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SENATE BILL
No. 3
Session of
2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1.
Section 101.
Short title.
Section 102.
Definitions.
CHAPTER 3.
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
Section 301.
License.
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Section 302.
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Section 303.
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Section 304.
Subpoena power.
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Section 305.
Hearing examiners.
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Section 306.
Civil penalties.
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Section 307.
Confidentiality.
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Section 308.
Financing.
CHAPTER 5.
LICENSING
Section 501.
Section 502.
Section 503.
Section 504.
Applications.
Section 505.
Section 506.
Section 507.
Change in ownership.
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Section 508.
Location.
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Section 509.
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Section 510.
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Section 511.
Testing laboratories.
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Section 512.
Licensee prohibitions.
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CHAPTER 7.
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Section 701.
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Section 702.
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Section 703.
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Section 704.
Health insurance.
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Section 705.
Sovereign immunity.
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CHAPTER 9.
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PROTECTION, PROHIBITIONS,
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Section 901.
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Section 902.
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Section 903.
Unlawful activities.
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Section 904.
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CHAPTER 11.
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Section 1101.
Definitions.
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Section 1102.
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Section 1103.
Limitation of surcharge.
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Section 1104.
Section 1105.
Section 1106.
Section 1107.
Assessment.
Section 1108.
Section 1109.
Section 1110.
Section 1111.
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cannabis required.
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Section 1113.
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Section 1114.
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Section 1115.
Electronic filing.
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Section 1116.
Expiration of license.
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Section 1117.
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Section 1118.
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Section 1119.
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Section 1120.
Property rights.
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Section 1121.
Information exchange.
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CHAPTER 51.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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Section 5101.
Regulations.
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Section 5102.
Appropriations.
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Section 5103.
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Section 5104.
Repeals.
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Section 5105.
Effective date.
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PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
Section 101.
Short title.
Cannabis Act.
Section 102.
Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
"Account."
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"Board."
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"Change in control."
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licensed entity.
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"Department."
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(1)
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Act.
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(2)
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(4)
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(6)
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prescribe Schedule III drugs under the act of April 14, 1972
"Medical cannabis."
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tinctures.
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Commonwealth.
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A for-profit or nonprofit
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A for-profit or nonprofit
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"Medical use."
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"Occupation permit."
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employee.
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"Owner or operator."
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a licensee.
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"Patient."
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"Patient representative."
(1)
(2)
An individual who:
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(ii)
authorizes:
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dispenser; and
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(B)
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care practitioner.
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"Practitioner-patient relationship."
The relationship
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including treatment:
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(1)
Cancer.
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
Cachexia/wasting syndrome.
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(5)
Parkinson's disease.
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(6)
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(7)
Multiple sclerosis.
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(8)
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(10)
Severe fibromyalgia.
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section 702.
"Testing laboratory."
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Section 301.
(a)
License.
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(b)
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Section 302.
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(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
A licensed pharmacist.
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(c)
(1)
(2)
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(3)
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(d)
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(1)
this Commonwealth.
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(2)
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the board.
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(e)
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Terms.-(1)
serve ex officio.
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(i)
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years.
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three years.
(C)
years.
(ii)
period.
(iii)
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consecutive terms.
(f)
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(g)
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each member of the board shall receive $100 per diem when
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(i)
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chairman, upon written request from the member, finds that the
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member.
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once per month for the first 12 months, including and after the
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shall meet at least six times a year and may meet at additional
Section 303.
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(1)
following:
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(ii)
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(iii)
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503.
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(2)
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employees.
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(3)
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(4)
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act.
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(5)
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(6)
(7)
act.
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licenses and occupation permits and the due dates for all
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fees.
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(10)
proceeding.
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history.
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(13)
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of medical cannabis.
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(15)
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dispensers.
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medical cannabis.
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(17)
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including:
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(iii)
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cannabis.
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(iv)
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(v)
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specify:
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(A)
date of packaging;
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(B)
use-by date;
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package;
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(D)
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children's reach;
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board;
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recommended dosages;
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(24)
(25)
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Subpoena power.
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(1)
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investigation.
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(a)
(b)
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(c)
powers:
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(1)
To conduct hearings.
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(2)
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(i)
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(ii)
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examiner.
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(3)
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To issue decisions.
Section 306.
(a)
Civil penalties.
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(b)
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(c)
Board sanction.-(1)
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(iii)
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(iv)
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(v)
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(vi)
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violations.
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(vii)
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to judicial review).
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(3)
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subsection.
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(d)
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subsections (b) and (c), the board shall have the power to do
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the following:
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unlicensed person.
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(e)
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procedure).
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Section 307.
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(a)
Confidentiality.
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(1)
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(2)
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the board.
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(b)
disciplinary action.
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(c)
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(d)
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Section 308.
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(a)
Financing.
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by fees, fines and civil penalties imposed under this act are
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projected expenditures.
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(b)
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(d)
and collected under this act shall be for the exclusive use of
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(e)
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act.
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(f)
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miscellaneous expenses.
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(h)
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copy of the budget request for the upcoming fiscal year which
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(i)
status of cases, board action which has been taken and the
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CHAPTER 5
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LICENSING
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Section 501.
(a)
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(b)
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shall impose an initial $5,000 annual renewal fee for each year
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308.
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(c)
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(d)
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(g)
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(2)
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department.
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(3)
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facility.
(4)
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(5)
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cannabis dispenser.
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(7)
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(8)
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(9)
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(10)
and containers.
(11)
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(h)
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of the following:
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(1)
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(2)
(3)
(4)
property.
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(5)
(i)
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between growers.
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Section 502.
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(a)
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dispensers.
(b)
shall impose an initial $5,000 annual renewal fee for each year
308.
(c)
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(d)
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(e)
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(f)
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of the following:
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(1)
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by the board.
(2)
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department.
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(3)
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board.
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(7)
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(8)
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(9)
(10)
(11)
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(12)
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(13)
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products.
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(3)
(4)
(5)
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(6)
Section 503.
(a)
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(b)
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shall impose an initial $5,000 annual renewal fee for each year
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(c)
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(d)
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(e)
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of the following:
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cards.
(2)
department.
(3)
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(i)
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card.
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(ii)
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(iii)
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(4)
amounts dispensed.
(5)
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licensed premises.
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(6)
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dispensed during the seven days prior to the end of the 30-
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(8)
cannabis dispensed.
(9)
(i)
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(iii)
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dosage.
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Potential dangers.
(iv)
(10)
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(i)
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(ii)
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(iii)
Electronic surveillance.
An electronic locking system.
A locked door or barrier between the entry and
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other processes.
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board.
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(16)
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cannabis processor.
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(2)
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(3)
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(5)
property.
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(6)
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(7)
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(8)
Section 504.
(a)
Applications.
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(1)
(ii)
(iii)
board.
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(iv)
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(v)
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(vi)
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to:
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(A)
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Government;
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(B)
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pharmaceuticals; or
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(C)
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(vii)
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(2)
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Section 505.
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(a)
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licensure is sought.
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(b)
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following:
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operator.
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(5)
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(6)
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(7)
(c)
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(d)
shall be nontransferable.
(e)
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Section 506.
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(ii)
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(3)
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(4)
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occupation permit.
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(6)
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(c)
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Section 507.
Change in ownership.
(1)
The new owner must pay the licensing fee required under this
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chapter.
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(2)
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(3)
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the new owner must pay the annual renewal fee for each
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applicable license.
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Section 508.
(a)
Location.
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licensed facility.
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(2)
(3)
(c)
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(1)
for relocation.
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(2)
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ordinances.
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(3)
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packaging.
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trailer.
(4)
tracking.
(5)
(6)
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(7)
cannabis products.
Section 510.
(a)
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(b)
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act and is in new and unopened condition and can only be donated
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the Commonwealth.
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Section 511.
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(a)
Testing laboratories.
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(b)
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Section 512.
(a)
Licensee prohibitions.
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(b)
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(1)
(2)
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(3)
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Section 701.
(a)
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(b)
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(c)
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(d)
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condition.
(e)
(d).
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(f)
application fee of not more than $100 and an annual renewal fee
of not more than $50.
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(j)
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following:
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(ii)
physical reason.
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(iii)
after:
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department; and
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(B)
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(iv)
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(iii)
registered patient.
(iv)
care practitioner.
(4)
following:
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(i)
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regular wages.
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(ii)
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(iii)
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patient.
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(iv)
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any individual.
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source.
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authorization to be utilized.
(k)
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record under the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known
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department regulation.
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months.
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(vii)
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practice.
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(ix)
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(2)
following:
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from or to:
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medical cannabis.
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(iv)
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(vii)
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family.
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(b)
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medical condition;
(2)
(3)
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(4)
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illnesses.
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(c)
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cannabis.
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its treatment.
(iv)
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(v)
(d)
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under this act shall not be unlawful under any provision of law.
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(b)
Access card.-(1)
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(2)
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(B)
(C)
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Section 704.
Health insurance.
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cannabis in a workplace.
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Section 705.
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Sovereign immunity.
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registered patient.
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Section 901.
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(2)
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(i)
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(ii)
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evidence.
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(4)
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(ii)
of employment.
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Section 902.
(a)
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Prohibitions.-(1)
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(i)
A motor vehicle.
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(ii)
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(iii)
A motor boat.
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(iv)
Heavy machinery.
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(v)
An aircraft.
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(2)
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(ii)
Public transportation.
On school grounds if the registered patient is
(iii)
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(iv)
(c)
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Section 903.
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Unlawful activities.
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of the following:
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Section 904.
(a)
(b)
(c)
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first degree.
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(d)
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Section 1101.
Definitions.
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shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
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"Department."
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"Medical cannabis."
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tinctures.
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dispenser.
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Section 1102.
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sales document.
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(e)
No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, shall apply to the
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Limitation of surcharge.
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levied by this chapter has not been paid. The surcharge is due
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the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform
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medical cannabis for which the proper surcharge has not been
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than $100 nor more than $1,000 or to imprisonment for not more
surcharges paid.
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due may be assessed at any time within the extended period. The
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$75.
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and payment of the fees, the department shall issue the proper
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Electronic filing.
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court.
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Information exchange.
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Section 5102.
Appropriation.
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