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Attorney fees and costs - 3 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 317

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     § 317.  Attorney fees and costs.
        In an action brought under section 315(b) (relating to right
     of action), the court may do any of the following:
            (1)  If the court determines that the local government
        unit enacted or enforced an unauthorized local ordinance with
        negligent disregard of the limitation of authority
        established under State law, it may order the local
        government unit to pay the plaintiff reasonable attorney fees
        and other litigation costs incurred by the plaintiff in
        connection with the action.
            (2)  If the court determines that the action brought by
        the plaintiff was frivolous or was brought without
        substantial justification in claiming that the local
        ordinance in question was unauthorized, it may order the
        plaintiff to pay the local government unit reasonable
        attorney fees and other litigation costs incurred by the
        local government unit in defending the action.

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