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2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6108 - Power of Governor during emergency

§ 6108. Power of Governor during emergency.
(a) General rule.--
In the event of a declared National, State or local emergency when the Governor of this Commonwealth has made a specific determination that modification of any of the provisions of this title will aid in the alleviation of the stated emergency conditions, the Governor shall have the power to so modify the provisions on any or all highways in this Commonwealth to be effective at any or all hours of the day or night with respect to any or all types or classes of vehicles. Such modifications shall expire at the end of the emergency period. No person, unless specifically exempted by the terms of the declaration of emergency or by other provisions of the statute or other laws, shall violate any of the terms, conditions, provisions and modifications set forth by the Governor.
(b) Penalty.--
Any person violating the provisions of this section, other than violations of section 3362(a)(3) (relating to maximum speed limits), commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $300. This penalty shall be in addition to any other penalties imposed under this title.
(Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff. 60 days)
Cross References.
Section 6108 is referred to in section 8704 of Title 53 (Municipalities Generally).
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6110 - Regulation of traffic on Pennsylvania Turnpike

§ 6110. Regulation of traffic on Pennsylvania Turnpike.
(a) General rule.--
The provisions of this title apply upon any turnpike or highway under the supervision and control of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission unless specifically modified by rules and regulations promulgated by the commission which shall become effective only upon publication in accordance with law. A copy of the rules and regulations, so long as they are effective, shall be posted at all entrances to the turnpike or highway for the inspection of persons using the turnpike or highway. This section does not authorize the establishment of a maximum speed limit greater than 55 miles per hour, except that a 65-miles-per-hour or 70-miles-per-hour maximum speed limit for all vehicles may be established where the commission has posted a 65-miles-per-hour or 70-miles-per-hour speed limit.
(a.1) Posting.--
No maximum speed limit established under subsection (a) shall be effective unless posted on fixed or variable official traffic-control devices erected after each interchange on the portion of highway on which the speed limit is in effect and wherever else the commission shall determine.
(b) Penalties.--
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, any person violating any of the rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission for which no penalty has otherwise been provided by statute commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25.
(2) (Deleted by amendment).
(3) (Deleted by amendment).
(July 10, 1981, P.L.259, No.86, eff. 60 days; Apr. 16, 1992, P.L.169, No.31, eff. 60 days; June 13, 1995, P.L.57, No.9, eff. 30 days; June 26, 2001, P.L.734, No.75, eff. 60 days; Nov. 25, 2013, P.L.974, No.89)
2013
Amendment.
Act 89 amended the entire section, effective immediately as to subsecs. (a) and (a.1) and 60 days as to the remainder of the section. See the preamble to Act 89 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to legislative findings and declarations.
1995 Amendment.
See section 4 of Act 9 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to report on effect of increased speed limit.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6111 - Regulation of traffic on bridges under authority of interstate commissions

§ 6111. Regulation of traffic on bridges under authority of interstate commissions.
(a) General rule.--
The provisions of this title apply to any bridge under the supervision and control of the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, the Delaware River Port Authority and the New York-Pennsylvania Joint Commission on Bridges over the Delaware River unless specifically modified by rules and regulations which shall become effective only upon publication in accordance with law. Rules and regulations, so long as they are effective, shall be posted at all entrances to the bridges.
(b) Penalty.--
Any person violating any of the rules and regulations of the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, the Delaware River Port Authority or the New York-Pennsylvania Joint Commission on Bridges over the Delaware River for which no penalty has otherwise been provided by statute is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6112 - Removal of traffic hazards by property owner

§ 6112. Removal of traffic hazards by property owner.
(a) General rule.--
It is the duty of the owner of real property to remove from the property any tree, plant, shrub or other similar obstruction, or part thereof, which by obstructing the view of any driver constitutes a traffic hazard.
(b) Notice of hazard.--
When the department or any local authority determines on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that a traffic hazard exists, it shall notify the owner and order the hazard removed within ten days.
(c) Penalty.--
The failure of the owner to remove the traffic hazard within ten days after notice under subsection (b) is a summary offense and every day the owner fails to remove it shall be a separate and distinct offense. The offense is punishable by a fine of $10.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6113 - Control of public travel on private property by owner

