75 Pa.C.S. § 3101 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 31 / Section 3101
Application of part.
Status: in_force

(a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the provisions of this part relating to the operation of vehicles refer exclusively to the operation of vehicles upon highways except where a different place is specifically referred to in a particular provision.

(b) Serious traffic offenses.--The provisions of section 3345 (relating to meeting or overtaking school bus), Subchapter B of Chapter 37 (relating to serious traffic offenses) and
75 Pa.C.S. § 1606 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 16 / Section 1606
Requirement for commercial driver's license.
Status: in_force

(a) When required.--No person, except those specifically exempted in subsection (b), shall drive a commercial motor vehicle unless:

(1) the person has been issued a commercial driver's license;

(2) the person's commercial driver's license is in his immediate possession; and

(3) the person's commercial driver's license was issued for the class of commercial motor vehicle operated and contains all applicable license endorsements.

(b) Exemptions.--The following persons are not required to obtain a commercial driver's license in order to drive the commercial motor vehicle specified:

(1) A person with a commercial driver learner's permit who is accompanied by the holder of a commercial driver's license valid for the vehicle being driven.

(2) A person in the service of the Armed Forces of the United States, including members of the Reserves and National Guard on active duty; personnel on full-time National Guard duty; and personnel on inactive National Guard duty training or part-time National Guard training and National Guard military technicians who are required to wear military uniforms; and active duty United States Coast Guard personnel when operating commercial motor vehicles for military purposes.

(3) A person who is a volunteer or paid firefighter with a Class C license and who has a certificate of authorization from his fire chief while operating a fire or emergency vehicle registered to the fire department or municipality.

(4) Any member of a rescue or emergency squad who is the holder of a Class C license and who has a certificate of authorization from the head of the rescue or emergency squad while operating any rescue or emergency vehicle equipped with audible and visual signals registered to the rescue or emergency squad or municipality.

(5) A licensed driver under section 1504(d.1) (relating to classes of licenses) operating a Pennsylvania covered farm vehicle anywhere within this Commonwealth.

(5.1) A licensed driver with a Class A, Class B or Class C or out-of-State equivalent license operating a covered farm vehicle from another state when operated within 150 air-miles of the out-of-State farm.

(6) A driver with a Class C license operating a school bus, school vehicle or other commercial vehicle at the direction of authorized emergency management personnel in a time of declared Federal, State or local emergency. A person driving a school bus, school vehicle or other commercial vehicle pursuant to this paragraph shall not be subject to sanctions under the provisions of this chapter or section 3742.1 (relating to accidents involving death or personal injury while not properly licensed).

(7) An employee of the State emergency management agency or a county emergency management organization who is the holder of a Class C license and who has a certificate of authorization from the head of the State emergency management agency or a county emergency management organization while operating any emergency vehicle equipped with audible and visual signals registered to the Commonwealth, State emergency management agency, county or county emergency management organization.

(8) The following shall apply:

(i) A driver who is 18 years of age or older and employed by a political subdivision may operate a commercial motor vehicle within the boundaries of the political subdivision for the purpose of removing snow or ice from a roadway by plowing, sanding or salting, if:

(A) the properly licensed employee who ordinarily operates a commercial motor vehicle for the purpose of removing snow or ice from a roadway by plowing, sanding or salting is unable to operate the vehicle; or

(B) the political subdivision determines that a snow or ice emergency exists that requires additional assistance.

(ii) The driver must have a certificate of authorization from the head of the political subdivision while operating the commercial motor vehicle. An individual operating a commercial motor vehicle under this paragraph shall not be subject to sanctions under the provisions of this chapter or section 3742.1.

(c) Prohibitions.--

(1) No person shall drive a commercial motor vehicle or a school vehicle during any period in which:

(i) his privilege to drive a commercial motor vehicle or a school vehicle in a state has been removed for any reason, including disqualification, until the person's commercial operating privilege has been restored;

(ii) his operating privilege is suspended, revoked, canceled or recalled until the person's operating privilege has been restored; or

(iii) the driver or vehicle has been placed under an out-of-service order.

(2) No person who operates a commercial motor vehicle shall at any time have more than one commercial driver's license.

(c.1) Additional prohibitions.--No person shall drive a commercial motor vehicle during any period of time that the motor carrier has been placed under an out-of-service order.

(d) Penalties.--

(1) Except as provided in paragraph (6), a person who violates subsection (a) commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $500. Except that, if the person charged furnishes satisfactory proof of having held a commercial driver's license valid on the last day of the preceding driver's license period and no more than 60 days have elapsed from the last date of renewal, the fine shall be $100. Except as provided in paragraph (6), every person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of subsection (a) shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,500.

(2) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle or a school vehicle while subject to disqualification commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $500. Every person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of driving a commercial motor vehicle while subject to disqualification shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,500.

(3) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle or a school vehicle while subject to disqualification under section 1611(b) or (e) (relating to disqualification) commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $1,000 or to imprisonment for six months, or both.

(4) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle or a school vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order issued under section 1612 (relating to commercial drivers prohibited from operating with any alcohol in system) commits

a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $2,500 for a first offense and $5,000 for a second or subsequent offense.

(5) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle or a school vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order (other than an out-of-service order issued under section 1612) commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $2,500 for a first offense and $5,000 for a second or subsequent offense.

(6) No person shall be convicted of violating subsection

(a) if the person produces at the office of the issuing authority within 15 days of the violation:

(i) a commercial driver's license valid in this Commonwealth at the time of the violation; or

(ii) if the commercial driver's license is lost, stolen, destroyed or illegible, evidence that the driver was licensed at the time of the violation and that application for a duplicate license had been made at the time of the violation.

(7) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle in violation of subsection (c)(1)(ii) commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $1,000.

(8) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle in violation of subsection (c)(2) commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $1,000.

(e) Convictions and fines cumulative.--Any violations brought under this section and fines imposed under this section shall be in addition to violations brought and fines imposed under any other sections of this title. (May 21, 1992, P.L.246, No.39, eff. imd.; May 20, 1993, P.L.30, No.10, eff. 60 days; July 5, 2005, P.L.100, No.37; June 29, 2006, P.L.284, No.61, eff. imd.; Nov. 26, 2008, P.L.1658, No.133, eff. 60 days; Jan. 27, 2012, P.L.1, No.1, eff. 60 days; Oct. 24, 2012, P.L.1473, No.187, eff. 60 days; Oct. 14, 2014, P.L.2491, No.140, eff. imd.; Oct. 22, 2014, P.L.2635, No.170, eff. 60 days; Nov. 25, 2020, P.L.1246, No.131, eff. imd.; Nov. 17, 2021, P.L.444, No.90, eff. imd.) 2021 Amendment. Act 90 amended subsec. (b)(5) and (5.1). 2020 Amendment. Act 131 added subsec. (b)(8).

Amendments. Act 140 amended subsec. (b)(7) and Act 170 amended subsec. (b)(5) and added subsec. (b)(5.1).

Amendment . Act 187 amended subsec. (a). Cross References. Section 1606 is referred to in sections 1603, 1607, 1611, 8509 of this title.
75 Pa.C.S. § 1362.1 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 13 / Section 1362.1
Operation Inherent Resolve veterans plate.
Status: in_force

Upon application of any person who is a veteran of the military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which encompasses campaigns in Iraq, Syria and Libya, accompanied by a fee of $26 which shall be in addition to the registration fee and by documentation as the department shall require, the department shall issue to the person a special registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed as belonging to a person who is a veteran of Operation Inherent Resolve. The special registration plate may be used only on a passenger car or truck with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds. (July 1, 2024, P.L.435, No.36, eff. 120 days) 2024 Amendment. Act 36 added section 1362.1.
75 Pa.C.S. § 1358 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 13 / Section 1358
DARE plate (Repealed).
Status: repealed

2014 Repeal. Section 1358 was repealed April 7, 2014, P.L.381, No.27, effective in 60 days.
75 Pa.C.S. § 4530 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 45 / Section 4530
Portable emergency warning devices.
Status: in_force

(a) General rule.--Every truck, other than a truck registered as either a Class I or Class II having a gross weight of 7,000 pounds or less, truck tractor and bus and any motor vehicle towing a trailer shall carry at least three portable emergency warning devices of a type specified by regulations promulgated by the department. The regulations shall be consistent with Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety, section 393.95.

(b) When display required.--Whenever any vehicle of a type referred to in subsection (a) is disabled or stopped for more than ten minutes upon a roadway or shoulder outside of an urban district, or upon any divided highway, the driver of the vehicle shall display the portable warning devices of the type required under subsection (a) in such manner as the department shall direct by regulations. (July 10, 1984, P.L.679, No.146, eff. 60 days)
75 Pa.C.S. § 1783 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 17 / Section 1783
Proof of financial responsibility before restoring operating privilege or registration.
Status: in_force

Whenever the department suspends or revokes the operating privilege of any person or the registration of any vehicle pursuant to section 1532 (relating to revocation or suspension of operating privilege), 1542 (relating to revocation of habitual offender's license), 1772 (relating to suspension for nonpayment of judgments), 1784 (relating to proof of financial responsibility following violation) or 1785 (relating to proof of financial responsibility following accident), or upon receiving the record of a conviction or forfeiture of bail, the

department shall not restore the operating privilege or the applicable registration until the person furnishes proof of financial responsibility. Cross References. Section 1783 is referred to in section 1558 of this title.
75 Pa.C.S. § 9105 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 91 / Section 9105
Nonlapse of allocated funds for advertised projects.
Status: in_force

Where bids have been advertised for projects that would use funds allocated to any county maintenance district for a particular fiscal year but because of the bidding process the contract or contracts were not awarded before the close of that fiscal year, the county's allocation for that fiscal year shall not lapse but may be allocated to the particular contract that was not awarded because of the incompleteness of the bidding process. Any additional allocation remaining after all such contracts are let shall lapse as of the date of the awarding of the last of the contracts.
75 Pa.C.S. § 4101 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 41 / Section 4101
Purpose of part.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter and Chapters 43 (relating to lighting equipment) and 45 (relating to other required equipment) is to establish minimum standards for vehicle equipment the performance of which is related to vehicle safety, noise control and air quality and to make unlawful the sale and use of items which do not comply with the requirements of this part or with the standards and regulations promulgated by the department.
75 Pa.C.S. § 1912 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 19 / Section 1912
Passenger cars.
Status: in_force

The annual fee for registration of a passenger car shall be $36. (Apr. 17, 1997, P.L.6, No.3, eff. July 1, 1997) 1997 Amendment. See section 20 of Act 3 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to additional revenue from fee increases. Cross References. Section 1912 is referred to in sections 1926.2, 9511.11 of this title.
75 Pa.C.S. § 1350.1 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 13 / Section 1350.1
Special plates for recipients of Korean Defense Service Medal.
Status: in_force

Upon application of any person who is a recipient of the Korean Defense Service Medal, accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition to the annual registration fee and by such documentation as the department shall require, the department shall issue to the person a special registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed as belonging to a person who is a recipient of the Korean Defense Service Medal. The department shall design and produce the special registration plate. The special registration plate may be used only on a passenger car or truck with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds.

(July 7, 2006, P.L.389, No.82, eff. 60 days; July 2, 2014, P.L.988, No.109, eff. 60 days) Cross References. Section 1350.1 is referred to in section 1333 of this title.
75 Pa.C.S. § 3371 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 33 / Section 3371
Pilot program for automated speed enforcement systems in designated school zones.
Status: in_force

(a) General rule.--A pilot program is established to provide for an automated speed enforcement system in designated school zones in a city of the first class. The following shall apply:

(1) This section shall only be applicable in a city of the first class in no more than five school zones agreed upon by the system administrator, on the city's behalf, and the secretary.

(2) A city of the first class shall conduct an engineering and traffic investigation under section 6109(e) (relating to specific powers of department and local authorities) on the posted speed limit within the proposed school zone for an automated speed enforcement system.

(3) A city of the first class shall provide at least one opportunity for public comment regarding the proposed school zone.

(4) When the requirements under paragraphs (2) and (3) are met, a city of the first class, upon passage of an ordinance for the school zones, is authorized to enforce section 3365(b) (relating to special speed limitations) by recording violations using an automated speed enforcement system approved by the department.

(b) Owner liability.--For each violation under this section, the owner of the motor vehicle shall be liable for the penalty imposed under subsection (d) unless the owner is convicted of the same violation under another section of this title or has a defense under subsection (g). For the purposes of this section, the lessee of a leased vehicle shall be considered the owner of a motor vehicle.

(c) Certificate as evidence.--A certificate, or a facsimile of a certificate, based upon inspection of recorded images produced by an automated speed enforcement system and sworn to or affirmed by a police officer employed by the city of the first class shall be prima facie evidence of the facts contained

in it. The city must include written documentation that the automated speed enforcement system was operating correctly at the time of the alleged violation. A recorded image evidencing a violation of section 3365(b) shall be admissible in any judicial or administrative proceeding to adjudicate the liability for the violation.

(d) Penalty.--

(1) The penalty for a violation under subsection (a) shall be a fine of $150 unless a lesser amount is set by ordinance. The ordinance may create fines for a first offense, second offense and third and subsequent offenses, but no single fine shall exceed $150.

(2) A penalty is authorized only for a violation of this section if each of the following apply:

(i) At least two appropriate warning signs are conspicuously placed at the beginning and end of the designated school zone notifying the public that an automated speed enforcement system is active and in use.

(ii) A notice identifying the location of the automated speed enforcement system is posted on the city's or system administrator's publicly accessible Internet website throughout the period of use.

(iii) The designated school zone is active as indicated by an official traffic-control device with a posted speed limit of no greater than 15 miles per hour.

(3) A fine is not authorized during the first 30 days of operation of an automated speed enforcement system.

(4) The system administrator may provide a written warning to the registered owner of a motor vehicle determined to have violated this section during the first 30 days of operation of the automated speed enforcement system.

(5) A penalty imposed under this section shall not be deemed a criminal conviction and shall not be made part of the operating record under section 1535 (relating to schedule of convictions and points) of the individual upon whom the penalty is imposed, nor may the imposition of the penalty be subject to merit rating for insurance purposes.

(6) Surcharge points may not be imposed in the provision of motor vehicle insurance coverage. Penalties collected under this section shall not be subject to 42 Pa.C.S. § 3571 (relating to Commonwealth portion of fines, etc.) or 3573 (relating to municipal corporation portion of fines, etc.).

(e) Liability.--Driving in excess of the posted speed limit in a designated school zone by 11 miles per hour or more is a violation of this section.

(f) Limitations.--

(1) An automated speed enforcement system may not be utilized in such a manner as to take a frontal view recorded image of the motor vehicle as evidence of having committed a violation.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, camera equipment deployed as part of an automated speed enforcement system as provided in this section must be incapable of automated or user-controlled remote surveillance by means of recorded video images. Recorded images collected as part of the automated speed enforcement system must only record traffic violations and may not be used for any other surveillance purposes, but may include video of the area enforced when triggered by a violation. The restrictions set forth in this paragraph shall not be deemed to preclude a court of competent jurisdiction from issuing an order directing that the information be provided to law enforcement

officials if the information is reasonably described and is requested solely in connection with a criminal law enforcement action.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, information prepared under this section and information related to violations under this section which is kept by the city of the first class, its authorized agents or its employees, including recorded images, written records, reports or facsimiles, names, addresses, motor vehicle information and the number of violations under this section, shall be for the exclusive use of the city, its authorized agents, its employees and law enforcement officials for the purpose of discharging their duties under this section and under any ordinances and resolutions of the city. The information shall not be deemed a public record under the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law. The information shall not be discoverable by court order or otherwise, nor shall it be offered in evidence in any action or proceeding which is not directly related to a violation of this section or any ordinance or resolution of the city. The restrictions set forth in this paragraph shall not be deemed to preclude a court of competent jurisdiction from issuing an order directing that the information be provided to law enforcement officials if the information is reasonably described and is requested solely in connection with a criminal law enforcement action.

(4) Recorded images obtained through the use of automated speed enforcement systems deployed as a means of promoting traffic safety in a city of the first class shall be destroyed within one year of final disposition of any recorded event, except that images subject to a court order under paragraph (2) or (3) shall be destroyed within two years after the date of the order, unless further extended by court order. A city of the first class shall file notice with the department that the records have been destroyed in accordance with this section.

(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, registered motor vehicle owner information obtained as a result of the operation of an automated speed enforcement system under this section shall not be the property of the manufacturer or vendor of the automated speed enforcement system and may not be used for any purpose other than as prescribed in this section.

(6) A violation of this subsection shall constitute a misdemeanor of the third degree punishable by a $500 fine. Each violation shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.

(g) Defenses.--

(1) It shall be a defense to a violation under this section that the person named in the notice of the violation was not driving the motor vehicle at the time of the violation. The owner may be required to submit evidence that the owner was not the driver at the time of the alleged violation. The city of the first class may not require the owner of the motor vehicle to disclose the identity of the driver of the motor vehicle at the time of the violation.

(2) If an owner receives a notice of violation under this section of a time period during which the motor vehicle was reported to any police department as having been stolen, it shall be a defense to a violation under this section that the motor vehicle had been reported to a police department

as stolen prior to the time the violation occurred and had not been recovered prior to that time.

(3) It shall be a defense to a violation under this section that the person receiving the notice of violation was not the owner of the motor vehicle at the time of the offense.

(4) It shall be a defense to a violation under this section that the automated speed enforcement system being used to determine speed was not in compliance with section 3368 (relating to speed timing devices) with respect to testing for accuracy, certification or calibration.

(h) Department approval.--

(1) No automated speed enforcement system may be used without the approval of the department, which shall have the authority to promulgate regulations for the certification and use of the systems, which regulations may include the use of radio-microwave devices, commonly referred to as electronic speed meters or radar, or light detection and ranging devices, commonly referred to as LIDAR, in their operations.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the devices identified in paragraph (1) shall be tested for accuracy at regular intervals as designated by regulation of the department.

(i) Duty of city.--If a city of the first class elects to implement this section, the following provisions shall apply:

(1) The city of the first class may not use an automated speed enforcement system unless there is posted an appropriate sign in a conspicuous place before the school zone in which the automated speed enforcement system is to be used notifying the public that an automated speed enforcement system is in use immediately ahead.

