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12 Pa.C.S. § 6343

Late fees

(a) Closed-end credit agreement.--

(1) A closed-end credit agreement may provide for the payment by the buyer of a late fee on each installment in default for a period of not less than ten days in an amount not in excess of 5% of the installment or $10, whichever is less.

(2) Only one late fee may be collected on an installment regardless of the period that it remains in default.

(b) Open-end credit agreement.--A late fee may be assessed on an open-end credit agreement regarding each minimum payment not paid in full on the payment due date of the statement on which the minimum payment first appears.

Official source: Pennsylvania General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Pennsylvania statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.