§ 6113. Control of public travel on private property by owner.
(a) General rule.--
Nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent the owner of real property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel by permission of the owner, and not as a matter of right, from prohibiting such use, or from requiring other or different or additional conditions than those specified in this title, or otherwise regulating such use as may seem best to such owner.
(b) Enforcement.--
The owner of real property which is ten contiguous acres or more in size may request the local authority to enforce the observance of speed limits and traffic-control devices on his property, providing the property has been posted in accordance with departmental regulations.
(June 30, 1984, P.L.473, No.99, eff. imd.)
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6115 - Emergency telephones along Pennsylvania Turnpike

§ 6115. Emergency telephones along Pennsylvania Turnpike.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission may provide for the installation and maintenance of an emergency telephone along every two miles on both sides of the highway along a 50-mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike between Exits 8 and 11.
(Dec. 11, 1986, P.L.1530, No.166, eff. 60 days; July 8, 2016, P.L.493, No.77, eff. 60 days)
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6116 - Payment by credit or debit card

§ 6116. Payment by credit or debit card.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the department is authorized to accept payment of a fee by a credit or debit card, even though such payment may not be accompanied by the required documents if the department determines that payment by credit or debit card will improve service to the public without adversely affecting the security and accuracy of departmental records. If a payment is made by a credit or debit card, the department may, in addition to the fee prescribed, assess an additional service fee.
(Dec. 16, 1992, P.L.1250, No.166, eff. imd.)
1992 Amendment.
Act 166 added section 6116.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6117 - Authority of qualified employees of department and Department of Revenue

§ 6117. Authority of qualified employees of department and Department of Revenue.
Employees of the department, the Department of Revenue and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission who have completed a training program approved by the respective secretaries of both departments shall be authorized to institute criminal proceedings by citation under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure for violations of the provisions of Chapters 13 (relating to registration of vehicles), 21 (relating to motor carriers road tax identification markers) and 96 (relating to motor carriers road tax).
(Dec. 7, 1994, P.L.820, No.115, eff. 60 days; Dec. 20, 1995, P.L.669, No.75, eff. Jan. 1, 1996)
Cross References.
Section 6117 is referred to in section 1376 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6118 - Municipal police officer education and training

§ 6118. Municipal police officer education and training.
Beginning July 1, 2014, and each year thereafter, the sum of $5,000,000 is appropriated annually to the Pennsylvania State Police from the Motor License Fund to make payments under 53 Pa.C.S. § 2170 (relating to reimbursement of expenses) consistent with the requirements of section 11 of Article VIII of the Constitution of Pennsylvania. If money is not available to make full payments, the Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission shall make payments on a pro rata basis.
(Nov. 25, 2013, P.L.974, No.89, eff. 60 days)
2013
Amendment.
Act 89 added section 6118. See the preamble to Act 89 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to legislative findings and declarations.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6119 - Removal of dead deer

§ 6119. Removal of dead deer.
(a) Duty.--
It is the duty of the department to remove dead deer from the State right-of-way upon immediate notification and when the department is conducting general maintenance on the State right-of-way.
(b) Notice of hazard.--
The department shall erect signs strategically informing the public of deer crossings and provide notice to the public on when deer are most active to reduce the risk of a deer-related crash.
(July 8, 2016, P.L.477, No.75, eff. 60 days)
2016
Amendment.
Act 75 added section 6119.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6121 - Uniform system of traffic-control devices

§ 6121. Uniform system of traffic-control devices.
The department shall publish a manual for a uniform system of traffic-control devices consistent with the provisions of this title for use upon highways within this Commonwealth. The uniform system shall correlate with and so far as possible conform to the system set forth in the most recent edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic-Control Devices for Streets and Highways and other standards issued or endorsed by the Federal Highway Administrator, United States Department of Transportation.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6122 - Authority to erect traffic-control devices

§ 6122. Authority to erect traffic-control devices.
(a) General rule.--
The department on State-designated highways and local authorities on any highway within their boundaries may erect official traffic-control devices, which shall be installed and maintained in conformance with the manual and regulations published by the department upon all highways as required to carry out the provisions of this title or to regulate, restrict, direct, warn, prohibit or guide traffic.
(1) Local authorities shall obtain approval of the department prior to erecting an official traffic-control device on a State-designated highway except where department regulations provide otherwise.
(2) Local authorities shall obtain approval of the department prior to erecting any traffic signal except in a municipality with a traffic engineer qualified in accordance with department regulations.
(b) Standards for department approval.--
The department shall promulgate rules and regulations setting forth minimum standards and factors to be considered in determining whether approval shall be given by the department for the installation and maintenance of official traffic-control devices. The factors shall include, but not be limited to, the volume of traffic and the number of accidents that occurred in each of the three preceding years.
(c) Agreements to waive department approval.--
The department may enter into agreements with local authorities transferring to them the authority to install official traffic-control devices without specific State approval provided they conduct traffic and engineering investigations which conform with the rules and regulations promulgated by the department.
(d) Signals on municipal boundaries.--
Whenever the need arises for the installation of a traffic-control signal on or near the boundary of two political subdivisions adjoining each other so as to be beneficial to both, either may petition the department for authority to install the signal. If the political subdivisions cannot amicably agree upon an allocation of the costs of installation and maintenance of the signal, either may petition the court of common pleas of the county in which the traffic-control signal is to be installed within 90 days after receiving the approval of the department and the court shall determine the proper allocation of the expenses to be incurred. The political subdivision that originated the request to the department shall install the traffic-control signal within 90 days of the date of the court order or of an amicable agreement between the political subdivisions.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6123 - Erection of traffic-control devices while working

§ 6123. Erection of traffic-control devices while working.
(a) General rule.--
Any person performing any work on or near the roadway which may create hazards shall erect traffic-control devices in accordance with the rules and regulations of the department for the maintenance and protection of traffic. The regulations of the department shall address the control of road users through a work zone and shall be an essential part of highway construction, utility work, maintenance operations and incident management. All official traffic-control devices erected for maintenance and protection of traffic shall be removed as soon as practical when they are no longer needed. When work is suspended for short periods of time, official traffic-control devices erected for the maintenance and protection of traffic shall be removed or covered when they are no longer appropriate.
(b) Length of work zone.--
To the extent practicable, the length of the work zone shall be appropriate to the work in progress so that motorists do not increase speed after passing through a long stretch with no sign of work activity.
(c) Lane restrictions to be minimized.--
To the extent practical, lane restrictions in all work zones shall be minimized to prevent traffic congestion and unsafe traffic conditions.
(d) Responsibility of contractor.--
If the department determines that a contractor or any subcontractor has failed to comply with specifications prescribed by the department for the control of traffic within a work zone on a highway within this Commonwealth, a sum of not less than $1,000 per day shall be assessed as liquidated damages from money due or to become due to the contractor.
(Dec. 23, 2002, P.L.1982, No.229)
2002 Amendment.
Act 229 amended the entire section, effective in six months as to subsecs. (a) and (d) and 60 days as to the remainder of the section.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6123.1 - Mandatory traffic-control devices in highway work zones

§ 6123.1. Mandatory traffic-control devices in highway work zones.
Each Interstate highway work zone, including a work zone on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, with a project cost exceeding $300,000 shall be equipped with speed-monitoring devices for purposes of advising the operator of a vehicle of the vehicle's rate of speed. The speed-monitoring device shall be located at least 500 feet prior to entering the work zone. The entity responsible for performing the construction or maintenance work shall erect the speed-monitoring devices in the work zone in accordance with the department's regulations.
(Dec. 23, 2002, P.L.1982, No.229, eff. 60 days)
2002 Amendment.
Act 229 added section 6123.1.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6124 - Erection of traffic-control devices at intersections

§ 6124. Erection of traffic-control devices at intersections.
The department on State-designated highways, including intersections with local highways, and local authorities on intersections of highways under their jurisdiction may erect and maintain stop signs, yield signs or other official traffic-control devices to designate through highways or to designate intersections at which vehicular traffic on one or more of the roadways should yield or stop and yield before entering the intersection.
Cross References.
Section 6124 is referred to in section 3323 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6125 - Display of unauthorized signs, signals or markings

§ 6125. Display of unauthorized signs, signals or markings.
(a) General rule.--
No person shall place, maintain or display upon or in view of any highway any unauthorized sign, signal, marking or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic-control device or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of an official traffic-control device.
(b) Commercial advertising on signs or signals.--
No person shall place or maintain nor shall any public authority permit upon any highway any official traffic-control device containing any commercial advertising except for business signs included as a part of official motorist service panels or roadside area information panels approved by the department.
(c) Removal as public nuisance.--
Every prohibited sign, signal or marking is declared to be a public nuisance and the authority having jurisdiction over the highway may remove the same or cause it to be removed immediately at the reasonable expense of the person placing, maintaining or displaying the sign, signal or marking.
(d) Tourist-oriented directional signs.--
The department on State-designated highways, including intersections with local highways, may erect and maintain or provide for the erection and maintenance of tourist-oriented directional signs. The administration of the department's program for the erection and maintenance of tourist-oriented directional signs shall be pursuant to a policy consistent with Federal Highway Administration Tourist-Oriented Directional Sign guidelines.
(July 2, 1993, P.L.408, No.58, eff. imd.; Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff. imd.)
1998 Amendment.
Act 151 amended subsec. (d).
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6126 - Interference with devices, signs or signals

§ 6126. Interference with devices, signs or signals.
(a) General rule.--
No person shall, without lawful authority, attempt to or in fact, alter, twist, obstruct, deface, injure, knock down, remove or interfere with the effective operation of any official traffic-control device, or any railroad sign or signal, or any inscription, shield or insignia thereon or any other part thereof. A person shall not intentionally destroy, remove, injure or deface a temporary traffic-control device erected for the purpose of enhancing traffic safety or worker safety in a construction or maintenance workzone. For purposes of this subsection, a traffic-control device includes a cone, tubular marker, delineator, warning light, drum, barricade, sign, sign truck, arrow board or other device specified in an approved traffic-control plan or by department regulations.
(b) Penalty.--
A person who violates this section commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $50 for each traffic-control device that was destroyed, removed, injured or defaced and to make restitution under 18 Pa.C.S. § 1106 (relating to restitution for injuries to person or property).
(July 2, 1993, P.L.408, No.58, eff. 60 days)
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6127 - Dealing in nonconforming traffic-control devices

§ 6127. Dealing in nonconforming traffic-control devices.
(a) General rule.--
It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell, offer for sale or to lease for use on the highway any traffic-control device unless it has been approved and is in accordance with department rules and regulations.
(b) Penalty.--
Any person violating this section is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6128 - Dealing in official traffic-control devices or bridge parts

§ 6128. Dealing in official traffic-control devices or bridge parts.
(a) General rule.--
A person commits a summary offense if he knowingly purchases, sells or offers for sale an official traffic-control device or an identifiable railing or other part of a public bridge.
(b) Presumption.--
An official traffic-control device or an identifiable railing or other part of a public bridge found in the place of business of a person who deals in scrap metal shall be presumed to be offered for sale by the scrap metal dealer.
(c) Exception.--
This section shall not apply to sales by or to:
(1) the Commonwealth or local authorities or their agents or contractors; or
(2) manufacturers or fabricators.
(d) Penalty.--
A person who violates the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $100 for each official traffic-control device or identifiable piece of railing or other part of a public bridge he is convicted of purchasing, selling or offering for sale.
(Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff. 60 days)
1998 Amendment.
Act 151 added section 6128.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6129 - Maintenance of pedestrian crosswalks in school zones

§ 6129. Maintenance of pedestrian crosswalks in school zones.
The department may paint and maintain pedestrian crosswalks located within school zones on State-designated highways.
(June 25, 2001, P.L.701, No.68, eff. 60 days)
2001 Amendment.
Act 68 added section 6129.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6141 - Declaration of policy

§ 6141. Declaration of policy.
It is the policy of this Commonwealth to promote and encourage the fullest possible use of its highway system by authorizing the making and execution of reciprocal agreements, arrangements and declarations with other states, provinces, territories and countries with respect to drivers, licensed and vehicles registered in this and other states, provinces, territories and countries, thus contributing to the economic and social development and growth of this Commonwealth.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6142 - Reciprocity agreements, arrangements and declarations authorized

§ 6142. Reciprocity agreements, arrangements and declarations authorized.
The secretary may execute or make agreements, arrangements and declarations to carry out the provisions of this subchapter and may amend and terminate the agreements, arrangements and declarations.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6143 - Benefits, privileges and exemptions from taxes and fees

§ 6143. Benefits, privileges and exemptions from taxes and fees.
The secretary may enter into an agreement or arrangement with the duly authorized representatives of other jurisdictions, granting to drivers or vehicles or owners of vehicles properly licensed or registered in those jurisdictions, and for which evidence of compliance is supplied, benefits, privileges and exemptions from the payment, wholly or partially, of any taxes, fees or other charges imposed upon the drivers, vehicles or owners with respect to the operation or ownership of the vehicles under the laws of this Commonwealth. The agreement or arrangement shall provide that drivers or vehicles properly licensed or registered in this Commonwealth, when operating upon highways of the other jurisdiction, shall receive exemptions, benefits and privileges of a similar kind or to a similar degree as are extended to drivers or vehicles properly licensed or registered in the jurisdiction when operating in this Commonwealth. Each agreement or arrangement shall, in the judgment of the secretary, be in the best interest of this Commonwealth and the citizens thereof and shall be fair and equitable to this Commonwealth and the citizens thereof, and shall be determined on the basis and recognition of the benefits which accrue to the economy of this Commonwealth from the uninterrupted flow of commerce.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6144 - Vehicle registration and licensing

§ 6144. Vehicle registration and licensing.
An agreement or arrangement entered into, or a declaration issued, under this subchapter may contain provisions authorizing the registration or licensing in another jurisdiction of vehicles located in or operated from a base in the other jurisdiction which vehicles otherwise would be required to be registered or licensed in this Commonwealth. In such event, the exemptions, benefits and privileges extended by the agreement or declaration shall apply to the vehicles when properly licensed or registered in the base jurisdiction.
Cross References.
Section 6144 is referred to in section 1303 of this title; section 6204 of Title 27 (Environmental Resources).
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6145 - Proportional registration of fleet vehicles

§ 6145. Proportional registration of fleet vehicles.
If any jurisdiction permits or requires the licensing of fleets of vehicles in interstate or combined interstate and intrastate commerce and payment of registration fees, license taxes or other fixed fees on an apportionment basis commensurate with and determined by the miles traveled on and the use made of the jurisdiction's highways, as compared with the miles traveled on and the use made of another jurisdiction's highways or any other equitable basis of apportionment, and exempts vehicles registered in other jurisdictions under such apportionment basis from the requirements of full payment of its own registration, license or other fixed fees, then the secretary may, by agreement, adopt the exemption with respect to vehicles of such fleets, whether owned by residents or nonresidents of this Commonwealth and regardless of where based. The agreements, under such terms, conditions or restrictions as the secretary deems proper, may provide that owners of vehicles operated in interstate or combined interstate and intrastate commerce in this Commonwealth shall be permitted to pay registration, license or other fixed fees on an apportionment basis, commensurate with and determined by the miles traveled or the use made of the highways of this Commonwealth as compared with the use made of the highways of other jurisdictions or any other equitable basis of apportionment. No agreement shall authorize, or be construed as authorizing, any vehicle so registered to be operated in intrastate commerce in this Commonwealth unless the owner has been granted intrastate authority or rights by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission if such grant is otherwise required by law. The secretary may adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as deemed necessary to effectuate and administer the provisions of this section, and the registration of fleet vehicles under this subchapter shall be subject to the rights, terms and conditions granted by or contained in any applicable agreement, arrangement or declaration made by the secretary.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6146 - Enforcement agreements