(2) The city of the first class shall designate or appoint the Philadelphia Parking Authority as the system administrator to supervise and coordinate the administration of notices of violation issued under this section. Compensation under a contract authorized by this paragraph shall be based only upon the value of equipment and services provided or rendered in support of the automated speed enforcement system program and may not be based on the quantity of notices of violation issued or amount of fines imposed or generated.

(3) The system administrator shall prepare a notice of violation to the registered owner of a motor vehicle identified in a recorded image produced by an automated speed enforcement system as evidence of a violation of section 3362 (relating to maximum speed limits). The notice of violation must be issued by a police officer employed by the police department with primary jurisdiction over the area where the violation occurred. The notice of violation shall have the following attached to it:

(i) a copy of the recorded image showing the motor vehicle;

(ii) the registration number and state of issuance of the motor vehicle registration;

(iii) the date, time and place of the alleged violation;

(iv) notice that the violation charged is under section 3365(b); and

(v) instructions for return of the notice of violation, which shall read:

This notice shall be returned personally, by mail or by an agent duly authorized in writing, within 30 days of issuance. A hearing may be obtained upon the request of the registered owner of the motor vehicle.

(j) System administrator.--

(1) The system administrator may hire and designate personnel as necessary or contract for services with a manufacturer or vendor to implement this section.

(2) The system administrator shall process notices of violation and penalties issued under this section.

(3) Not later than September 1 annually, the system administrator shall submit an annual report to the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Transportation Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Transportation Committee of the House of Representatives. The report shall be considered a public record under the Right-to-Know Law and include for the prior year:

(i) The number of violations and fines issued and data regarding the speeds of motor vehicles in the enforcement area.

(ii) A compilation of penalties paid and outstanding and violations contested.

(iii) The amount of money paid to a system administrator, vendor or manufacturer under this section.

(iv) The number of vehicular and pedestrian accidents and related serious bodily injuries and deaths in the designated school zones.

(k) Notice to owner.--In the case of a violation involving a motor vehicle registered under the laws of this Commonwealth, the notice of violation must be mailed within 30 days after the commission of the violation or within 30 days after the discovery of the identity of the registered owner of the motor vehicle, whichever is later, and not thereafter to the address of the registered owner as listed in the records of the department. In the case of motor vehicles registered in jurisdictions other than this Commonwealth, the notice of violation must be mailed within 30 days after the discovery of the identity of the registered owner to the address of the registered owner as listed in the records of the official in the jurisdiction having charge of the registration of the motor vehicle. A notice of violation under this section must be provided to the registered owner within 90 days of the commission of the offense.

(l) Mailing of notice and records.--Notice of violation must be sent by first class mail. A manual or automatic record of mailing prepared by the system administrator in the ordinary course of business shall be prima facie evidence of mailing and shall be admissible in any judicial or administrative proceeding as to the facts contained in it.

(m) Payment of fine.--

(1) An owner of the motor vehicle to whom a notice of violation has been issued may admit responsibility for the violation and pay the fine provided in the notice.

(2) Payment must be made personally, through an authorized agent, electronically or by mailing both payment and the notice of violation to the system administrator. Payment by mail must be made only by money order, credit card or check made payable to the system administrator. The system administrator shall remit the fine, less the system administrator's operation and maintenance costs necessitated

by this section, to the department for deposit into a restricted receipts account in the Motor License Fund. Fines deposited into the fund under this paragraph shall be used by the department for a Transportation Enhancement Grants Program as established by section 3116 (relating to automated red light enforcement systems in first class cities). The department shall award transportation enhancement grants on a competitive basis. The department may pay actual administrative costs arising from the department's administration of this section. The department may not reserve, designate or set aside a specific level of money or percentage of money to an applicant prior to the completion of the application process, nor may the department designate a set percentage of money to an applicant. Grants shall be awarded by the department based on the majority vote of a selection committee consisting of four representatives of the department appointed by the secretary and four members appointed by the mayor of the city of the first class, with the secretary or a designee of the secretary serving as chairperson. Priority shall be given to applications seeking grant money for transportation enhancements in the municipality where the automated speed camera system is operated.

(3) Payment of the established fine and applicable penalties shall operate as a final disposition of the case.

(n) Hearing.--

(1) An owner of the motor vehicle to whom a notice of violation has been issued may, within 30 days of the mailing date of the notice, request a hearing to contest the liability alleged in the notice. A hearing request must be made by appearing before the system administrator during regular office hours either personally or by an authorized agent or by sending a request on the prescribed form.

(2) Upon receipt of a hearing request, the system administrator shall in a timely manner schedule the matter before a hearing officer. The hearing officer shall be designated by the city of the first class. Written notice of the date, time and place of hearing must be sent by first class mail to the owner of the motor vehicle. A hearing to contest liability may be in-person or be conducted through live-stream synchronous video conferencing or similar virtual presence technology and shall be only at the locations and times set by the system administrator.

(3) The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with 2 Pa.C.S. Ch. 5 (relating to practice and procedure) and shall be subject to appeal under 2 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 (relating to judicial review).

(o) Compensation to manufacturer or vendor.--If a city of the first class has established an automated speed enforcement system, the compensation paid to the manufacturer or vendor of the automated speed enforcement system may not be based upon the number of traffic citations issued or a portion or percentage of the fine generated by the citations. The compensation paid to the manufacturer or vendor of the equipment shall be based upon the value of the equipment and the services provided or rendered in support of the automated speed enforcement system.

(p) Revenue limitation.--A city of the first class may not collect an amount equal to or greater than 2% of its annual budget from the collection of revenue from the issuance and payment of violations under this section.

(q) Expiration.--This section shall expire December 31, 2029. (Dec. 14, 2023, P.L.344, No.38) 2023 Amendment. Act 38 added section 3371. Section 5(2) of Act 38 provided that subsec. (e) shall take effect 60 days after the publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin under section 4 of Act 38 and section 5(3) of Act 38 provided that the remainder of the section shall take effect in 60 days. Section 4 of Act 38 provided that the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit notice to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the next available issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin that an automated speed enforcement system is operational in the designated school zones under section 3371.
75 Pa.C.S. § 4924 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 49 / Section 4924
Limitations on length of projecting loads.
Status: in_force

(a) General rule.--Subject to the provisions of this subchapter limiting the length of vehicles and loads, the load upon any vehicle or the load upon the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles shall not extend more than three feet beyond the foremost part of the vehicle, and the load upon any vehicle operated alone or the load, other than a nondivisible load, upon the rear vehicle of a combination shall not extend more than six feet beyond the rear of the bed or body of such vehicle.

(b) Red flags and lights.--If the load on any vehicle extends more than four feet beyond the rear of the vehicle, a red flag or cloth not less than 12 inches square shall be displayed at the end of the load. During hours of darkness, a red light shall be displayed in the same position in lieu of the flag or cloth.

(c) Compliance with maximum length limitations.--Subsection

(a) does not permit loads to exceed the maximum limits set forth in section 4923 (relating to length of vehicles).

(d) Exceptions.--Except for subsection (b), this section does not apply to a motor vehicle specifically designed and being used to:

(1) transport roof trusses; or

(2) transport live trees for transplanting. (Nov. 23, 1987, P.L.399, No.82, eff. 60 days; May 20, 1993, P.L.30, No.10, eff. 60 days) 1993 Amendment. Act 10 amended subsec. (d).
75 Pa.C.S. § 4723 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 47 / Section 4723
Certificate of appointment for inspecting fleet vehicles.
Status: in_force

The department may issue a certificate of appointment under the provisions of this chapter to any person who owns or leases 15 or more vehicles or mass transit vehicles and who meets the requirements of this chapter and regulations adopted by the department. The certificate of appointment may authorize inspection of only those vehicles or mass transit vehicles owned or leased by such person. (June 18, 1980, P.L.223, No.67, eff. imd.)
75 Pa.C.S. § 1358.1 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 13 / Section 1358.1
Share the Road plate.
Status: in_force

The department shall design a Share the Road registration plate. Upon application of any person, accompanied by a fee of $40, which shall be in addition to the registration fee, the department shall issue the plate for a passenger car or truck with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds or a motor home. The fee shall be used exclusively to maintain the department's central office position of Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator and to fund highway pedalcycle signage approved by the department. (June 8, 2016, P.L.257, No.36, eff. 60 days) 2016 Amendment. Act 36 added section 1358.1. The preamble of Act 36 provided that Act 36 shall be known and may be cited as the Dave Bachman Act.
75 Pa.C.S. § 3544 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 35 / Section 3544
Pedestrians walking along or on highway.
Status: in_force

(a) Mandatory use of available sidewalk.--Where a sidewalk is provided and its use is practicable, it is unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway.

(b) Absence of sidewalk.--Where a sidewalk is not available, any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall walk only on a shoulder as far as practicable from the edge of the roadway.

(c) Absence of sidewalk and shoulder.--Where neither a sidewalk nor a shoulder is available, any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall walk as near as practicable to an outside edge of the roadway and, if on a two-way roadway, shall walk only on the left side of the roadway.

(d) Right-of-way to vehicles.--Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, any pedestrian upon a roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
75 Pa.C.S. § 1611 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 16 / Section 1611
Disqualification.
Status: in_force

(a) First violation of certain offenses.--Upon receipt of a report of conviction, the department shall, in addition to any other penalties imposed under this title, disqualify any person from driving a commercial motor vehicle or school vehicle for a period of one year for the first violation of:

(1) section 3802 (relating to driving under influence of alcohol or controlled substance) or former section 3731, where the person was a commercial driver at the time the violation occurred;

(2) section 3742 (relating to accidents involving death or personal injury), where the person was a commercial driver at the time the violation occurred;

(3) section 3743 (relating to accidents involving damage to attended vehicle or property), where the person was a commercial driver at the time the violation occurred;

(4) section 3745 (relating to accidents involving damage to unattended vehicle or property), where the person was a commercial driver at the time the violation occurred;

(5) any felony in the commission of which a court determines a motor vehicle was essentially involved and where the person was a commercial driver at the time the violation occurred, except as described in subsection (e);

(6) section 1606(c) (relating to requirement for commercial driver's license); or

(7) any offense wherein the person caused the death of a person as a result of a motor vehicle accident through the negligent operation of a commercial motor vehicle, including, but not limited to, a violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2504 (relating to involuntary manslaughter) or a violation of section 3732 (relating to homicide by vehicle).

(b) Offenses involving hazardous materials or a bus.--Except as set forth in subsection (b.1), the department shall disqualify any person from driving a commercial motor vehicle for three years if any of the first offenses in subsection (a) or first refusal in section 1613 (relating to implied consent requirements for commercial motor vehicle drivers) occurred either while transporting a hazardous material required to be placarded or while operating a vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver.

(b.1) Offenses involving out-of-service orders and a bus or hazardous materials.--The department shall disqualify any person for two years for a first violation of operating a commercial motor vehicle while the driver or vehicle is subject

to an out-of-service order if the violation occurred either while transporting a hazardous material required to be placarded, or while operating a vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver.

(c) Two violations of certain offenses.--Except as set forth in subsection (c.1), the department shall disqualify for life any person convicted of two or more violations of any of the offenses specified in subsection (a), or the subject of two or more reports of test refusal as specified in section 1613, or any combination of those offenses and/or refusals, arising from two or more separate and distinct incidents. Only offenses committed after the effective date of this chapter may be considered in applying this subsection.

(c.1) Subsequent violations of out-of-service orders.--The department shall disqualify any person from driving a commercial motor vehicle for three years for a second or subsequent violation in a ten-year period of driving while subject to an out-of-service order and for a period of five years if the offense occurred either while transporting a hazardous material required to be placarded, or while operating a vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver.

(d) Mitigation of disqualification for life.--The department may issue regulations establishing guidelines, including conditions, under which a disqualification for life under subsection (c) may be reduced to a period of not less than ten years, if such reductions are permitted by Federal regulations.

(e) Disqualification for controlled substance offenses.--The department shall disqualify any person from driving a commercial motor vehicle for life who is convicted of using a motor vehicle in the commission of any felony involving the manufacture, distribution or dispensing of a controlled substance or possession with intent to manufacture, distribute or dispense a controlled substance where either:

(1) the person was a commercial driver's license holder at the time of the commission of the felony; or

(2) the motor vehicle used in the commission of the felony was a commercial motor vehicle. There shall be no exceptions or reductions to this disqualification for life.

(f) Disqualification for failure to have CDL.--In addition to any other disqualification required by this section, the department shall disqualify any person from driving a commercial motor vehicle for six months upon receiving a report of the person's conviction of violating section 1606(a).

(g) Disqualification for serious traffic offenses.--The department shall disqualify any person from driving a commercial motor vehicle for a period of 60 days if convicted of two serious traffic violations, or 120 days if convicted of three serious traffic violations, arising from separate and distinct incidents occurring within a three-year period. A violation will only be considered a serious traffic violation for purposes of this subsection where:

(1) the person was a commercial driver's license holder at the time of the violation, and conviction of the violation results in a revocation, cancellation or suspension of the person's operating privileges for noncommercial motor vehicles; or

(2) the person was operating a commercial motor vehicle at the time of the violation.

(h) Conviction in Federal court or another state.--For purposes of the provisions of this section, a copy of a report of conviction or a copy of a report of administrative

adjudication from a Federal court or another state for an offense similar to those offenses which would result in disqualification in this section shall be treated by the department as if the conviction had occurred in this Commonwealth. A conviction for negligent homicide shall be treated as similar to either a conviction for violating 18 Pa.C.S. § 2504 or a conviction for violating section 3732 for purposes of the provisions of this section.

(i) Surrender of license.--Upon the disqualification of the commercial driving privilege or school vehicle driving privilege of a person, the license shall be surrendered as provided in section 1540 (relating to surrender of license). If the person is not a CDL holder, then the person shall submit an acknowledgment of disqualification to the department in lieu of the license.

(j) Updating driving record.--After disqualifying, suspending, revoking, recalling or canceling a commercial driving privilege, the department shall update its records to reflect that action. After disqualifying, suspending, revoking, recalling or canceling a commercial driving privilege issued by another state, the department shall notify the licensing authority of the state which issued the commercial driver's license or nonresident commercial driver's license. In addition to any other records required or authorized to be kept by the department, the department shall file or make suitable notation in its records thereof all reports of the conviction of any violation, in any motor vehicle, of a State or local traffic control law, except a parking violation, and also for any other report of conviction or report of test refusal that results in disqualification pursuant to this chapter, of a person who was a commercial driver at the time of the violation that are received by the department from any court or administrative body of the Commonwealth, another state or the Federal Government. Such reports or suitable notations may be stored and admitted into evidence by the department as provided in section 1516(b) (relating to department records). Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no record maintained by the department in accordance with the provisions of this subsection may be expunged by order of court.

(k) Disqualification for railroad crossing offenses.--The department shall disqualify any person from driving a commercial motor vehicle upon receiving a report of the person's conviction for an offense under section 3341 (relating to obedience to signal indicating approach of train), 3342 (relating to vehicles required to stop at railroad crossings) or 3343(a), (c) or (d) (relating to moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossings) committed in a commercial vehicle as follows:

(1) 60 days for a first conviction.

(2) 120 days for a second conviction arising from separate and distinct incidents occurring within a three-year period.

(3) One year for a third conviction arising from separate and distinct incidents occurring within a three-year period.

(l) Disqualification for incomplete, incorrect or fraudulent application or certification.--The department shall disqualify any person from driving a commercial motor vehicle for 60 days upon canceling the person's commercial driver's license pursuant to section 1572(a)(1)(ii) (relating to cancellation of driver's license) involving an application or certification related to the requirements of this chapter.

(m) Limitation on noncommercial motor vehicle-based disqualifications.--A violation which occurred prior to the effective date of this subsection and which did not involve a commercial motor vehicle shall not be considered by the department for purposes of applying a disqualification pursuant to this section.

(n) Consecutive application.--All disqualifications shall be imposed consecutively.

(o) Fraud disqualification.--The department shall disqualify an individual from driving a commercial motor vehicle for one year upon receiving a certified record of the driver's conviction of fraud relating to the issuance of a commercial driver learner's permit or commercial driver's license, and the commercial driver's license designation shall be removed from the driver's license. Unless otherwise ineligible, a driver may apply for a commercial driver learner's permit upon restoration of the operating privilege.

(p) Retest disqualification.--The department shall disqualify an individual from driving a commercial motor vehicle if the individual fails to take and pass a retest required under section 1607(a)(8) (relating to commercial driver's license qualification standards). A driver disqualified under section 1607(a)(8) must reapply for a commercial driver learner's permit under the procedures applicable to all commercial driver learner's permit applicants.

(q) Human trafficking.--The department shall disqualify an individual from operating a commercial motor vehicle for life upon receiving a record of conviction of using a commercial motor vehicle in commission of a felony involving an act or practice of a severe form of trafficking in persons, as defined under section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386, 114 Stat. 1464). (Apr. 16, 1992, P.L.169, No.31, eff. 60 days; Dec. 9, 2002, P.L.1278, No.152, eff. 60 days; Sept. 30, 2003, P.L.120, No.24, eff. Feb. 1, 2004; July 5, 2005, P.L.100, No.37; Nov. 26, 2008, P.L.1658, No.133, eff. 60 days; Jan. 27, 2012, P.L.1, No.1, eff. imd.; Oct. 22, 2015, P.L.199, No.49, eff. 60 days; Nov. 25, 2020, P.L.1246, No.131, eff. 6 months) 2020 Amendment. Act 131 added subsec. (q).

Amendment . Act 49 added subsecs. (o) and (p).

Amendment . Act 1 amended subsec. (l). 2008 Amendment. Act 133 amended subsecs. (a) intro. par. and (6), (b) and (c) and added subsecs. (b.1), (c.1) and (n). Cross References. Section 1611 is referred to in sections 1553, 1606, 1613, 6146 of this title.
75 Pa.C.S. § 7137 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 71 / Section 7137
Violation of Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law.
Status: in_force

A violation of any provision of this subchapter or regulation promulgated thereunder constitutes "unfair methods of competition" and "unfair or deceptive acts or practices" within the meaning of section 2(4) of the act of December 17, 1968 (P.L.1224, No.387), known as the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law.
75 Pa.C.S. § 4909 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 49 / Section 4909
Transporting foodstuffs in vehicles used to transport waste.
Status: in_force

(a) Offense defined.--

(1) A person commits a violation of this section if he transports or knowingly provides a vehicle for the transportation of any food product or produce intended for human consumption in a vehicle which has been used to transport any municipal, residual or hazardous waste or any chemical or liquid, in bulk, which is not a food product or produce.

(2) A person commits a violation of this section if he knowingly accepts any food product or produce from, or provides any food product or produce to, a vehicle used to transport any municipal, residual or hazardous waste or any chemical or liquid, in bulk, which is not a food product or produce.

(b) Penalties.--

(1) A person who violates subsection (a)(1) shall, upon conviction for the first offense, pay a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000. Upon the second or subsequent conviction of subsection (a)(1), a person shall pay a fine of not less than $5,000 nor more than $25,000, or the court shall order the operating privilege of the vehicle operator suspended for a period of up to one year, or both. A copy of the order shall be transmitted to the department.

(2) A person who violates subsection (a)(2) shall, upon conviction for the first offense, pay a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000. A person who violates subsection (a)(2) shall, upon the second or subsequent conviction, pay a fine of not less than $5,000 nor more than $25,000.

(c) Vehicle forfeiture.--Any vehicle or conveyance used in the commission of an offense under this section shall be deemed contraband and forfeited in accordance with 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 5803 (relating to asset forfeiture), 5805 (relating to forfeiture procedure), 5806 (relating to motion for return of property), 5807 (relating to restrictions on use), 5807.1 (relating to prohibition on adoptive seizures) and 5808 (relating to exceptions).

(d) Responsibility for cost.--The owner of any vehicle or conveyance forfeited under subsection (c) shall be responsible for any costs incurred in properly disposing of waste in the vehicle or conveyance.

(e) Environmental Quality Board.--The Environmental Quality Board shall have the power and its duty shall be to adopt regulations, if necessary, to carry out the requirements of this section. Regulations, if necessary, shall be proposed within 90 days.

(f) Emergency telephone number.--The Pennsylvania State Police shall establish or designate a toll-free telephone number to report violations of illegal hauling.

(g) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection:

"Food product or produce." Any raw, cooked or processed edible substance, beverage or ingredient used or intended for use or for sale, in whole or in part, for human consumption.

"In bulk." Not divided into parts or packaged in separate units. "Municipal waste," "residual waste" or "hazardous waste." The terms shall have the meanings given to them under the act

of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), known as the Solid Waste Management Act, and the act of July 28, 1988 (P.L.556, No.101), known as the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act. (Mar. 13, 1990, P.L.69, No.14, eff. imd.; June 29, 2017, P.L.247, No.13, eff. July 1, 2017) 2017 Amendment. Act 13 amended subsec. (c). 1990 Amendment. Act 14 added section 4909. See section 6 of Act 14 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to construction of act. Environmental Quality Board. Section 502(c) of Act 18 of 1995, which created the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and renamed the Department of Environmental Protection, provided that the Environmental Quality Board shall have the powers and duties currently vested in it, except as vested in the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources by Act 18 of 1995, which powers and duties include those set forth in section 4909. Cross References. Section 4909 is referred to in section 5803 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).
75 Pa.C.S. § 4525 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 45 / Section 4525
Tire equipment and traction surfaces.
Status: in_force

(a) General rule.--No vehicle shall be operated on the highway unless the vehicle is equipped with tires of a type, size and construction approved by the department for the vehicle and unless the tires are in a safe operating condition as determined in accordance with regulations of the department, except that commercial implements of husbandry may be equipped with tires marked for nonhighway use.

(b) Vehicles not equipped with pneumatic tires.--It is unlawful for any person to operate or move, or cause or permit to be moved, in contact with any highway any vehicle equipped

with traction or road contact surfaces other than pneumatic tires unless of a type, size and construction permitted by regulations of the department and unless the movement is made under specific conditions allowed by regulations of the department.

(c) Ice grips and tire studs.--Tires in which ice grips or tire studs of wear resisting material have been installed which provide resiliency upon contact with the road and which have projections not exceeding two thirty-seconds of an inch beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire shall be permitted between November 1 of each year and April 15 of the following year. The Governor may by executive order extend the time tires with ice grips or tire studs may be used when highway conditions are such that such tires would be a safety factor in traveling Commonwealth highways. The use of tires with ice grips or tire studs contrary to the provisions of this subsection shall be unlawful.

(d) Tire chains.--Tire chains may be temporarily used on vehicles during periods of snow and ice emergency if they are in conformance with regulations promulgated by the department.

(e) Penalty.--

(1) Any person violating the provisions of subsection

(c) shall be guilty of a summary offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine as indicated in paragraph (2) and, in default of payment thereof, shall undergo imprisonment for not more than 30 days.

(2) Fines for violation of subsection (c) relating to the period of use of ice grips or tire studs shall be determined from the following chart based on the period of unauthorized use: $35 April 16 to May 31

June 1 to June 30

July 1 to July 31

August 1 to August 31

September 1 to September 30

October 1 to October 31

(3) Fines for any other violation of subsection (c) shall be determined according to the chart in paragraph (2) except that fines for violations occurring between November 1 to April 15 shall be $10. (Nov. 10, 1979, P.L.460, No.95, eff. imd.; July 10, 1984, P.L.679, No.146, eff. 60 days; May 20, 1993, P.L.30, No.10, eff. 60 days) 1993 Amendment. Act 10 amended subsec. (a). 1984 Amendment. Act 146 amended subsecs. (c) and (e).
75 Pa.C.S. § 3526 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 35 / Section 3526
Lighted lamp requirements for motorcycles.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4302 (relating to periods for requiring lighted lamps), the operator of a motorcycle, manufactured during or after 1986, upon a highway shall display the lighted head lamps and other lamps and illuminating devices required under Chapter 43 (relating to lighting equipment) at all times. (Dec. 9, 2002, P.L.1278, No.152, eff. 60 days; May 11, 2006, P.L.161, No.38, eff. imd.)
75 Pa.C.S. § 1361 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 13 / Section 1361
Special motorcycle plates related to veterans.
Status: in_force

(a) Veterans.--Upon application of any person who is a veteran as defined under 51 Pa.C.S. § 7101.2 (relating to definitions), accompanied by a fee of $26 which shall be in addition to the registration fee and by such documentation as the department shall require, the department shall issue to the person a special registration plate designating the vehicle as belonging to a person who is a veteran. The special registration plate may be used only on a motorcycle.

(a.1) Women veterans.--Upon application of any woman who is a veteran as defined under 51 Pa.C.S. § 7101.2, accompanied by a fee of $26 which shall be in addition to the registration fee and by such documentation as the department shall require, the department shall issue to the person a special registration plate designating the vehicle as belonging to a person who is a woman veteran. The special registration plate may be used only on a motorcycle.

(b) Honoring our veterans.--Upon application of any person, accompanied by a fee of $41 which shall be in addition to the registration fee and by such documentation as the department shall require, the department shall issue to the person a special registration plate designating the motorcycle as belonging to a person who is honoring veterans of the armed forces of the United States. The special registration plate may be used only on a motorcycle. The Veterans' Trust Fund shall receive $15 of the fee paid by the applicant for the plate.

(c) Honoring our women veterans.--Upon application of any person, accompanied by a fee of $41, which shall be in addition to the registration fee and by such documentation as the department shall require, the department shall issue to the person a special registration plate designating the vehicle as belonging to a person who is honoring women veterans of the armed forces of the United States. The special registration plate may be used only on a motorcycle. The Veterans' Trust Fund shall receive $15 of the fee paid by the applicant for the plate. The portion of the fee transferred to the Veterans' Trust Fund under this subsection shall be used for programs and resources that assist women veterans. (Feb. 9, 2004, P.L.65, No.8, eff. 60 days; July 8, 2015, P.L.119, No.17, eff. 90 days; July 15, 2024, P.L.737, No.60, eff. 120 days)

Cross References. Section 1361 is referred to in section 1333 of this title; section 1721 of Title 51 (Military Affairs).
75 Pa.C.S. § 4947 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 49 / Section 4947
Disposition of impounded vehicles and loads (Repealed).
Status: repealed

1985 Repeal. Section 4947 was repealed June 19, 1985, P.L.49, No.20, effective in 60 days.
75 Pa.C.S. § 12 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 12 / Section 12
Publication in Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Status: in_force

The Department of Transportation shall publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin notice of the execution of the agreement required under section 11 of this act within 14 days of its execution. 2006, MAY 11, P.L.155, NO.36 Preamble The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) Driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance is a crime with thousands of victims in this Commonwealth.

(2) Evidence exists that victim impact panels are effective in reducing offender recidivism and restoring balance to victims' lives in driving under the influence cases.

(3) The purpose of this act is to recognize the value of victim impact panels at reducing offender recidivism and addressing victims' issues, to encourage counties to implement the panels and to establish a coordinating committee to provide standardized guidance for the panels. Explanatory Note. Act 36 amended section 7508.1 of Title 18 and sections 3802 and 3804 of Title 75. 2013, NOVEMBER 25, P.L.974, NO.89 Preamble The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) It is the purpose of this act to ensure that a safe and reliable system of transportation is available to the residents of this Commonwealth.

(2) The Commonwealth's transportation system includes nearly 40,000 miles of roads and 25,000 bridges owned by the Commonwealth, nearly 77,000 miles of roads and 12,000 bridges owned by counties and municipal governments, 36 fixed-route public transportation agencies, 67 railroads, 133 public-use airports, the Ports of Erie, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh and numerous bicycle and pedestrian facilities.

(3) The Commonwealth's transportation system provides for access to employment, educational services, medical care and other life-sustaining services for all residents of this Commonwealth, including senior citizens and people with disabilities.

(4) The Department of Transportation of the Commonwealth has indicated that 9,000 miles of roads owned by the Commonwealth are in poor condition and that 4,400 bridges owned by the Commonwealth are rated structurally deficient. The State Transportation Advisory Committee has indicated that 2,189 bridges exceeding 20 feet in length owned by counties and municipalities are rated structurally deficient.

(5) There is urgent public need to reduce congestion, increase capacity, improve safety and promote economic efficiency of transportation facilities throughout this Commonwealth.

(6) The Commonwealth has limited resources to fund the maintenance and expansion of its transportation facilities.

(7) The State Transportation Advisory Committee reported in 2010 that the Commonwealth's transportation system is underfunded by $3,500,000,000 and projected that amount will grow to $6,700,000,000 by 2020 without additional financial investment by the Commonwealth.

(8) To ensure the needs of the public are adequately addressed, funding mechanisms must be enhanced to sustain the Commonwealth's transportation system in the future.

(9) The utilization of user fees establishes a funding source for transportation needs that spreads the costs across those who benefit from the Commonwealth's transportation system.

(10) Pursuant to section 11 of Article VIII of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, all highway and bridge user fees must be used solely for construction, reconstruction, maintenance and repair of and safety on public highways and bridges and costs and expenses incident thereto.

(11) In order to ensure a safe and reliable system of public transportation, aviation, ports, rail and bicycle and pedestrian facilities, other transportation-related user fees must be deposited in the Public Transportation Trust Fund and the Multimodal Transportation Fund.

(12) In furtherance of the Commonwealth's energy policy, which includes becoming independent from overreliance on foreign energy sources, programs must be established to promote reliance on or conversion to alternative energy sources, including the vast natural gas supply of this Commonwealth.

(13) The Department of Transportation is responsible for the operation of the Commonwealth's transportation system, including administration, driver and vehicle services, highway administration, multimodal transportation and planning. To this end, the department is charged with the registration of vehicles, including the issuance and proper mounting of license plates and special registration plates and assessing those costs and financial impact and ensuring road safety and movement by the posting of maximum speed limits on highways.

(14) Recognition and furtherance of all these elements is essential to promoting the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of this Commonwealth. Explanatory Note. Act 89 amended, added, reenacted or repealed Chapter 2, sections 303, 1503, 1504, 1506, 1507, 1511,

1512, 1514, 1516, 1517 and 1517.1, Chapter 21, Subchapter C of
75 Pa.C.S. § 1929 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 19 / Section 1929
Replacement registration plates.
Status: in_force

The fee for a replacement registration plate other than a legislative or personal plate shall be $11. (Apr. 17, 1997, P.L.6, No.3, eff. July 1, 1997; Nov. 25, 2013, P.L.974, No.89, eff. July 1, 2014) 2013 Amendment. See the preamble to Act 89 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to legislative findings and declarations. 1997 Amendment. See section 20 of Act 3 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to additional revenue from fee increases. Cross References. Section 1929 is referred to in sections 1786, 9511.11 of this title.
75 Pa.C.S. § 7902 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 79 / Section 7902
Definitions.
Status: in_force

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Approved motorcycle safety course." A course of motorcycle safety education approved by the department and offered by public schools or other organizations which meet instructional, course and teacher certification requirements of this Commonwealth.

"Motorcycle Safety Education Account." A restricted receipts account established from fees assessed by this chapter.
75 Pa.C.S. § 9613 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 96 / Section 9613
Penalty and interest for failure to report or pay tax.
Status: in_force

When any motor carrier fails to file a report and pay the tax within the time prescribed by this chapter for the filing and payment thereof, he shall pay as a penalty for each failure to file or to pay on or before the prescribed date a sum equivalent to 10% of the tax or $50, whichever is greater. In addition to this penalty, any unpaid tax shall bear interest at the rate of 1% per month or fraction thereof until the tax is paid. The penalties and interest charges imposed shall be paid to the department in addition to the tax due. (Dec. 20, 1995, P.L.669, No.75, eff. Jan. 1, 1996) Cross References. Section 9613 is referred to in section 9614 of this title.
75 Pa.C.S. § 1932 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 19 / Section 1932
Duplicate registration cards.
Status: in_force

The fee for each duplicate registration card when ordered at the time of vehicle registration, the transfer or renewal of registration or the replacement of a registration plate shall be $2. The fee for each duplicate registration card issued at any other time shall be $6. (Apr. 17, 1997, P.L.6, No.3, eff. July 1, 1997; Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff. 60 days; Nov. 25, 2013, P.L.974, No.89, eff. Jan. 1, 2015) 2013 Amendment. See the preamble to Act 89 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to legislative findings and declarations. 1997 Amendment. See section 20 of Act 3 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to additional revenue from fee increases. Cross References. Section 1932 is referred to in sections 1786, 9511.11 of this title.
75 Pa.C.S. § 1950 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 19 / Section 1950
Fee for migrant farm vehicle (Repealed).
Status: repealed

1993 Repeal. Section 1950 was repealed May 20, 1993, P.L.30, No.10, effective in 60 days.
75 Pa.C.S. § 8510 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 85 / Section 8510
Local governance.
Status: in_force

(a) Local preemption.--This subchapter preempts and supersedes all ordinances, policies and rules of a local authority relating to highly automated vehicles.

(b) Construction.--

(1) Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to prohibit local authorities on streets or highways within their physical boundaries from the reasonable exercise of their police powers specified in section 6109 (relating to specific powers of department and local authorities), provided that the exercise of the police powers does not specifically burden or discriminate against highly automated vehicles.

(2) An ordinance, policy or rule that affects the operation of the highly automated vehicle as a member of a

type or class of vehicle, motor vehicle or traffic shall not be a violation of subsection (a). (Nov. 3, 2022, P.L.1946, No.130, eff. 240 days) 2022 Amendment. Act 130 added section 8510.
75 Pa.C.S. § 3370 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 33 / Section 3370
Automated speed enforcement system on designated highways.
Status: in_force

(a) General rule.--A program is established to provide for an automated speed enforcement system on U.S. Route 1 (Roosevelt Boulevard) between Ninth Street and the Philadelphia County line shared with Bucks County in a city of the first class. The following shall apply:

(1) A city of the first class, upon passage of an ordinance, is authorized to enforce section 3362 (relating to maximum speed limits) on Roosevelt Boulevard by recording violations using an automated speed enforcement system approved by the department.

(2) (Deleted by amendment).

(3) A city of the first class may expand the automated speed enforcement system beyond Roosevelt Boulevard to no more than five corridors if the following conditions are met:

(i) The city of the first class, in consultation with the department, proposes a new State or local highway corridor within the borders of the city of the first class according to speed data and speed-related accidents involving vehicles or pedestrians. Each proposed corridor must include a beginning segment and an end segment on the same State or local route within the borders of the city of the first class.

(ii) The city of the first class conducts an engineering and traffic investigation under section 6109(e) (relating to specific powers of department and local authorities) on the posted speed limit within a proposed State or local highway corridor for an automated speed enforcement system.

(iii) The city of the first class provides at least one opportunity for public comment regarding the proposed State or local highway corridor.

(4) When the conditions under paragraph (3) have been met, a city of the first class, upon passage of an ordinance for each new corridor, is authorized to enforce section 3362 by recording violations using an automated speed enforcement system approved by the department.

(b) Owner liability.--For each violation under this section, the owner of the motor vehicle shall be liable for the penalty imposed unless the owner is convicted of the same violation under another section of this title or has a defense under subsection (g). For the purposes of this section, the lessee of a leased vehicle shall be considered the owner of the motor vehicle.

(c) Certificate as evidence.--A certificate, or a facsimile of a certificate, based upon inspection of recorded images produced by an automated speed enforcement system and sworn to or affirmed by a police officer employed by the city of the first class shall be prima facie evidence of the facts contained in it. The city must include written documentation that the automated speed enforcement system was operating correctly at the time of the alleged violation. A recorded image evidencing

a violation of section 3362 shall be admissible in any judicial or administrative proceeding to adjudicate the liability for the violation.

(d) Penalty.--The following shall apply:

(1) The penalty for a violation under subsection (a) shall be a fine of $150 unless a lesser amount is set by ordinance. The ordinance may create fines for first offense, second offense and third and subsequent offenses, but no single fine shall exceed $150.

(2) A penalty is authorized only for a violation of this section if each of the following apply:

(i) At least two appropriate warning signs are conspicuously placed at the beginning and end and at two-mile intervals of the designated highway notifying the public that an automated speed enforcement system is in use.

(ii) A notice identifying the location of the automated speed enforcement system is posted on the city of the first class's or system administrator's publicly accessible Internet website throughout the period of use.

(3) A fine is not authorized during the first 30 days of operation of an automated speed enforcement system.

(4) The system administrator may provide a written warning to the owner of a motor vehicle determined to have violated this section during the first 30 days of operation of the automated speed enforcement system.

(5) A penalty imposed under this section shall not be deemed a criminal conviction and shall not be made part of the operating record under section 1535 (relating to schedule of convictions and points) of the individual upon whom the penalty is imposed, nor may the imposition of the penalty be subject to merit rating for insurance purposes.

(6) No surcharge points may be imposed in the provision of motor vehicle insurance coverage. Penalties collected under this section shall not be subject to 42 Pa.C.S. § 3571 (relating to Commonwealth portion of fines, etc.) or 3573 (relating to municipal corporation portion of fines, etc.).

(7) If a person who has a prior violation of this section before the effective date of this paragraph commits another violation of this section after the effective date of this paragraph, the violation after the effective date of this paragraph shall be deemed a first offense and any violation occurring after that violation shall constitute an additional offense.

(e) Liability.--Driving in excess of the posted speed limit along the designated highway by 11 miles per hour or more is a violation of this section.

(f) Limitations.--The following shall apply:

(1) No automated speed enforcement system shall be utilized in such a manner as to take a frontal view recorded image of the motor vehicle as evidence of having committed a violation.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, camera equipment deployed as part of an automated speed enforcement system as provided in this section must be incapable of automated or user-controlled remote surveillance by means of recorded video images. Recorded images collected as part of the automated speed enforcement system must only record traffic violations and may not be used for any other surveillance purposes, but may include video of the area enforced when triggered by a violation. The restrictions set

forth in this paragraph shall not be deemed to preclude a court of competent jurisdiction from issuing an order directing that the information be provided to law enforcement officials if the information is reasonably described and is requested solely in connection with a criminal law enforcement action.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, information prepared under this section and information relating to violations under this section which is kept by the city of the first class or system administrator, its authorized agents or its employees, including recorded images, written records, reports or facsimiles, names, addresses, motor vehicle information and the number of violations under this section, shall be for the exclusive use of the city, its authorized agents, its employees and law enforcement officials for the purpose of discharging their duties under this section and under any ordinances and resolutions of the city. The information shall not be deemed a public record under the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law. The information shall not be discoverable by court order or otherwise, nor shall it be offered in evidence in any action or proceeding which is not directly related to a violation of this section or any ordinance or resolution of the city. The restrictions set forth in this paragraph shall not be deemed to preclude a court of competent jurisdiction from issuing an order directing that the information be provided to law enforcement officials if the information is reasonably described and is requested solely in connection with a criminal law enforcement action.

(4) Recorded images obtained through the use of automated speed enforcement systems deployed as a means of promoting traffic safety in a city of the first class shall be destroyed within one year of final disposition of any recorded event except that images subject to a court order under paragraph (2) or (3) shall be destroyed within two years after the date of the order, unless further extended by court order. The city shall file notice with the department that the records have been destroyed in accordance with this section.

(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, motor vehicle owner information obtained as a result of the operation of an automated speed enforcement system under this section shall not be the property of the manufacturer or vendor of the automated speed enforcement system and may not be used for any purpose other than as prescribed in this section.

(6) An intentional violation of this subsection shall constitute a misdemeanor of the third degree punishable by a $500 fine. Each violation shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.

(g) Defenses.--The following shall apply:

(1) It shall be a defense to a violation under this section that the person named in the notice of the violation was not driving the motor vehicle at the time of the violation. The owner of the motor vehicle may be required to submit evidence that the owner was not the driver at the time of the alleged violation. The city of the first class may not require the owner of the motor vehicle to disclose the identity of the driver of the motor vehicle at the time of the violation.

(2) If an owner of a motor vehicle receives a notice of violation pursuant to this section of a time period during which the motor vehicle was reported to a police department as having been stolen, it shall be a defense to a violation under this section that the motor vehicle has been reported to a police department as stolen prior to the time the violation occurred and had not been recovered prior to that time.

(3) It shall be a defense to a violation under this section that the person receiving the notice of violation was not the owner of the motor vehicle at the time of the offense.

(4) It shall be a defense to a violation under this section that the automated speed enforcement system being used to determine speed was not in compliance with section 3368 (relating to speed timing devices) with respect to testing for accuracy, certification or calibration.

(h) Department approval.--

(1) No automated speed enforcement system may be used without the approval of the department, which shall have the authority to promulgate regulations for the certification and use of the systems which regulations may include the use of radio-microwave devices, commonly referred to as electronic speed meters or radar, or light detection and ranging devices, commonly referred to as LIDAR, in their operations.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the devices identified in paragraph (1) shall be tested for accuracy at regular intervals as designated by regulation of the department.

(i) Duty of city.--The following provisions shall apply:

(1) A city of the first class may not use an automated speed enforcement system unless there is posted an appropriate sign in a conspicuous place before the area in which the automated speed enforcement system is to be used notifying the public that an automated speed enforcement system is in use immediately ahead.

(2) A city of the first class shall designate or appoint the Philadelphia Parking Authority as the system administrator to supervise and coordinate the administration of notices of violation issued under this section. Compensation under a contract authorized by this paragraph shall be based only upon the value of equipment and services provided or rendered in support of the automated speed enforcement system program and may not be based on the quantity of notices of violation issued or amount of fines imposed or generated.

(3) The system administrator shall prepare a notice of violation to the owner of a motor vehicle identified in a recorded image produced by an automated speed enforcement system as evidence of a violation of section 3362. The notice of violation must be issued by a police officer employed by the police department with primary jurisdiction over the area where the violation occurred. The notice of violation shall have the following attached to it:

(i) a copy of the recorded image showing the motor vehicle;

(ii) the registration number and state of issuance of the motor vehicle registration;

(iii) the date, time and place of the alleged violation;

(iv) notice that the violation charged is under section 3362; and

(v) instructions for return of the notice of violation, which shall read: This notice shall be returned personally, by mail or by an agent duly authorized in writing, within 30 days of issuance. A hearing may be obtained upon the written request of the owner of the motor vehicle.

(j) System administrator.--The following shall apply:

(1) The system administrator may hire and designate personnel as necessary or contract for services through a manufacturer or vendor to implement this section.

(2) The system administrator shall process notices of violation and penalties issued under this section.

(3) Not later than September 1 annually, the system administrator shall submit an annual report to the chairperson and the minority chairperson of the Transportation Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Transportation Committee of the House of Representatives. The report shall be considered a public record under the Right-to-Know Law and include for the prior year:

(i) The number of violations and fines issued and data regarding the speeds of motor vehicles in the enforcement area.

(ii) A compilation of penalties paid and outstanding and violations contested.

(iii) The amount of money paid to a vendor or manufacturer under this section.

(iv) The number of vehicular and pedestrian accidents and related serious bodily injuries and deaths along the designated highway.

(k) Notice to owner.--In the case of a violation involving a motor vehicle subject to the laws of this Commonwealth, the notice of violation must be mailed within 30 days after the commission of the violation or within 30 days after the discovery of the identity of the owner of the motor vehicle, whichever is later, and not thereafter to the address of the owner as listed in the records of the department. In the case of motor vehicles from jurisdictions other than this Commonwealth, the notice of violation must be mailed within 30 days after the discovery of the identity of the owner to the address of the owner as listed in the records of the official in the jurisdiction having charge of the registration of the motor vehicle. A notice of violation under this section must be provided to the owner of the motor vehicle within 90 days of the commission of the offense.

(l) Mailing of notice and records.--Notice of violation must be sent by first class mail. A manual or automatic record of mailing prepared by the system administrator in the ordinary course of business shall be prima facie evidence of mailing and shall be admissible in any judicial or administrative proceeding as to the facts contained in it.

(m) Payment of fine.--The following shall apply:

(1) An owner of a motor vehicle to whom a notice of violation has been issued may admit responsibility for the violation and pay the fine provided in the notice.

(2) Payment must be made personally, through an authorized agent, electronically or by mailing both payment and the notice of violation to the system administrator. Payment by mail must be made only by money order, credit

card or check made payable to the system administrator. The system administrator shall remit the fine, less the system administrator's operation and maintenance costs necessitated by this section, to the department for deposit into a restricted receipts account in the Motor License Fund. Fines deposited in the fund under this paragraph shall be used by the department for a Transportation Enhancement Grants Program as established by section 3116 (relating to automated red light enforcement systems in first class cities). The department shall award transportation enhancement grants on a competitive basis. The department may pay actual administrative costs arising from the department's administration of this section. The department may not reserve, designate or set aside a specific level of funds or percentage of funds to an applicant prior to the completion of the application process, nor may the department designate a set percentage of funds to an applicant. Grants shall be awarded by the department based on the majority vote of a selection committee consisting of four representatives of the department appointed by the secretary and four members appointed by the mayor of the city of the first class, with the secretary or a designee of the secretary serving as chairperson. Priority shall be given to applications seeking grant funds for transportation enhancements in the municipality where the automated speed camera system is operated.

(3) Payment of the established fine and applicable penalties shall operate as a final disposition of the case.

(n) Hearing.--The following shall apply:

(1) An owner of a motor vehicle to whom a notice of violation has been issued may, within 30 days of the mailing date of the notice, request a hearing to contest the liability alleged in the notice. A hearing request must be made by appearing before the system administrator during regular office hours either personally or by an authorized agent or by sending a request on the prescribed form.

(2) Upon receipt of a hearing request, the system administrator shall in a timely manner schedule the matter before a hearing officer. The hearing officer shall be designated by the city of the first class. Written notice of the date, time and place of hearing must be sent by first class mail to the owner of the motor vehicle. A hearing to contest liability may be in person or be conducted through live-stream synchronous video conferencing or similar virtual presence technology and shall be only at the locations and times set by the system administrator.

(3) The hearing shall be conducted pursuant to 2 Pa.C.S. Ch. 5 (relating to practice and procedure) and will be subject to appeal pursuant to 2 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 (relating to judicial review).

(o) Compensation to manufacturer or vendor.--If a city of the first class has established an automated speed enforcement system, the compensation paid to the manufacturer or vendor of the automated speed enforcement system may not be based upon the number of traffic citations issued or a portion or percentage of the fine generated by the citations. The compensation paid to the manufacturer or vendor of the equipment shall be based upon the value of the equipment and the services provided or rendered in support of the automated speed enforcement system.

(p) Revenue limitation.--A city of the first class may not collect an amount equal to or greater than 2% of its annual

budget from the collection of revenue from the issuance and payment of violations under this section.

(q) Expiration.--(Deleted by amendment). (Oct. 19, 2018, P.L.563, No.86; Dec. 14, 2023, P.L.344, No.38) 2023 Amendment. Act 38 amended the heading and subsecs.

(a), (b), (d)(2) and (4), (f), (g), (i), (j)(1) and (3), (k),

(m)(1), (n)(1) and (2) and (o), added subsec. (d)(7) and deleted subsec. (q), effective immediately as to the amendment of subsec. (q) and 60 days as to the remainder of the section. 2018 Amendment. Act 86 added section 3370. Section 6 of Act 86 provided that subsec. (e) shall take effect 60 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and 60 days as to the remainder of the section. See section 5 of Act 86 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to notice.
75 Pa.C.S. § 1731 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 17 / Section 1731
Availability, scope and amount of coverage.
Status: in_force

(a) Mandatory offering.--No motor vehicle liability insurance policy shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this Commonwealth, with respect to any motor vehicle registered or principally garaged in this Commonwealth, unless uninsured motorist and underinsured motorist coverages are offered therein or supplemental thereto in amounts as provided in section 1734 (relating to request for lower limits of coverage). Purchase of uninsured motorist and underinsured motorist coverages is optional.

(b) Uninsured motorist coverage.--Uninsured motorist coverage shall provide protection for persons who suffer injury arising out of the maintenance or use of a motor vehicle and are legally entitled to recover damages therefor from owners or operators of uninsured motor vehicles. The named insured shall be informed that he may reject uninsured motorist coverage by signing the following written rejection form: REJECTION OF UNINSURED MOTORIST PROTECTION By signing this waiver I am rejecting uninsured motorist coverage under this policy, for myself and all relatives residing in my household. Uninsured coverage protects me and relatives living in my household for losses and damages suffered if injury is caused by the negligence of a driver

who does not have any insurance to pay for losses and damages. I knowingly and voluntarily reject this coverage. ..................................... Signature of First Named Insured ..................................... Date

(b.1) Limitation of rejection.--Uninsured motorist protection may be rejected for the driver and passengers for rental or lease vehicles which are not otherwise common carriers by motor vehicle, but such coverage may only be rejected if the rental or lease agreement is signed by the person renting or leasing the vehicle and contains the following rejection language: Rejection of Uninsured Motorist Protection I am rejecting uninsured motorist coverage under this rental or lease agreement, and any policy of insurance or self-insurance issued under this agreement, for myself and all other passengers of this vehicle. Uninsured coverage protects me and other passengers in this vehicle for losses and damages suffered if injury is caused by the negligence of a driver who does not have any insurance to pay for losses and damages.

(b.2) Rejection language change.--The rejection language of subsection (b.1) may only be changed grammatically to reflect a difference in tense in the rental agreement or lease agreement.

(b.3) Vehicle rental services.--The requirements of subsection (b.1) may be met in connection with an expedited vehicle rental service, which service by agreement of the renter does not require the renter's signature for each rental, if a master enrollment or rental agreement contains the rejection language of subsection (b.1) and such agreement is signed by the renter.

(c) Underinsured motorist coverage.--Underinsured motorist coverage shall provide protection for persons who suffer injury arising out of the maintenance or use of a motor vehicle and are legally entitled to recover damages therefor from owners or operators of underinsured motor vehicles. The named insured shall be informed that he may reject underinsured motorist coverage by signing the following written rejection form: REJECTION OF UNDERINSURED MOTORIST PROTECTION By signing this waiver I am rejecting underinsured motorist coverage under this policy, for myself and all relatives residing in my household. Underinsured coverage protects me and relatives living in my household for losses and damages suffered if injury is caused by the negligence of a driver who does not have enough insurance to pay for all losses and damages. I knowingly and voluntarily reject this coverage. ..................................... Signature of First Named Insured ..................................... Date

(c.1) Form of waiver.--Insurers shall print the rejection forms required by subsections (b) and (c) on separate sheets in prominent type and location. The forms must be signed by the first named insured and dated to be valid. The signatures on the forms may be witnessed by an insurance agent or broker. Any rejection form that does not specifically comply with this section is void. If the insurer fails to produce a valid rejection form, uninsured or underinsured coverage, or both, as the case may be, under that policy shall be equal to the

bodily injury liability limits. On policies in which either uninsured or underinsured coverage has been rejected, the policy renewals must contain notice in prominent type that the policy does not provide protection against damages caused by uninsured or underinsured motorists. Any person who executes a waiver under subsection (b) or (c) shall be precluded from claiming liability of any person based upon inadequate information.

(d) Limitation on recovery.--

(1) A person who recovers damages under uninsured motorist coverage or coverages cannot recover damages under underinsured motorist coverage or coverages for the same accident.

(2) A person precluded from maintaining an action for noneconomic damages under section 1705 (relating to election of tort options) may not recover from uninsured motorist coverage or underinsured motorist coverage for noneconomic damages. (Feb. 12, 1984, P.L.53, No.12, eff. Oct. 1, 1984; Feb. 7, 1990, P.L.11, No.6, eff. July 1, 1990; Dec. 28, 1994, P.L.1441, No.170, eff. 60 days; Dec. 28, 1994, P.L.1450, No.172, eff. 60 days; July 6, 1995, P.L.246, No.30, eff. 60 days) 1995 Amendment. Act 30 amended subsec. (b.1) and added subsecs. (b.2) and (b.3), retroactive to December 28, 1994, as to subsec. (b.1). Cross References. Section 1731 is referred to in sections 1705, 1734 of this title.
75 Pa.C.S. § 6345 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 63 / Section 6345
Liability.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not increase the liability nor decrease the protection afforded municipalities and their employees under 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 85 Subch. C (relating to matters affecting government units).
75 Pa.C.S. § 9501 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 95 / Section 9501
Definitions.
Status: in_force

The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Act 3." The act of April 17, 1997 (P.L.6, No.3), entitled, "An act amending Titles 74 (Transportation) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for annual appropriation and computation of subsidy and for distribution of funding; providing for distribution of supplemental funding; further providing for use of funds distributed; providing for public transportation grants management accountability, for competitive procurement and for the Public Transportation Assistance Fund; further providing for period of registration, for duties of agents, for registration and other fees, for requirements for periodic inspection of vehicles, for limits on number of towed vehicles, for operation of certain combinations on interstate and other highways and for width and length of vehicles; providing for liquid fuels and fuels permits and bond or deposit of securities, for imposition of liquid fuels and fuels tax, for taxpayer, for distributor's report and payment of tax, for

determination of tax, penalties and interest, for examination of records and equipment, for retention of records by distributors and dealers, for disposition and use of tax, for discontinuance or transfer of business, for suspension or revocation of permits, for lien of taxes, penalties and interest, for collection of unpaid taxes, for reports from common carriers, for violations and reward for detection of violations, for refunds, for diesel fuel importers and transporters, for prohibiting use of dyed diesel fuel, for disposition of fees, fines and forfeitures, for certified copies of records and for uncollectible checks; further providing for distribution of State highway maintenance funds and for standards and methodology for data collection; providing for dirt and gravel road maintenance; further providing for imposition of tax and additional tax; providing for tax on alternative fuels; further providing for disposition of tax revenue; making an appropriation; and making repeals."

"Annual debt service payments." The annual debt service payments on the bonds issued under section 9511.2 (relating to special revenue bonds) and payable by the commission to the department as part of annual base payments as defined under section 8901 (relating to definitions).

"Bond-related expenses." The term shall include all of the following:

(1) Printing, publication or advertising expenses with respect to the sale and issuance of bonds.

(2) Fees, expenses and costs of registrars.

(3) Fees, expenses and costs of attorneys, accountants, feasibility consultants, computer programmers or other experts employed to aid in the sale and issuance of the bonds.

(4) Other costs, fees and expenses incurred or reasonably related to the issuance and sale of the bonds including the funding of a debt service reserve fund.

"Bond-related obligation." An agreement or contractual relationship between the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and:

(1) a bank, trust company, insurance company, surety bonding company, pension fund or other financial institution providing increased credit on or security for the bonds or liquidity for secondary market transactions; or

(2) the counter party to a swap agreement.

"Commission." The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission or any successor organization.

"Cost of the department." The term includes the costs of all of the following:

(1) Constructing, reconstructing, widening, expanding or extending the State highway and rural State highway system and connecting roads, tunnels and bridges.

(2) Systems of public passenger transportation or portions of the systems, the placing of the systems in operation and the condemnation of property necessary for construction and operation of the systems.

(3) Lands, property rights, rights-of-way, easements and franchises acquired, which are deemed necessary or convenient for the construction, reconstruction, widening, expanding or extending under paragraph (1) or (2).

(4) Machinery and equipment, financing charges, interest prior to and during construction and for one year after completion of construction.

(5) Any of the following:

(i) Traffic estimates, engineering and legal expenses, plans, specifications, surveys and estimates of cost and of revenues.

(ii) Other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of the enterprise. This subparagraph includes administrative and legal expenses.

(iii) Other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the financing authorized under this chapter, the construction, reconstruction, widening, expanding or extending of the State highway and the rural State highway system and connecting roads, tunnels and bridges.

(6) Any obligation or expense contracted for by the department, or with the United States or an agency of the United States, for traffic surveys, preparation of plans and specifications, supervision of construction and other engineering, administrative and legal services and expenses in connection with the construction, reconstruction, widening, expanding or extending of the State highway and rural State highway system or any of the connecting roads, tunnels and bridges or the costs of the systems of public passenger transportation or portions of the systems.

(7) Payment of any notes or other obligations if the notes or other obligations were issued for the payment of a cost of the department.

"Design-build arrangement." A procurement or project delivery arrangement whereby a single entity, which may be a single contractor or a consortium comprised of multiple contractors, engineers and other subconsultants, is responsible for both the design and construction of a transportation project with a guaranteed completion date and guaranteed maximum price.

"Pledged revenues." Annual debt service payments and revenues described in section 9511.11(b)(2) (relating to pledged revenues).

"Regularly scheduled debt service." The scheduled payments due for principal and interest on bonds, without regard to any acceleration of the due date of such principal or interest by reason of mandatory or optional redemption or acceleration resulting from default or otherwise, other than an advancement of payment resulting from a mandatory sinking fund payment.

"Rural State highway system." All roads and highways taken over by the Commonwealth as State highways under the provisions of the act of June 22, 1931 (P.L.594, No.203), referred to as the Township State Highway Law, and all other roads and highways specifically designated by the Secretary of Transportation as Rural State Highways.

"State highway." All roads and highways taken over by the Commonwealth as State highways under the provisions of any statute other than the act of June 22, 1931 (P.L.594, No.203), referred to as the Township State Highway Law. Unless clearly intended, the term shall not include any street in any city, borough or incorporated town, even though the same may have been taken over as a State highway. (July 18, 2007, P.L.169, No.44, eff. imd.) 2007 Amendment. Act 44 added section 9501.
75 Pa.C.S. § 1619 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 16 / Section 1619
Prohibition against discharging, disciplining or discriminating against employees.
Status: in_force

(a) General rule.--No person shall discharge, discipline or in any manner discriminate against any employee with respect to the employee's compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment because such employee, or person acting pursuant to a request of the employee:

(1) refuses to operate a commercial motor vehicle which is not in compliance with the provisions of 67 Pa. Code Ch. 231 (relating to intrastate motor carrier safety requirements) and existing safety laws; or

(2) has filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding relating to a violation of a

commercial motor vehicle safety rule, regulation, standard or order or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding.

(b) Unsafe conditions.--No person shall discharge, discipline or in any manner discriminate against an employee with respect to the employee's compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment for refusing to operate a vehicle when such operation constitutes a violation of any Federal rules, regulations, standards or orders applicable to commercial motor vehicle safety or health, or because of the employee's reasonable apprehension of serious injury to himself or the public due to the unsafe condition of such equipment. The unsafe conditions causing the employee's apprehension of injury must be of such nature that a reasonable person, under the circumstances then confronting the employee, would conclude that there is a bona fide danger of an accident, injury or serious impairment of health resulting from the unsafe condition. In order to qualify for protection under this subsection, the employee must have sought from his employer and have been unable to obtain correction of the unsafe condition.

(c) Procedure.--

(1) Any employee who believes he has been discharged, disciplined or otherwise discriminated against by any person in violation of subsection (a) or (b) may, within 180 days after such alleged violation occurs, file or have filed by any person on the employee's behalf a complaint with a magisterial district judge alleging such discharge, discipline or discrimination. Actions brought under this section shall be brought in the court of common pleas if the complaint states a claim for damages in excess of the jurisdictional limits provided by 42 Pa.C.S. § 1515 (relating to jurisdiction and venue) and the plaintiff declines to waive the portion of his claim exceeding the jurisdictional amount.

(2) Upon request of the employee, the employer or any representative of the employee or employer, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission shall assign and direct an investigator with qualifications in motor vehicle safety inspections to examine the vehicle or vehicles in question and render a signed report. Such report shall be prima facie evidence of the facts and the conclusions contained therein, and may be introduced in a legal proceeding brought under this section. Any party may call the investigator as if on cross examination in a legal proceeding brought under this section.

(3) If the magisterial district judge or the court of common pleas, after notice and hearing, determines that a violation of subsection (a) or (b) has occurred, the magisterial district judge or court of common pleas has the power to and shall order:

(i) the person who committed such violation to take affirmative action to abate the violation;

(ii) such person to reinstate the complainant to the complainant's former position together with the compensation, including back pay, terms, conditions and privileges of the complainant's employment; and

(iii) compensatory damages.

(4) If an order is issued under paragraph (3), the magisterial district judge or court of common pleas issuing the order, at the request of the complainant, may assess against the person against whom the order is issued a sum equal to the aggregate amount of all costs and expenses,

including attorney fees, reasonably incurred by the complainant for, or in connection with, the bringing of the complaint upon which the order was issued.

(d) Review of order.--Any person adversely affected or aggrieved by an order issued after a hearing under subsection

(c) may obtain review of the order in accordance with the provisions of 42 Pa.C.S. (relating to judiciary and judicial procedure).

(e) Enforcement of order.--Whenever a person has failed to comply with an order issued under subsection (c)(3), an aggrieved party may file a civil action or seek an enforcement order in the court of common pleas for the district in which the violation was found to occur in order to enforce such order. In actions brought under this subsection, the court of common pleas shall have jurisdiction to grant all appropriate relief, including injunctive relief, reinstatement and compensatory damages. (July 10, 1990, P.L.356, No.83, eff. 60 days; Dec. 7, 1990, P.L.635, No.164, eff. imd.; Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1618, No.207, eff. 60 days)

Amendment. Act 207 amended subsec. (c)(1), (3) and

(4). See section 29 of Act 207 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to construction of law. 1990 Amendments. Act 83 added section 1619 and Act 164 amended subsecs. (c), (d) and (e).
75 Pa.C.S. § 7741 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 77 / Section 7741
Head lamps and tail lamps.
Status: in_force

(a) Time of operation.--Every snowmobile or ATV operated during hours of darkness shall display a lighted head lamp and tail lamp. The lights shall be in operation during the period of from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise and at any time when, due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions caused by fog or otherwise, other persons, vehicles and other objects are not clearly discernible for a distance of 500 feet ahead.

(b) Head lamp requirements.--The head lamp shall display white light of sufficient illuminating power to reveal any person, vehicle or substantial object at a distance of 100 feet ahead.

(1) If the snowmobile or ATV is equipped with a multiple beam head lamp, the upper beam shall meet the minimum requirements set forth in this section and the lowermost beam shall be so aimed and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 50 feet ahead.

(2) If the snowmobile or ATV is equipped with a single beam head lamp, the lamp shall be so aimed that when the vehicle is loaded none of the high intensity portion of the light, at a distance of 75 feet ahead, projects higher than the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes.

(c) Tail lamp requirements.--The tail lamp shall display a red light plainly visible during darkness from a distance of 500 feet. (July 11, 1985, P.L.220, No.56, eff. 60 days)
75 Pa.C.S. § 1548 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 15 / Section 1548
Requirements for driving under influence offenders.
Status: in_force

(a) Evaluation using Court Reporting Network.--(Deleted by amendment).

(b) Attendance at alcohol highway safety school.--(Deleted by amendment).

(c) Results of evaluation.--(Expired).

(d) Order for alcohol or drug commitment.--(Expired).

(e) Costs.--(Expired).

(f) Court-ordered intervention or treatment.--(Expired). (Dec. 15, 1982, P.L.1268, No.289, eff. 30 days; Nov. 23, 1987, P.L.399, No.82, eff. 60 days; July 11, 1990, P.L.513, No.122, eff. Dec. 1, 1990; June 25, 1999, P.L.164, No.23, eff. 180 days; Sept. 30, 2003, P.L.120, No.24, eff. Feb. 1, 2004) 2009 Expiration. Subsections (c), (d), (e) and (f) expired July 1, 2009. See Act 24 of 2003.
75 Pa.C.S. § 3736 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 37 / Section 3736
Reckless driving.
Status: in_force

(a) General rule.--Any person who drives any vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving.

(b) Penalty.--Any person who violates this section commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $200. (May 30, 1990, P.L.173, No.42, eff. Apr. 1, 1992) 1990 Amendment. Act 42 added section 3736. Cross References. Section 3736 is referred to in sections 1532, 3326, 3327 of this title.
75 Pa.C.S. § 1616 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 16 / Section 1616
Reciprocity.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person may drive a commercial motor vehicle if the person has a commercial driver's license issued by any state, or any province or territory of Canada in accordance with the minimum Federal standards for the issuance of commercial motor vehicle drivers' licenses, if the person's operating privilege is not suspended, revoked or canceled and if the person is not disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle or subject to an out-of-service order.
75 Pa.C.S. § 7804 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 78 / Section 7804
Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee.
Status: in_force

(a) Creation.--There is hereby created a Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee which shall consist of the following members:

(1) The Secretary of Transportation.

(2) The Chairman of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

(3) The Chairman of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.

(4) The Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police.

(5) The Chairman and Minority Chairman of the Transportation Committee of the Senate.

(6) The Chairman and Minority Chairman of the Transportation Committee of the House of Representatives.

(7) Twenty-four members of the public representing the areas of concern specified who shall have extensive experience and knowledge of motor carrier transportation and safety activities throughout this Commonwealth, to be appointed by the Governor as follows:

(i) One representative from the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry.

(ii) One representative from the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association.

(iii) One representative from the Special Court Judges Association of Pennsylvania.

(iv) Two persons representing the interests of independent truckers.

(v) Two representatives from the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association.

(vi) One representative from the Pennsylvania Manufactured Housing Association.

(vii) One representative from the Pennsylvania AAA Federation.

(viii) One representative from the Pennsylvania Public Transportation Association.

(ix) One representative from the Pennsylvania Bus Association.

(x) One representative from the Pennsylvania School Bus Association.

(xi) One representative from the Pennsylvania Forest Products Association.

(xii) One person representing the interests of motor carrier drivers.

(xiii) (Deleted by amendment).

(xiv) (Deleted by amendment).

(xv) (Deleted by amendment).

(xvi) One representative from the railroad industry in Pennsylvania.

(xvii) One person representing the interests of local government.

(xviii) One person representing the interests of the motor carrier manufacturing industry.

(xix) Six representatives from the transport industry, each representing one of the following areas:

(A) Bulk products.

(B) Moving and storage.

(C) Petroleum.

(D) Natural gas.

(E) Coal.

(F) Construction material transportation.

(xx) One member of the Pennsylvania Online Messenger Association Board of Directors.

(a.1) Specific vacancy.--If a position or vacancy under subsection (a)(7) is not filled by the appointing authority within 120 days of the opening or vacancy, the appointment shall be made by the President pro tempore of the Senate.

(b) Officers.--The members of the committee shall annually elect a chairperson, vice chairperson and secretary from among the public members appointed to the committee.

(c) Designees.--Each member appointed under subsection

(a)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) may designate a representative to serve in his or her stead. A member who designates a representative shall notify the chairperson in writing of the designation.

(d) Terms of appointees.--The terms of all members of the committee appointed by the Governor shall be for three years. Any member of the committee may be reappointed for an additional term or terms. Each member shall serve until the appointment of a successor.

(e) Meetings and expenses.--

(1) The committee shall meet at least four times every 12 months but may hold such additional meetings as are called by the chairperson or by petition of at least six committee members.

(1.1) The chairperson shall provide notice at least 14 days in advance for regular meetings and shall provide a minimum of three days' notice for special meetings.

(1.2) A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business. The secretary shall maintain a record of meeting attendance by members and shall provide written notice to appointed members who miss three consecutive meetings. Four consecutive committee meeting absences by an appointed member shall be grounds for removal if affirmed by a majority vote of the committee.

(2) Minutes of meetings shall be prepared by the secretary and filed with the committee and distributed to all members. All records shall be a matter of public record.

(3) The public members of the committee shall be allowed actual, necessary and reasonable per diem expenses in accordance with regulations of the Executive Board. The department shall provide appropriate staff support to enable the committee to properly carry out its function.

(f) Powers and duties.--The committee shall have the power and duty to assess, evaluate and recommend standards for the safe operation of motor carriers in this Commonwealth, including, but not limited to, the following objectives:

(1) (Deleted by amendment).

(2) (Deleted by amendment).

(3) (Deleted by amendment).

(4) (Deleted by amendment).

(5) (Deleted by amendment).

(6) (Deleted by amendment).

(7) (Deleted by amendment).

(8) Study the feasibility of improving highway safety and freight transportation on highways and develop a policy periodically on the most pressing issues facing motor carrier safety.

(9) Examine and recommend motor carrier safety initiatives for strategic plans of the department, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and the Pennsylvania State Police.

(10) Advise and comment on all phases of motor carrier safety activities being undertaken or financially assisted by the department and agencies of the Commonwealth.

(11) With assistance from the department, provide advice and recommendations to businesses, manufacturers, educational institutions, technology developers, the motor carrier industry, labor communities and local governments related to motor carrier safety.

(12) Develop and maintain a forum for the exchange of ideas, needs, objectives, plans and accomplishments related to motor carrier safety.

(g) Reports.--The committee shall submit annual reports of its deliberations, conclusions and recommendations to the Governor, the Secretary of Transportation and members of the General Assembly. (July 11, 2022, P.L.1585, No.90, eff. 60 days; Apr. 1, 2026, P.L.187, No.10, eff. 60 days) 2026 Amendment. Act 10 amended subsec. (a) intro. par. and

(7) intro. par. and added subsec. (a)(7)(xx).
75 Pa.C.S. § 3345.1 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 33 / Section 3345.1
Automated enforcement of failure to stop for school bus with flashing red lights.
Status: in_force

(a) General rule.--A school entity may install and operate a side stop signal arm enforcement system for the purpose of enforcing this section.

(a.1) Violation and liability.--

(1) A motor vehicle meeting or overtaking a school bus stopped on a highway or trafficway when the red signal lights on the school bus are flashing and the side stop signal arms are activated as described in section 3345 (relating to meeting or overtaking school bus) is a violation of this section.

(2) The owner of a motor vehicle that violates paragraph

(1) shall be liable for the penalty imposed under subsection

(c), unless the owner is convicted of a violation of section 3345 or has a defense under subsection (f). For the purposes of this section, the lessee of a leased vehicle shall be considered the owner of a motor vehicle.

(b) Applicability.--

(1) (Deleted by amendment).

(2) Nothing in this section shall supersede the provisions of:

(i) Section 3105(h) (relating to drivers of emergency vehicles).

(ii) Section 3345(c) or (d).

(c) Penalty.--For each violation of this section, the owner of the motor vehicle shall be subject to a penalty as follows:

(1) The penalty for the violation shall be a fine of $300. The fine shall be distributed as follows:

(i) $250 to the school entity where the violation occurred and which authorized the use of a side stop signal arm enforcement system, which shall be utilized for the installation, administration or maintenance of side stop signal arm enforcement systems, including through a system administrator under an agreement with the school entity, on school buses;

(ii) $25 to the primary police department that reviewed the submitted evidence as required under subsection (h.2); and

(iii) $25 to the School Bus Safety Grant Program Account.

(1.1) The fine under paragraph (1) shall not be subject to 42 Pa.C.S. § 3571 (relating to Commonwealth portion of fines, etc.) or 3573 (relating to municipal corporation portion of fines, etc.).

(2) (Deleted by amendment).

(3) (Deleted by amendment).

(4) A violation under this section shall not:

(i) be deemed a criminal conviction;

(ii) be made part of the operating record of the individual upon whom the penalty is imposed under section 1535 (relating to schedule of convictions and points);

(iii) be the subject of merit rating for insurance purposes; or

(iv) authorize imposition of surcharge points in the provision of motor vehicle insurance coverage.

(d) Certificate as evidence.--A certificate, or a facsimile of a certificate, based upon inspection of recorded images produced by a side stop signal arm enforcement system and sworn to or affirmed by a primary police department shall be prima facie evidence of the facts contained in it. The school entity, the system administrator on the school entity's behalf or the contracted company that provides pupil transportation must include written documentation that the side stop signal arm enforcement system was operating correctly at the time of the alleged violation. A recorded image evidencing a violation of this section shall be admissible in any judicial or administrative proceeding to adjudicate the liability for the violation of this section.

(e) Limitations.--

(1)

(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, equipment deployed as part of a side stop signal arm enforcement system as provided under this section must be incapable of automated or user-controlled remote surveillance by means of recorded video images.

(ii) Recorded images collected as part of the side stop signal arm enforcement system may only record violations of this section and may not be used for any other surveillance purposes.

(iii) Restrictions under this paragraph shall not be deemed to preclude a court of competent jurisdiction from issuing an order directing that the information be provided to law enforcement officials if the information is reasonably described and is requested solely in connection with a criminal law enforcement action.

(1.1)

(i) To the extent practical, an automated side stop signal arm enforcement system shall use necessary technologies to ensure that photographs or recorded video images produced by the system shall not identify, nor be configured to identify, the driver, the passengers or the interior contents of the motor vehicle.

(ii) No violation of this section may be dismissed solely because a photograph or recorded video image allows for the identification of the driver, passengers or interior contents of the motor vehicle as long as a reasonable effort has been made to comply with this paragraph.

(2)

(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, information prepared under this section and information relating to violations of this section which are kept by the school entity, system administrator on the school entity's behalf, contracted company that provides pupil transportation or primary police department, its authorized agents or employees, including recorded images, written records, reports or facsimiles, names, addresses, vehicle information and the number of violations under this section, shall be exclusively used for the purpose of enforcing this section through side stop signal arm enforcement systems.

(ii) The information shall not be deemed a public record under the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law.

(iii) The information may be discoverable by court order or otherwise and may be offered in evidence in any action or proceeding which is directly related to a violation of this section or any other violation in connection with a criminal law enforcement action.

(3) Images obtained through the use of a side stop signal arm enforcement system shall be destroyed within one year of final disposition of the recorded event. A system administrator under an agreement with a school entity shall notify the school entity by written notice in accordance with this section that the records have been destroyed.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, motor vehicle owner information obtained as a result of the operation of a side stop signal arm enforcement system shall not be the property of the school entity, system administrator on the school entity's behalf or contracted company that provides pupil transportation and may not be used for any purpose other than prescribed in this section.

(5) A violation of this subsection shall constitute a misdemeanor of the third degree punishable by a $500 fine. Each violation shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.

(6) A school entity, system administrator or contracted company that provides pupil transportation that violates this subsection in which the penalty is a misdemeanor shall be subject to 18 Pa.C.S. § 307 (relating to liability of organizations and certain related persons).

(f) Defenses.--

(1) (Deleted by amendment).

(2) (Deleted by amendment).

(3) It shall be a defense to a violation under this section that the owner of the motor vehicle named in the notice of the violation was not driving the motor vehicle at the time of the violation. The owner may be required to submit evidence that the owner was not the driver at the time of the alleged violation. The owner may not be required to disclose the identity of the driver of the motor vehicle at the time of the violation.

(4) It shall be a defense to a violation under this section that the motor vehicle in the notice of the violation has been reported to any police department as stolen prior to the time the violation occurred and had not been recovered prior to that time.

(5) It shall be a defense to a violation under this section that the person receiving the notice of violation was not the owner of the motor vehicle at the time of the offense.

(6) It shall be a defense to a violation under this section that the side stop signal arm enforcement system being used under this section was not in compliance with the department's regulations with respect to testing for accuracy, certification or calibration.

(g) Agreements.--

(1) A school entity may enter into an agreement with a system administrator to initiate actions to enforce this section through a side stop signal arm enforcement system.

(2) Except as otherwise provided, an agreement under paragraph (1) shall take effect in a school entity by vote of the local board of school directors. The meeting to consider approval of a side stop signal arm enforcement system shall be properly noticed under 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 (relating to open meetings).

(3) Enforcement of this section shall only occur in those jurisdictions where the school entity has a written intergovernmental agreement with a primary police department for that jurisdiction.

(4) Compensation under an agreement authorized by this section shall not require a minimum or maximum number of violations to be issued that would impact the compensation to the system administrator.

(5) The school entity, or the system administrator on the school entity's behalf, shall provide notice through a publicly accessible Internet website that provides guidance and information related to the system, including, but not limited to, the number of school buses equipped with a system, the appeals process limited to the defenses under subsection (f) and contact information. The website shall remain publicly accessible throughout the period of use in a manner as determined by the school entity.

(6) The school entity, or the system administrator on the school entity's behalf, shall establish an electronic system where program information and all violations, in conformance with this section, can be accessed and viewed by:

(i) The primary police department for conducting procedures under subsection (h.2).

(ii) The department's hearing officer for conducting procedures under subsection (i.4).

(7) The school entity, or the system administrator on the school entity's behalf, may utilize an alternative system

to share program information and all violations if the electronic system is unavailable for any legitimate purpose.

(8) The department may randomly conduct audits of a school entity, or a system administrator on the school entity's behalf, to ensure compliance with this section as determined by the department. If the department conducts an audit, the department shall prepare a summary of the audit, which shall be posted on the publicly accessible Internet website maintained by the school entity or the system administrator on the school entity's behalf.

(h) Submission of violation information.--A school entity, or a system administrator on the school entity's behalf, shall submit the following information regarding a violation of this section to the primary police department using the electronic system under subsection (g)(6):

(1) A copy of the recorded image showing the motor vehicle.

(2) The license plate number and state of issuance of the motor vehicle.

(3) The date, time and place of the alleged violation.

(4) Not later than July 1 annually, the school entity, or the system administrator on the school entity's behalf, shall submit a report to the department and the Pennsylvania State Police for the preceding calendar year. The information shall be compiled by the department and the Pennsylvania State Police into a report to be jointly submitted to the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Transportation Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Transportation Committee of the House of Representatives by no later than December 31 annually. The report shall be posted on the publicly accessible Internet website maintained by the school entity or the system administrator on the school entity's behalf. The report shall be a public record under the Right-to-Know Law and include:

(i) The name of the system administrator.

(ii) The number of school buses equipped with a side stop signal arm enforcement system.

(iii) The number of notices of violation issued.

(iv) The amount of fines imposed and collected.

(v) The amounts paid under agreements authorized by this section.

(vi) The results of contested violations.

(vii) Use of additional revenue funds and any grants awarded from the program.

(h.1) Duty of school district.--(Deleted by amendment).

(h.2) Police review required.--Upon receipt of violation information under subsection (h), a primary police department shall:

(1) Review submitted evidence to determine if a violation under this section occurred and electronically certify the notice of violation.

(2) Notify the school entity, or the system administrator on the school entity's behalf, of the electronic certification of the notice of violation related to the primary police department's capacity to view and authorize the notice.

(3) Restrict the review of submitted evidence under paragraph (1) to an individual who is a police officer.

(i) (Reserved).

(i.1) Notice of violation, fines and contest.--(Deleted by amendment).

(i.2) Notice of violation.--

(1) Upon certification from a primary police department that a violation of this section has occurred as required by subsection (h.2), a school entity, or a system administrator on the school entity's behalf, shall initiate an action to enforce this section by sending an administrative notice of violation to the owner of the motor vehicle identified by a side stop signal arm enforcement system as violating this section.

(2) The notice of violation shall include all of the following:

(i) A copy of the recorded image showing the motor vehicle.

(ii) The registration number and state of issuance of the motor vehicle registration.

(iii) The date, time and place of the alleged violation.

(iv) Certification of the alleged violation from the primary police department and written documentation that the side stop signal arm enforcement system was operating correctly at the time of the alleged violation as required under subsection (d).

(v) Notice that the owner of the motor vehicle is charged with a violation of this section.

(vi) Instructions for return of the notice of violation and payment of the fine under subsection (i.3).

(vii) Instructions for contesting the violation under subsection (i.4).

(viii) A statement that a violation under this section:

(A) is not deemed a criminal conviction;

(B) will not be made part of the operating record of the individual upon whom the violation of this section is being imposed;

(C) will not be used to determine a merit rating for insurance purposes; and

(D) does not authorize the imposition of surcharge points in the provision of motor vehicle insurance coverage.

(3) A notice of violation shall be sent by first class mail as follows:

(i) In the case of a violation involving a motor vehicle subject to the laws of this Commonwealth, the notice of violation must be mailed within 30 days after the commission of the violation or within 30 days after the discovery of the identity of the owner, whichever is later, and not thereafter to the address of the owner listed in the records of the department.

(ii) In the case of motor vehicles from jurisdictions other than this Commonwealth, the notice of violation must be mailed within 30 days after the discovery of the identity of the owner and not thereafter to the address of the owner as listed in the records of the official in the jurisdiction having charge of the registration of the motor vehicle.

(iii) A notice of violation under this section shall be invalid unless provided to the owner within 90 days of the commission of the violation.

(iv) A manual or automatic record of mailing prepared by a school entity, or a system administrator on the school entity's behalf, in the ordinary course of business shall be prima facie evidence of mailing and shall be admissible in a judicial or administrative

proceeding as to the facts contained in the notice of violation.

(i.3) Payment of fine.--Payment of the fine shall be as follows:

(1) An owner of the motor vehicle may admit responsibility for the violation and pay the fine provided in the notice of violation personally, through an authorized agent, electronically or by mailing both the payment and notice of violation to the school entity or to a system administrator on the school entity's behalf.

(2) Payment of the fine shall operate as a final disposition of the violation of this section.

(3) If payment is not received within 90 days of the mailing date of the notice of violation, the school entity, or a system administrator on the school entity's behalf, may request an applicable credit collection agency to resolve the payment amount owed.

(i.4) Contest of violation.--The procedure for contesting a violation of this section shall be as follows:

(1) An owner of the motor vehicle may, within 30 days of the mailing date of the notice of violation, request a hearing before the department's hearing officer to contest liability either personally, by an authorized agent or by mailing a request in writing on the prescribed form or electronically. A hearing to contest liability may be in person or be conducted through live-stream synchronous video conferencing or similar virtual presence technology and shall be only at reasonable locations and times set by the school entity or the system administrator on the school entity's behalf.

(2) Upon receipt of a hearing request, the school entity, or the system administrator on the school entity's behalf, shall in a timely manner schedule the matter before a hearing officer designated by the department. Written notice of the date, time and place of hearing shall be sent by first class mail or electronically to the owner of the motor vehicle.

(3) The hearing shall be informal and the rules of evidence shall not apply. The decision of the department's hearing officer shall be made within 45 days from the hearing date and shall be final, subject to the right of the owner of the motor vehicle to appeal the decision under paragraph

(4).

(3.1) The school entity, in coordination with the system administrator, if applicable, may enter into an agreement to designate a person to represent the school entity, or the system administrator on the school entity's behalf, to administer the hearing to contest liability under this subsection.

(4) If, within 45 days of issuance of the decision of the department's hearing officer, the owner of the motor vehicle requests in writing an appeal of the decision of the department's hearing officer, the owner shall file the notice of violation and supporting documents with the office of the magisterial district judge for the magisterial district where the violation occurred. A magisterial district judge shall hear and decide the matter de novo and shall be restricted to finding an owner liable or not liable for violating this section and shall not assign damages to an owner or otherwise impose penalties on primary police departments, police officers, school entities, system administrators or other persons involved in the appeal process, except as otherwise

provided under 42 Pa.C.S. § 1726 (relating to establishment of taxable costs), which may only be assessed to the school entity or system administrator on the school entity's behalf.

(5) The school entity, or system administrator on the school entity's behalf, shall reimburse the department for the actual cost of the hearing officer designated under paragraph (2).

(j) Department approval.--

(1) No side stop signal arm enforcement system may be used without the approval of the department, which shall have the authority to promulgate regulations for the certification and use of such systems.

(2) Any system installed prior to the effective date of this paragraph shall obtain department approval within six months of the effective date of the temporary regulations promulgated under paragraph (3).

(3) In order to facilitate the prompt implementation of this section, regulations promulgated by the department under this section during the three years following the effective date of this section shall be deemed temporary regulations, which shall expire upon the prompt promulgation of final regulations. The temporary regulations shall not be subject to:

(i) Sections 201, 202, 203, 204 and 205 of the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.769, No.240), referred to as the Commonwealth Documents Law.

(ii) The act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), known as the Regulatory Review Act.

(iii) Section 204(b) of the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act.

(k) School Bus Safety Grant Program.--

(1) The School Bus Safety Grant Program Account is established as a restricted account in the General Fund. Money in the account is appropriated on a continuing basis to the department for grants under this subsection.

(2) The surcharge established under section 3345(j), the portion of the fine established under subsection

(c)(1)(iii) and any other revenue as provided for under this title shall be deposited into the account and shall be used by the department to implement the School Bus Safety Grant Program. The department shall develop a uniform application process to award school bus safety grants in an amount not to exceed $100,000 on a competitive basis for the following purposes:

(i) To promote and increase school bus safety, education and training throughout this Commonwealth.

(ii) To reimburse or pay for, in whole or in part, education, training and other associated costs related to the issuance of a commercial learner's permit, commercial driver's license or school bus endorsement by the department to an individual for the purpose of driving a school bus in this Commonwealth.

(3) The department may pay any actual administrative costs arising from the administration of this section out of the fines deposited into the account.

(4) The following are eligible to apply for grants under this subsection:

(i) Independent school bus contractors.

(ii) School entities.

(iii) Municipalities.

(5) The department shall post information related to this grant program on the department's publicly accessible Internet website.

(l) Contracted companies.--

(1) No contracted company that provides pupil transportation shall be liable if a side stop signal arm enforcement system is vandalized or otherwise malfunctions.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a contracted company that provides pupil transportation to take a school bus out of service due to a nonfunctioning side stop signal arm enforcement system, except that a contracted company shall allow the school entity, or a system administrator on the school entity's behalf, access to the school bus for the purpose of repairing and maintaining a side stop signal arm enforcement system when the school bus is not in service at a time mutually agreeable to the contractor and school entity or a system administrator on the school entity's behalf.

(3) Independent school bus contractors shall not be held responsible for costs associated with the side stop signal arm enforcement system, including, but not limited to, installation, maintenance, repair, replacement or removal of the system.

(m) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Local board of school directors." A board of directors or other governing authority of a school entity. "Manufacturer" or "vendor." (Deleted by amendment).

"Primary police department." Any of the following:

(1) The police department of the municipality in which a school entity is located if the municipality has a police department with authority to issue citations for violations of this title.

(2) The Pennsylvania State Police if the municipality in which a school entity is located does not have a police department with authority to issue citations for violations of this title, at the sole discretion of the Pennsylvania State Police.

(3) A police department of the school entity.

"Pupil transportation." The transport of resident pupils of a school district to and from preprimary, primary or secondary schools and students to or from public, private or parochial schools. The term does not include transportation for field trips.

"School entity." A school district, area career and technical school, intermediate unit, charter school, regional charter school or cyber charter school. "Side stop signal arm enforcement system" or "system." A camera system installed on a school bus with at least one camera and one computer that produce recorded video and two or more photographic still images of a motor vehicle being used or operated in a manner that violates this section.

"Side stop signal arms." As described in section 4552(b.1) (relating to general requirements for school buses).

"System administrator." A person that creates, owns or has a license or permission to sell, lease, distribute or administer a side stop signal arm enforcement system that, consistent with the requirements of this section, is under agreement with a school entity to perform, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) Provide for the installation, operation and maintenance of a side stop signal arm enforcement system on

one or more school buses within a school entity's fleet, regardless of whether a school bus is owned, contracted or leased by the school entity.

(2) Administer the enforcement of a violation of this section through a side stop signal arm enforcement system on a school entity's behalf as permitted by this section, including maintaining and transmitting records, mailing violation notices, processing violations, collecting fines and administering contests of violations, unless a school entity designates another person to contest the violations. (Oct. 24, 2018, P.L.1154, No.159; July 1, 2020, P.L.515, No.38, eff. 60 days; Oct. 20, 2021, P.L.423, No.80, eff. imd.; Oct. 23, 2023, P.L.134, No.19; Dec. 14, 2023, P.L.344, No.38, eff. imd.) 2023 Amendments. Act 19 amended the entire section, effective immediately as to subsec. (j)(3) and 60 days as to the remainder of the section, and Act 38 amended subsecs.

(e)(4), (f)(3), (i.2)(1), (2)(v) and (3)(i), (ii) and (iii),

(i.3)(3) and (i.4)(4). 2018 Amendment. Section 3 of Act 159 provided that the addition of subsec. (j) shall take effect immediately and six months as to the rest of the section. References in Text. Section 27 of Act 16 of 2019 provided that a reference in statute or regulation to "area vocational-technical school" shall be deemed a reference to "area career and technical school," and a reference in statute or regulation to "vocational curriculums" shall be deemed a reference to "career and technical curriculums." Cross References. Section 3345.1 is referred to in section 3345 of this title.
75 Pa.C.S. § 1813 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 18 / Section 1813
Review by commissioner.
Status: in_force

Antifraud plans shall be filed with the department. If, after review, the commissioner finds that the antifraud plan does not comply with section 1812 (relating to content of plans), the antifraud plan may be disapproved. Notice of disapproval shall include a statement of the specific reasons for such disapproval. Any plan disapproved by the commissioner must be refiled within 60 days of the date of the notice of disapproval. The commissioner may audit insurers to ensure compliance with antifraud plans as a part of the examinations performed under sections 213, 214 and 216 of the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.789, No.285), known as The Insurance Department Act of one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one. References in Text. Sections 213, 214 and 216 of the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.789, No.285), known as The Insurance Department Act of 1921, referred to in this section, were repealed by the act of February 17, 1994 (P.L.79, No.8). Cross References. Section 1813 is referred to in section 1815 of this title.
75 Pa.C.S. § 1799 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 17 / Section 1799
Restraint system.
Status: in_force

(a) General rule.--All insurance companies authorized to write private passenger automobile insurance within this Commonwealth shall provide premium discounts for motor vehicles equipped with passive restraint devices. These discounts shall apply to the first party benefits coverage and shall be approved by the commissioner as part of the insurer's rate filing, provided that such discounts shall not be less than 15% for passive seat belts, 20% for one airbag on the operator's side of the vehicle and 30% for two airbags. Some or all of the premium discounts required by this subsection may be omitted upon demonstration to the commissioner in an insurer's rate filing that the discounts are duplicative of other discounts provided by the insurer or specifically reflected in the insurer's experience.

(b) Definitions.--As used in this subsection, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Passive restraint." Any frontal automobile crash protection system which requires no action of the vehicle occupants and complies with standard 571.208 of the National Traffic Safety Administration or its successor. (Feb. 7, 1990, P.L.11, No.6, eff. July 1, 1990) 1990 Amendment. Act 6 added section 1799. Cross References. Section 1799 is referred to in section 1791.1 of this title.
75 Pa.C.S. § 4105 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 41 / Section 4105
Revocation and renewal of certificates of approval.
Status: in_force

(a) Hearing to review approved devices.--When the department has reason to believe that an approved device being sold

commercially does not comply with the requirements of this part, it may, after giving 30 days' notice to the person holding the certificate of approval for the device, conduct a hearing upon the question of compliance of the approved device. After the hearing, the department shall determine whether the approved device meets the requirements of this part and shall notify the person holding the certificate of approval of the determination.

