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.A. Acts 2023-66
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 34 Pa.C.S. § 925

(a) Jurisdiction.--Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 42 (relating to judiciary and judicial procedure), all magisterial district judges shall have jurisdiction for all violations of this title which are classified as summary offenses and may accept guilty pleas and impose sentences for violations of this title classified as ungraded misdemeanors.

(b) Fines and penalties for violations.--In addition to any other requirements of this title, the following fines and penalties shall be imposed for violations of this title:

(1) Felony of the third degree, not more than $15,000 and may be sentenced to imprisonment up to 36 months.

(2) Misdemeanor of the first degree, not more than $10,000 and may be sentenced to imprisonment up to 18 months.

(3) Misdemeanor of the second degree, not more than $5,000 and may be sentenced to imprisonment up to 12 months.

(4) Misdemeanor not more than $3,000 and may be sentenced to imprisonment up to six months.

(5) Summary offense of the first degree, not less than $1,000 nor more than $1,500 and may be sentenced to imprisonment up to three months.

(6) Summary offense of the second degree, not less than $400 nor more than $800 and may be sentenced to imprisonment up to one month.

(7) Summary offense of the third degree, not less than $250 nor more than $500.

(8) Summary offense of the fourth degree, not less than $150 nor more than $300.

(9) Summary offense of the fifth degree, not less than $100 nor more than $200.

(10) Summary offense of the sixth degree, $75.

(11) Summary offense of the seventh degree, $50.

(12) Summary offense of the eighth degree, $25.

(b.1) Costs of prosecution for violations.--In addition to the imposition of any fines and penalties, costs of prosecution shall be assessed pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 1725.1 (relating to costs) and 3571 (relating to Commonwealth portion of fines, etc.) and section 1403 of the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L. 323, No. 130), known as The County Code, and as otherwise deemed appropriate by the court.

(c) Penalty for undesignated violations.--A person who violates any provision of this title for which a particular penalty is not designated commits:

(1) A misdemeanor of the second degree if the violation involves an endangered or threatened species and no more severe penalty is fixed.

(2) A summary offense of the fifth degree for any other violation.

(d) Enhanced penalties for certain violations.--If applicable, one or more of the following may apply to certain offenses: