[Adopted 12-10-1992 as Ord. No. 579]
No insurance company, association or exchange
shall pay a claim of a named insured for fire damage to a structure
located within Nether Providence Township without complying with the
provisions of this chapter and the Pennsylvania Act of May 17, 1921
(P.L. 682, No. 284, as amended.)
The Manager of Nether Providence Township or such official's designee is hereby designated as the Township officer authorized to carry out the duties of §
157-2 of this chapter.
The Board of Commissioners, by resolution, may
adopt and amend rules and regulations establishing procedures to implement
the provisions of this chapter and fixing reasonable fees to be charged
for the issuance of certificates and bills, the performance of inspections
and for the establishment and supervision of fund accounts.
To the extent that interest is earned on proceeds
held by Nether Providence Township pursuant to this chapter and not
returned to the named insured, such interest shall belong to Nether
Providence Township. To the extent that proceeds are returned to the
named insured, interest earned on such proceeds shall be distributed
to the named insured at the time that the proceeds are returned.
Any person, any owner of a structure located
within Nether Providence Township or any insurance company, association
or exchange that violates this chapter or any provision hereof shall
be punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000, plus costs of prosecution,
for each violation and, in default of payment of such fine and costs,
by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 days.