(b) Devices determined to be in violation.--If the department determines as a result of the hearing that the device does not meet the requirements of this part, the person holding the certificate of approval shall have a period of 90 days to resubmit a request for approval. In the event the device is determined to be hazardous, the department may take immediate action through injunctive relief pursuant to section 4108 (relating to injunctive relief). If the person holding the certificate of approval fails to satisfy the department that the resubmitted device as thereafter to be sold meets the requirements of this part, the department shall revoke the approval issued unless the device is resubmitted to and retested by an authorized testing laboratory and is found to meet the requirements of this part. The department may require that all devices sold since the notification following the hearing be replaced with devices that do comply with the requirements of this part.

(c) Expiration of certificate.--Certificates of approval issued for items of equipment required to be approved under this part will not expire except as provided by regulation or until revoked by the department.

(d) Renewal of certificate.--Certificates of approval which expire pursuant to regulation shall be void after the period stated from the date of issue unless application is made for renewal of the certificates in accordance with the procedure established by the department, together with the applicable fee, and a new certificate of approval is issued.

(e) Promulgation of regulations.--The department shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the provisions of this section. Cross References. Section 4105 is referred to in section 4106 of this title.
75 Pa.C.S. § 1103.1 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 11 / Section 1103.1
Application for certificate of title.
Status: in_force

(a) Contents of application.--Application for a certificate of title shall be made upon a form prescribed and furnished by the department and shall contain a full description of the vehicle, the vehicle identification number, odometer reading, date of purchase, the actual or bona fide name and address of the owner, a statement of the title of applicant, together with any other information or documents the department requires to identify the vehicle and to enable the department to determine whether the owner is entitled to a certificate of title, and the description of any security interests in the vehicle. Program participants in the Address Confidentiality Program under 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 67 (relating to domestic and sexual violence victim address confidentiality) may use a substitute address designated by the Office of Victim Advocate as their address.

(b) Signing and filing of application.--Application for a certificate of title shall be made within 20 days of the sale or transfer of a vehicle or its entry into this Commonwealth from another jurisdiction, whichever is later. The application shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed in this title and any tax payable by the applicant under the laws of this Commonwealth in connection with the acquisition or use of a vehicle or evidence to show that the tax has been collected. The application shall be signed and verified by oath or affirmation by the applicant if a natural person; in the case of an association or partnership, by a member or a partner; and in the case of a corporation, by an executive officer or some person specifically authorized by the corporation to sign the application.

(c) Manufacturer's Statement of Origin for new vehicles.--If the application refers to a new vehicle, it shall be accompanied by the Manufacturer's Statement of Origin for the vehicle.

(d) Vehicles purchased from dealers.--If the application refers to a vehicle purchased from a dealer, the dealer shall mail or deliver the application to the department within 20 days of the date of purchase. The application shall contain the names and addresses of any lienholders in order of priority and the amounts and the dates of the security agreements and be

assigned by the dealer to the owner and signed by the owner. Any dealer violating this subsection is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $50 for each violation. The requirement that the dealer mail or deliver the application to the department does not apply to vehicles purchased by fleet owners or governmental or quasi-governmental agencies.

(d.1) Presumption of receipt and grace period prior to prosecution.--Within one business day of receiving an application referring to a vehicle purchased from a dealer, the department shall stamp the application with a work identification number, which shall include the year and day that the application was received at the department. In determining whether a dealer has submitted an application in accordance with subsection (d), an additional ten-day period shall be calculated and allotted to the dealer to account for any possible delay of the mail or by the department in timely stamping an application as to the year and day received. No issuing authority or court shall extend this period. An application, or copy thereof certified by the department, which displays the stamped work identification document number shall be accepted by any issuing authority or court in any proceeding as prima facie evidence of the date that the application was received by the department. If the displayed stamp is not legible, a certification by the department of the date that the application was received shall be accepted by the issuing authority or court as prima facie evidence of that date.

(e) Out-of-State vehicles.--If the application refers to a vehicle last previously titled or registered in another state or country, the following information shall be contained in or accompany the application or be forwarded in support of the application as required by the department:

(1) Any certificate of title issued by the other state or country.

(2) A tracing of the vehicle identification number taken from the official number plate or, where it is impossible to secure a legible tracing, verification that the vehicle identification number of the vehicle has been inspected and found to conform to the description given in the application. The department shall provide by regulation the persons who are authorized to verify vehicle identification numbers under this paragraph.

(3) Any other information and documents the department reasonably requires to establish the ownership of the vehicle and the existence or nonexistence of security interests in the vehicle.

(f) Foreign vehicles owned by military personnel.--If the application refers to a vehicle last previously registered in another country by a person on active duty in the armed forces of the United States, the department may accept a complete form issued by the United States Department of Defense as evidence of ownership.

(g) Specially constructed, reconstructed or modified vehicles.--If the vehicle to be titled is a specially constructed, reconstructed or modified vehicle, that fact shall be stated in the application. The department may promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to the titling of specially constructed, reconstructed or modified vehicles.

(g.1) Verification.--In lieu of notarization of any document required to be submitted with the application for certificate of title, the department shall accept the verification of a person's signature by a wholesale vehicle auction licensed by

the State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons or its employee, or an issuing agent who is licensed as a vehicle dealer by the State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons, or its employee. The name and identification number and the signature of the issuing agent or wholesale vehicle auction or respective employee shall be written in the space reserved for a notarization or verification. If an issuing agent or wholesale vehicle auction or respective employee falsely verifies a person's signature, the department shall suspend the issuing agent's or wholesale vehicle auction's authority to issue temporary registration plates and cards for not less than 30 days. When verification is used in lieu of notarization, the issuing agent or its employee shall verify a person's identity by using at least one form of government-issued photo identification. A copy of the form of identification used shall be maintained by the issuing agent for a period of three years from the date of the verification.

(h) Penalties.--Any person who falsely verifies a signature under subsection (g.1) or a vehicle identification number under subsection (e)(2) or who verifies a vehicle identification number without being authorized as provided in subsection (e)(2) commits a summary offense punishable by a fine of $300. (June 30, 1990, P.L.266, No.63, eff. imd.; July 10, 1990, P.L.356, No.83, eff. imd.; Dec. 7, 1994, P.L.820, No.115, eff. 60 days; Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff. 60 days; Dec. 9, 2002, P.L.1278, No.152, eff. 60 days; Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1474, No.188, eff. 180 days; July 14, 2005, P.L.285, No.50, eff. 60 days) 2005 Amendment. Act 50 amended subsec. (g.1). 2004 Amendment. Act 188 amended subsec. (a). 2002 Amendment. Act 152 amended subsecs. (g) and (g.1). 1998 Amendment. Act 151 amended subsec. (h) and added subsec. (g.1). 1994 Amendment. Act 115 added subsec. (d.1). 1990 Amendments. Acts 63 and 83 added section 1103.1. The amendments by Acts 63 and 83 are identical except for a reference by Act 83 in subsecs. (b) and (d) to "20 days" which has been given effect in setting forth the text of section 1103.1. Cross References. Section 1103.1 is referred to in sections 1111, 6308 of this title.
75 Pa.C.S. § 1704 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 17 / Section 1704
Administration of chapter.
Status: in_force

(a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the Department of Transportation shall administer and enforce this chapter and may make rules and regulations necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.

(b) Insurance matters.--The Insurance Department shall administer and enforce those provisions of this chapter as to matters under its jurisdiction as determined by this chapter or other statute and may make rules and regulations necessary for the administration and enforcement of those provisions.
75 Pa.C.S. § 7712.10 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 77 / Section 7712.10
Release of security interest.
Status: in_force

A secured party that releases a security interest in a snowmobile or ATV shall mail or deliver the certificate of title to the owner with a statement of release signed by the secured party, or the secured party may apply to the department for a corrected certificate of title to be issued in the name of the owner. Upon receipt of the certificate of title and statement of release, the department shall issue a corrected certificate of title without an indorsement of such secured party and mail the same to the holder of the first remaining security interest or, if there is no remaining secured party, the owner. (June 8, 2001, P.L.123, No.18, eff. July 1, 2001; June 25, 2001, P.L.701, No.68, eff. 120 days) Cross References. Section 7712.10 is referred to in section 7712.11 of this title.
75 Pa.C.S. § 1546 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 15 / Section 1546
Suspension or revocation of nonresident's operating privilege.
Status: in_force

(a) General rule.--The privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the highways of this Commonwealth given to a nonresident shall be subject to suspension or revocation by the department in like manner and for like cause as a resident's operating privilege.

(b) Transmitting department action to state of residence.--When a nonresident's operating privilege is suspended or revoked, the department shall forward a certified copy of the record of such action to the motor vehicle administrator in the state wherein such person resides if there is a reciprocity agreement with the other state.
75 Pa.C.S. § 8532 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 85 / Section 8532
Platooning.
Status: in_force

(a) General rule.--The department shall be the lead Commonwealth agency on platooning.

(b) Exception.--Nonlead vehicles in a platoon shall not be subject to section 3310 (relating to following too closely).

(c) Visual identifier.--Each vehicle in a platoon shall be marked with a visual identifier on the power unit. The department, after consultation with the Pennsylvania State Police and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, shall establish the criteria and placement of the visual identifier.

(d) Restrictions.--A platoon shall observe the following restrictions:

(1) A maximum of three vehicles shall be in a platoon.

(2) Vehicles in a platoon shall travel only on limited-access highways or interstate highways, unless otherwise permitted by the department or the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, as applicable.

(3) The department or the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, as applicable under paragraph (2), may restrict vehicle movement under this section for operational or safety reasons, including emergency conditions.

(4) Except as provided under paragraph (5), a driver shall be in each vehicle of a platoon.

(5) Consistent with applicable Federal or State law and regulations, the lead vehicle may operate with a driver and one nonlead vehicle may operate with an ADS engaged with or without a driver.

(e) Plan for general platoon operations.--

(1) A person may operate a platoon on a highway of this Commonwealth if the person files a plan for general platoon operations with the department, in consultation with the Pennsylvania State Police and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, as applicable.

(2) If the plan is not approved, rejected or additional information requested by the department within 30 days after receipt of the plan, the plan shall be deemed approved and the person may operate the platoon. Cross References. Section 8532 is referred to in section 8504 of this title.
75 Pa.C.S. § 4706 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 47 / Section 4706
Prohibition on expenditures for emission inspection program.
Status: in_force

(a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), neither the department nor any other department or agency of the executive branch of State government shall expend any public funds for the establishment and administration of any system for the periodic inspection of emissions or emission systems of motor vehicles.

(b) Exception.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply when the secretary shall certify that a system is required to comply with Federal law and is necessary for the Commonwealth to receive or avoid the loss of Federal funds in which case the department may establish and administer such a system for motor vehicles registered in areas where periodic inspection of emissions or emission systems of motor vehicles is required by the Environmental Protection Agency of the United States or decrees of the courts of the United States.

(b.1) Further exception.--

(1) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply if the secretary shall certify that a system is required to comply with the Clean Air Act (Public Law 95-95, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.) and subsequent amendments or a final decree

of a Federal court and is necessary for the Commonwealth to receive or avoid the loss of Federal funds, in which case the department shall establish and administer an enhanced emission inspection program. This program shall be established in all areas of this Commonwealth where the secretary certifies by publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin that a system is required in order to comply with Federal law. Any area, counties, county or portion thereof certified to be in the program by the secretary must be mandated to be in the program by Federal law. If a petition is required to be sent to the Federal Government in order for any counties, county or portions of any county to be exempted from the emission inspection program, the secretary shall petition the Federal Government on behalf of any counties, county or portion of any county that may qualify for an exemption. In cases where more than one county within a metropolitan statistical area may be exempted from the emissions inspection program, the county with the lowest population per square mile shall be exempted first. In cases where only portions of one county may be exempted from the emissions inspection program, the areas with the lowest population per area of postal zip code coverage region shall be exempted first. If the secretary establishes a centralized inspection program, the following limitations shall be applicable:

(i) Vehicle emission inspection shall be on a biennial basis.

(ii) No vehicle repairs or vehicle safety inspections shall be performed at any centralized emission inspection facility.

(iii) No contractor providing centralized inspection shall own or have any business interest in any vehicle repair facility in this Commonwealth.

(iv) For the purposes of this chapter, the department may issue a contract for a period of seven years or more to the successful bidder for the establishment and operation of a centralized program for emissions testing.

(v) The department shall promulgate regulations for the conduct, supervision and qualification of a contractor, its principals, employees or agents providing centralized emission testing which shall include a schedule of offenses punishable by fine of up to $20,000 and shall make provision for the discipline, termination, suspension and/or debarment of a contractor, its principals, employees or agents for the violation of a regulation pertaining to the emission testing program.

(2) At least 60 days prior to the implementation of any enhanced emission inspection program developed under this subsection, the Secretary of Transportation shall certify by notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin that an enhanced emission inspection program will commence.

(b.2) Restrictions on exceptions.--Notwithstanding any other provision or requirement contained in this title, no provision or requirement of this section shall be more stringent or restrictive than those required by the Clean Air Act. No allowable vehicle emission standard shall be more restrictive than that originally certified for the subject vehicle at the time of manufacture.

(b.3) Fees.--(Repealed).

(b.4) Audits.--(Repealed).

(b.5) Repairs covered by warranty.--The inspection shall be performed so that when vehicles tested under warranty are repaired, such repairs must be covered by the vehicle manufacturer's warranty provisions.

(b.6) Retests.--The first retest performed for a vehicle that has failed will be free.

(b.7) Waiver.--(Repealed).

(b.8) Computer costs.--The cost of connect into the department's computer to facilitate registration, renewal and denial will be borne by both the centralized and the enhanced or basic decentralized emission facilities.

(c) Evidence of emission inspection.--

(1) The department shall issue evidence of emission inspection through an official emission inspection station or an authorized agent of the department, valid until the next scheduled emission inspection, for a subject motor vehicle which meets the following criteria:

(i) The subject vehicle has passed an inspection or a reinspection performed by the emission inspection station and all required emission control devices are installed.

(ii) The subject vehicle is exempt pursuant to the provisions of section 4702(g) (relating to requirement for periodic inspection of vehicles).

(2) When a subject vehicle has failed the emission inspection test and continues to fail after the owner has expended an amount at least equal to the total cost limitation as provided in paragraph (3), the owner may apply for a waiver. For the purpose of determining qualification for a waiver, the cost of necessary repairs shall not include the costs covered by any warranty, insurance policy or prepaid maintenance agreement or the costs as referred to in paragraph (4).

(3) The waiver limit shall be the minimum required by Federal law. The costs mandated by this subsection do not include any costs recoverable under warranty, insurance policy or prepaid maintenance agreement.

(4) Any expenses incurred in the repair of emission control devices found to be tampered with or rendered inoperative or which are not installed shall not be included in the total cost limitation of paragraph (3).

(5) It is unlawful to operate a subject vehicle without evidence of emission inspection or certification by an authorized agent, provided that it shall be lawful for a motor vehicle to be operated by the vehicle owner while en route to an emissions inspection station or to a vehicle repair facility where an appointment for emissions-related repairs has been scheduled and, provided further, that such operation occurs no later than ten days after the expiration of valid evidence of emission inspection issued under this title.

(6) Subject vehicles presented for emission inspection after the assigned emission inspection deadline shall be charged $10 for each month or portion thereof past the due date in addition to the emission inspection fee, except as provided in regulations promulgated by the department.

(c.1) Exchange of evidence of emission inspection.--A person replacing a windshield or repairing a windshield in such a manner as to require removal of evidence of emission inspection shall at the option of the registrant of the vehicle or the owner of a mass transit vehicle cut out the portion of the windshield containing the evidence of emission inspection and

deliver it to the registrant of the vehicle or the owner of the mass transit vehicle or destroy the evidence of emission inspection. The vehicle or the mass transit vehicle may be driven for up to five days if it displays the portion of the old windshield containing the evidence of emission inspection as prescribed in department regulations. Within the five-day period, an official emission inspection station may affix to the vehicle or mass transit vehicle another evidence of emission inspection for the same inspection period without reinspecting the vehicle or mass transit vehicle in exchange for the portion of the old windshield containing the evidence of emission inspection. A fee of no more than $2 plus the fee paid to access the department's computer to enter the evidence of emission inspection into the system may be charged for exchanging evidence of emission inspection.

(d) Coordination with vehicle registration.--(Deleted by amendment).

(e) Regulations.--Upon certification by the secretary of the need to comply with Federal law, the department shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to implement the emission inspection program but it shall not promulgate a regulation that would require safety inspection stations to also perform emission control inspections. Regulations promulgated by the department relating to the enhanced emission inspection program shall not be subject to the proposed rulemaking provisions of the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.769, No.240), referred to as the Commonwealth Documents Law, or the act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), known as the Regulatory Review Act.

(f) Scope.--(Repealed).

(g) Alternative enhanced emission inspection program.--Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (f), the department shall comply with all of the following requirements:

(1) The department shall immediately suspend the development and implementation of a centralized, test-only vehicle emission inspection program until March 31, 1995.

(2) The department shall immediately notify the Environmental Protection Agency that the Commonwealth is developing an alternative vehicle emission program and intends to seek its approval of the plan in accordance with the requirements of the Federal law.

(3) The department shall develop and submit to the Environmental Protection Agency an alternative enhanced vehicle emission inspection program for approval which meets the requirements of Federal law and consists of a decentralized test and repair program or a hybrid program which combines both decentralized test and repair and test-only components. The decentralized test program may contain an additional component which will test and repair only those components necessary to achieve compliance with Federal clean air standards. As part of this decentralized test program, the department shall utilize the newest and most efficient technologies, including, but not limited to, remote roadside testing, identification and targeting of gross polluting vehicles and alternative equipment to existing inspection technology. The department may incorporate pilot programs and demonstration projects which achieve and enhance vehicle emissions reductions.

(4) On the effective date of this subsection, the department shall be immediately prohibited from expending any funds or allowing any other action in furtherance of the development and implementation of a centralized, test-only

vehicle emission inspection program until the Environmental Protection Agency approves the decentralized or hybrid system proposed under paragraph (3). Any funds expended by the department after the approval of the program by the Environmental Protection Agency shall be limited to the implementation of the revised vehicle inspection program.

