30 Pa.C.S. § 926
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Disposition of fines and penalties.
Official statutory text
(a) General rule.--Subject to any inconsistent procedures and standards relating to reports and transmission of funds prescribed pursuant to Title 42 (relating to judiciary and judicial procedure) and related penalties:
(1) Fines recovered in cases where the prosecutor is a salaried officer of the commission shall be immediately surrendered by the court receiving the fines to the prosecutor who, within 30 days of receipt, shall forward the fines and penalties to the executive director.
(2) Where any officer of this Commonwealth other than a salaried officer is the prosecutor, the fines and penalties shall, as soon as the case is fully determined, be forwarded by the court to the executive director through the district
waterways patrolman, together with a statement of the cause for which the fines were collected.
(3) All fines received under this section shall be paid into the State Treasury for the use of the Fish Fund or Boat Fund, as appropriate.
(b) Penalty.--Any person failing to forward fines in accordance with this section commits a summary offense of the first degree. (Dec. 20, 1982, P.L.1409, No.326, eff. 60 days)
(1) Fines recovered in cases where the prosecutor is a salaried officer of the commission shall be immediately surrendered by the court receiving the fines to the prosecutor who, within 30 days of receipt, shall forward the fines and penalties to the executive director.
(2) Where any officer of this Commonwealth other than a salaried officer is the prosecutor, the fines and penalties shall, as soon as the case is fully determined, be forwarded by the court to the executive director through the district
waterways patrolman, together with a statement of the cause for which the fines were collected.
(3) All fines received under this section shall be paid into the State Treasury for the use of the Fish Fund or Boat Fund, as appropriate.
(b) Penalty.--Any person failing to forward fines in accordance with this section commits a summary offense of the first degree. (Dec. 20, 1982, P.L.1409, No.326, eff. 60 days)
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