(h) Removal from Ozone Transport Commission.--The Governor shall take the steps necessary to obtain Environmental Protection Agency approval to remove all areas of the Commonwealth from the Northeast Ozone Transport Commission region that are now classified or in the future will be classified as in attainment of the Federal ozone pollution standard or which are unclassified for the purpose of imposing an enhanced vehicle emission system inspection program and other air pollution control measures. The Governor shall initiate the actions necessary under this section no later than 60 days after the effective date of this section.

(i) Suspension of program.--The Governor shall immediately suspend the implementation and enforcement of the Employer Trip Reduction Program until March 31, 1995, or until an alternative program is developed that will achieve the same emission reductions. The Employer Trip Reduction Program or an alternative program shall not be required if the area classified as severe ozone nonattainment is reclassified as a serious ozone nonattainment area by the Environmental Protection Agency.

(j) Program for repair of certain vehicles.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to the Credit for Repairing Polluting Vehicles Program which the Department of Environmental Protection may establish. The program may provide that any person could make repairs to or reimburse expenses for repairs to registered motor vehicles which have been identified as polluting vehicles. Upon certification that the vehicle is no longer a polluting vehicle, the Department of Environmental Protection shall award the appropriate emission credit to the person applying for the credit in accordance with the applicable requirements of this title, the act of January 8, 1960 (1959 P.L.2119, No.787), known as the Air Pollution Control Act, and the Clean Air Act (69 Stat. 322, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.). (May 4, 1983, P.L.4, No.3, eff. imd.; July 22, 1983, P.L.122, No.32, eff. imd.; July 11, 1985, P.L.204, No.52, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Dec. 11, 1986, P.L.1530, No.166, eff. 60 days; Dec. 16, 1992, P.L.1250, No.166; Feb. 10, 1994, P.L.10, No.2, eff. imd.; Nov. 16, 1994, P.L.614, No.95, eff. imd.; Dec. 15, 1995, P.L.655, No.72, eff. imd.; Dec. 20, 1995, P.L.669, No.75, eff. 120 days; Dec. 9, 2002, P.L.1278, No.152, eff. 60 days; Dec. 1, 2004, P.L.1771, No.229, eff. 60 days) 2004 Amendment. Act 229 deleted subsec. (d). 2002 Amendment. Act 152 added subsec. (c.1). 1995 Amendments. Act 72 amended subsec. (g)(3) and repealed subsecs. (b.3), (b.4), (b.7) and (f) and Act 75 added subsec.

(j). 1994 Amendment. See section 9 of Act 2 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to schedule for emission testing. 1992 Amendment. See section 5 of Act 166 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to continuation of existing emission inspection programs. 1983 Amendment. See sections 2, 3, 6 and 7 of Act 3 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to when vehicle emission inspection program not required, creation and maintenance of monitoring program, repeals and effective date.

Cross References. Section 4706 is referred to in section 4702 of this title.
75 Pa.C.S. § 6307 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 63 / Section 6307
Liability for costs not paid by defendant.
Status: in_force

In any case of prosecution under the provisions of this title in which the defendant is found not guilty or for any other reason costs are not recovered from the defendant, all costs of prosecution shall be paid as provided by Part IV of Title 42 (relating to financial matters). (Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 60 days)
75 Pa.C.S. § 1701 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 17 / Section 1701
Short title of chapter.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law.
75 Pa.C.S. § 9511 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 95 / Section 9511
Allocation of proceeds.
Status: in_force

(a) Deposit in Motor License Fund.--Unless otherwise provided in this title, all taxes, interest and penalties imposed by this chapter shall be deposited in the Motor License Fund.

(b) State Highway Transfer Restoration Restricted Account and local bridges.--

(1) The amount of the proceeds deposited in the Motor License Fund pursuant to this chapter which is attributable to three mills of the tax imposed under section 9502(a) (relating to imposition of tax) shall be deposited as follows:

(i) For fiscal year 2013-2014 through fiscal year 2016-2017, as follows:

(A) Twenty-seven million dollars shall be deposited in the State Highway Transfer Restoration Restricted Account within the Motor License Fund. The funds deposited in the State Highway Transfer Restoration Restricted Account shall be appropriated annually for expenditure as provided under subsection

(g).

(B) All funds not deposited in accordance with clause (A) shall be deposited in the Highway Bridge Improvement Restricted Account within the Motor License Fund for local bridges, notwithstanding if the project is administered by a county, municipality or the department.

(ii) For fiscal year 2017-2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, as follows:

(A) One and one-half mill shall be deposited in the State Highway Transfer Restoration Restricted Account within the Motor License Fund, which account is hereby created. The funds deposited in the State Highway Transfer Restoration Restricted Account are hereby annually appropriated out of the account upon authorization by the Governor for expenditure as provided in subsection (g).

(B) One and one-half mill shall be deposited in the Highway Bridge Improvement Restricted Account within the Motor License Fund for local bridges, notwithstanding if the project is administered by a county, municipality or the department.

(2) If funds are available to make payments under subsection (g)(1), the department may transfer funds deposited under paragraph (1)(i) and (ii) between the State Highway Transfer Restoration Restricted Account and the Highway Bridge Improvement Restricted Account at the discretion of the secretary.

(c) Basic allocation to municipalities.--An amount equal to 20% of the proceeds deposited in the Motor License Fund pursuant to the "oil company franchise tax for highway maintenance and construction" which is attributable to 35 mills of the tax imposed under section 9502(a) is hereby appropriated out of the Motor License Fund to municipalities of this Commonwealth on the basis of and subject to the provisions of

the act of June 1, 1956 (1955 P.L.1944, No.655), referred to as the Liquid Fuels Tax Municipal Allocation Law.

(d) Additional allocation to municipalities.--In addition, an amount is hereby appropriated out of the Motor License Fund to municipalities of this Commonwealth on the basis of and subject to the provisions of the act of June 1, 1956 (1955 P.L.1944, No.655), referred to as the Liquid Fuels Tax Municipal Allocation Law, equal to the amount that would be necessary to increase the portion of the liquid fuels and fuel use taxes distributed by such act to 20% of that which is deposited in the Motor License Fund from all liquid fuels and fuel use taxes.

(e) Allocation to cities of the first class.--In addition, an amount is hereby appropriated annually out of the Motor License Fund to cities of the first class equal to the difference between the increased amounts allocated to cities of the first class resulting from subsections (c) and (d) and 2% of oil company wholesale revenues from sales of gasoline delivered to retail outlets in cities of the first class, as determined by the Pennsylvania Secretary of Revenue in developing the official revenue estimate for the "oil company franchise tax for highway maintenance and construction." Such funds shall be used exclusively for maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways and bridges within cities of the first class.

(e.1) Allocation for traffic signals.--In addition, up to $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2014-2015, up to $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2015-2016 and up to $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2016-2017 and each fiscal year thereafter, is appropriated out of the Motor License Fund to replace, synchronize, time, operate and maintain traffic signals within traffic corridors consistent with 74 Pa.C.S. Ch. 92 (relating to traffic signals). The funds shall be used for municipal and department-managed signals and allocated in accordance with the following:

(1) During fiscal year 2014-2015, up to $10,000,000 is allocated to municipalities for upgrading traffic signals to light-emitting diode technology and for performing regional operations such as retiming, developing special event plans and monitoring traffic signals.

(2) During fiscal year 2015-2016, up to $25,000,000 shall be allocated to municipalities for upgrading traffic signals to light-emitting diode technology, performing regional operations such as retiming, developing special event plans and monitoring traffic signals and for maintaining and operating traffic signals.

(3) During fiscal year 2016-2017 and each fiscal year thereafter, up to $40,000,000 shall be allocated for upgrading traffic signals to light-emitting diode technology and intelligent transportation system applications, such as autonomous and connected vehicle-related technology, performing regional operations such as retiming, developing special event plans and monitoring traffic signals and for maintaining and operating traffic signals.

(4) Financial assistance under this section shall be matched by funding in an amount not less than 20% of the amount of the financial assistance being provided. Except for transportation improvement program funds, the match may consist of any combination of Federal, State, regional, local and private funds, including in-kind contributions such as an exchange of services between the department and municipality. Any grant made under this subsection shall be allocated for two consecutive fiscal years and shall not

lapse at the end of the fiscal year when the grant was awarded.

(5) The department shall establish guidelines for applications and approval of applications from municipalities or metropolitan or rural planning organizations for the financial assistance being provided. Applicants must enter into agreements provided for under 74 Pa.C.S. Ch. 92. Priority will be given to multimunicipal improvements.

(f) Basic allocation to highway maintenance.--An amount equal to the proceeds of 23 mills of the "oil company franchise tax for highway maintenance and construction" for the fiscal year 1983-1984 shall be dedicated to the maintenance of any State highways and shall be in addition to any funds currently dedicated to the maintenance of any State highways. For fiscal year 1984-1985 and thereafter, an amount equal to the proceeds of 22 mills of the "oil company franchise tax for highway maintenance and construction" shall be dedicated to the maintenance of any State highway and shall be in addition to any funds currently dedicated to the maintenance of any State highways.

(g) Use of funds in the State Highway Transfer Restoration Restricted Account.--The funds appropriated in subsection (b) for deposit in the State Highway Transfer Restoration Restricted Account shall be used to pay for the costs of restoration of such highways as provided in Chapter 92 (relating to transfer of State highways) and annual payments to the municipalities for highway maintenance in accordance with the following:

(1) Annual maintenance payments shall be at the rate of $4,000 per mile for each highway or portion of highway transferred under Chapter 92, section 222 of the act of June 1, 1945 (P.L.1242, No.428), known as the State Highway Law, or any statute enacted in 1981.

(2) Annual maintenance payments shall be paid at the same time as funds appropriated under the act of June 1, 1956 (1955 P.L.1944, No.655), referred to as the Liquid Fuels Tax Municipal Allocation Law, except that no maintenance payment shall be paid for a highway until after the year following its transfer to the municipality.

(3) Annual maintenance payments under this subsection shall be in lieu of annual payments under the Liquid Fuels Tax Municipal Allocation Law.

(4) Annual maintenance payments under this subsection shall be deposited into the municipality's liquid fuels tax account and may be used on any streets and highways in the municipality in the same manner and subject to the same restrictions as liquid fuels tax funds paid under the Liquid Fuels Tax Municipal Allocation Law or, in the case of a county, under section 10 of the act of May 21, 1931 (P.L.149, No.105), known as The Liquid Fuels Tax Act.

(h) Allocation to Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.--An amount equal to 14% of the proceeds deposited in the Motor License Fund pursuant to the "oil company franchise tax for highway maintenance and construction" imposed under section 9502(a)(2), which amount is to be distributed under section 9502(a)(2)(vi) for toll roads designated under the act of September 30, 1985 (P.L.240, No.61), known as the Turnpike Organization, Extension and Toll Road Conversion Act, is hereby appropriated monthly to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. The Commonwealth does hereby pledge to and agree with any person, firm or corporation acquiring any bonds to be issued by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and secured in whole or in part by a pledge of the portion of the tax known as the

"oil company franchise tax for highway maintenance and construction" which is imposed by section 9502(a)(2) and distributed in the manner indicated in that section, including 14% for toll roads designated under the Turnpike Organization, Extension and Toll Road Conversion Act, that the Commonwealth will not limit or alter the rights vested in the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to the appropriation and distribution of such tax revenues.

(i) Refund to Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.--

(1) When the tax imposed by section 9502(a)(1), (2),

(3) and (4) has been paid and the fuel on which the tax has been imposed has been consumed in the operation of motorboats or watercraft upon the waters of this Commonwealth, including waterways bordering this Commonwealth, the full amount of the tax shall be refunded to the Boat Fund on petition to the Board of Finance and Revenue in accordance with prescribed procedures.

(2) In accordance with the procedures, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission shall biannually calculate the amount of liquid fuels consumed by the motorcraft and furnish the information relating to its calculations and data as required by the Board of Finance and Revenue. The Board of Finance and Revenue shall review the petition and motorboat fuel consumption calculations of the commission, determine the amount of the oil company franchise tax paid and certify to the State Treasurer to refund annually to the Boat Fund the amount so determined. The department shall be accorded the right to appear at the proceedings and make its views known.

(3) For the fiscal years commencing July 1, 2013, July 1, 2014, July 1, 2015, July 1, 2016, and July 1, 2017, the money under paragraph (2) shall be used by the commission acting by itself or by agreement with other Federal and State agencies only for the improvement of hazardous dams impounding waters of this Commonwealth on which boating is permitted, including the development and construction of boating areas and the dredging and clearing of water areas where boats can be used. The commission shall present its plan no later than September 30 of each year through September 30, 2017, to the chairman and minority chairman of the Transportation Committee and the chairman and minority chairman of the Game and Fisheries Committee of the Senate and the chairman and minority chairman of the Transportation Committee and the chairman and minority chairman of the Game and Fisheries Committee of the House of Representatives regarding the use of the funds. For the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2018, and for each fiscal year thereafter, this money shall be used by the commission acting by itself or by agreement with other Federal and State agencies only for the improvement of the waters of this Commonwealth on which motorboats are permitted to operate and may be used for the development and construction of motorboat areas; the dredging and clearing of water areas where motorboats can be used; the placement and replacement of navigational aids; the purchase, development and maintenance of public access sites and facilities to and on waters where motorboating is permitted; the patrolling of motorboating waters; the publishing of nautical charts in those areas of this Commonwealth not covered by nautical charts published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey or the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the administrative expenses arising out of the activities; and other similar purposes.

(July 22, 1983, P.L.122, No.32, eff. 15 days; July 10, 1984, P.L.704, No.148, eff. imd.; Apr. 16, 1992, P.L.169, No.31, eff. 60 days; July 2, 1993, P.L.408, No.58, eff. imd.; Feb. 10, 1994, P.L.20, No.3, eff. 60 days; July 7, 2006, P.L.341, No.70, eff. 60 days; Nov. 25, 2013, P.L.974, No.89, eff. 60 days; July 20, 2016, P.L.861, No.101, eff. 60 days) 2016 Amendment. Act 101 amended subsec. (e.1).

Amendment. Act 89 amended subsecs. (b) and (g) and added subsecs (e.1) and (i). See the preamble to Act 89 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to legislative findings and declarations. 1994 Amendment. Act 3 amended subsec. (h). The amendment by Act 3 is identical to the amendment by Act 58 of 1993 and therefore the text has been merged. 1993 Amendment. See section 10 of Act 58 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to use of Motor License Fund appropriations. 1992 Amendment. Act 31 amended subsec. (a) and added subsec.

(h). 1983 Amendment. Act 32 amended and relettered former subsec.

(b) to subsec. (c), relettered former subsec. (c) to subsec.

(d), amended and relettered former subsec. (d) to subsec. (e) and added present subsec. (b) and subsecs. (f) and (g). References in Text. The act of May 21, 1931 (P.L.149, No.105), known as The Liquid Fuels Tax Act, referred to in subsec. (g), was repealed by the act of April 17, 1997 (P.L.6, No.3). The subject matter is now contained in Chapter 90 of this title. The act of September 30, 1985 (P.L.240, No.61), known as the Turnpike Organization, Extension and Toll Road Conversion Act, was repealed by the act of July 18, 2007 (P.L.169, No.44). Cross References. Section 9511 is referred to in sections 9024, 9502, 9511.11 of this title.
75 Pa.C.S. § 1312 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 13 / Section 1312
Notice of change of name or address.
Status: in_force

Any person whose address is changed from the address named in the application for registration or on the registration card or whose name is changed shall, within 15 days, notify the department in writing of the old and new address, or of such former and new names, and of the title or registration number of every vehicle registered in the person's name. (June 30, 1990, P.L.266, No.63, eff. 60 days)
75 Pa.C.S. § 8915.1 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 89 / Section 8915.1
Conversion of Interstate 80.
Status: in_force

In order to facilitate vehicular traffic across this Commonwealth, the commission is authorized and empowered to do all of the following:

(1) Convert Interstate 80 to a toll road and maintain and operate it as a toll road.

(2) Construct, reconstruct, widen, expand, extend, maintain and operate Interstate 80 from a point at or near the Ohio border to a point at or near the New Jersey border, together with connecting roads, interchanges, slip ramps, tunnels and bridges.

(3) Issue turnpike revenue bonds, notes or other obligations, payable solely from revenues of the commission,

including tolls, or from funds as may be available to the commission for that purpose, to pay the cost of constructing, reconstructing, widening, expanding or extending Interstate 80 or any other costs of Interstate 80 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

(4) Provide quarterly reports and periodic updates regarding significant developments with respect to the conversion of Interstate 80 to the chairman and minority chairman of the Transportation Committee of the Senate and the chairman and minority chairman of the Transportation Committee of the House of Representatives. These reports shall include, at a minimum, the status of outstanding discussions with the United States Department of Transportation regarding Interstate 80, the location and construction of tolling-related equipment for Interstate 80, planned capital improvements for Interstate 80 and other information important to implementation of this section. (July 18, 2007, P.L.169, No.44, eff. imd.) 2007 Amendment. Act 44 added section 8915.1.
75 Pa.C.S. § 1112 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 11 / Section 1112
Disclosure of odometer reading and tampering with odometer (Repealed).
Status: repealed

1983 Repeal. Section 1112 was repealed June 14, 1983, P.L.16, No.8, effective in 60 days. The subject matter is now contained in Subchapter D of Chapter 71 of this title.
75 Pa.C.S. § 1363 — PA Code / Title 75 / Chapter 13 / Section 1363
Operation Enduring Freedom veterans plate.
Status: in_force

Upon application of any person who is a veteran of the liberation or occupation of Afghanistan, accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition to the annual registration fee and by documentation as the department shall require, the department shall issue to the person a special registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed as belonging to a person who is a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom. The special registration plate may be used only on a passenger car or truck with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds. (July 14, 2005, P.L.285, No.50, eff. 60 days; Dec. 18, 2007, P.L.436, No.67, eff. 60 days; July 2, 2014, P.L.988, No.109, eff. 60 days) Cross References. Section 1363 is referred to in section 1333 of this title.