§ 6146. Enforcement agreements.
The secretary may enter into agreements relating to enforcement of this title, including, but not limited to:
(1) the Driver License Compact and any other agreements to notify any state of violations incurred by residents of that state;
(2) agreements to suspend or revoke the operating privilege of Pennsylvania licensed drivers who are convicted in Federal court or in another state of any offense essentially similar to those enumerated in section 1532(a) and (b) (relating to revocation or suspension of operating privilege);
(3) agreements to disqualify the commercial driving privilege of Pennsylvania licensed drivers convicted in Federal court or in another state of offenses essentially similar to those resulting in disqualification under section 1611 (relating to disqualification);
(4) agreements to establish procedures for the seizure of suspended, revoked or disqualified drivers' licenses of residents of other states; and
(5) agreements to take measures to assure taking of chemical tests of breath, blood or urine and payment of fines or attendance at hearings by persons charged with these or other violations.
(Dec. 15, 1982, P.L.1268, No.289, eff. 30 days; May 30, 1990, P.L.173, No.42, eff. Nov. 1, 1990)
Cross References.
Section 6146 is referred to in sections 1380, 1533, 1553, 1554 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6146.1 - Multijurisdictional permit agreement

§ 6146.1. Multijurisdictional permit agreement.
(a) Multijurisdictional permit agreements authorized.--
The secretary and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission may execute and enter into agreements on behalf of the Commonwealth with other states and countries to provide for:
(1) The issuance of permits by one signatory state or country on behalf of another for nondivisible overweight or oversize loads, vehicles and combinations which are involved in interstate commerce upon the highways of this Commonwealth and any signatory state or country.
(2) The collection and refund of permit fees and other costs from or to permittees.
(3) The collection and disbursement of permit fees and other funds by one signatory state or country on behalf of another.
(4) The audit of permittees and signatory states or countries to insure compliance with a multijurisdictional permit agreement.
(5) The enforcement of the agreement by one signatory state or country on behalf of another.
(b) Purpose.--
Each agreement with another state or country entered into on behalf of the Commonwealth pursuant to this section shall, in the judgment of the secretary, be in the best interests of this Commonwealth and the citizens thereof and shall be fair and equitable to this Commonwealth and the citizens thereof and shall be determined on the basis and recognition of the benefits which accrue to the economy of the Commonwealth from the uninterrupted flow of commerce with due regard for preserving the safety of the motoring public, the orderly movement of traffic and the structural integrity of the highways.
(c) Enforcement.--
The secretary and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission are authorized to provide for:
(1) The conduct and supervision of the movement of the overweight or oversize loads, vehicles and combinations by the department, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, the Pennsylvania State Police or designated persons when the movement occurs within this Commonwealth or as authorized by the agreement.
(2) The administration and enforcement of provisions set forth in a multijurisdictional permit agreement and the conditions or provisions set forth in any permit issued pursuant to such an agreement.
(3) The suspension, revocation, rescission, cancellation or invalidation of any permittee's rights or privileges.
(d) Implementation.--
The secretary and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, in order to implement this section and the provisions of a multijurisdictional permit agreement, shall publish the agreement and relevant rules as a notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
(Apr. 29, 1994, P.L.148, No.25, eff. imd.)
1994 Amendment.
Act 25 added section 6146.1.
Cross References.
Section 6146.1 is referred to in section 4907 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6147 - Declaration of reciprocity in absence of agreement

§ 6147. Declaration of reciprocity in absence of agreement.
In the absence of an agreement or arrangement with another jurisdiction, the secretary may examine the laws and requirements of such jurisdiction and declare the extent and nature of exemptions, benefits and privileges to be extended to vehicles properly registered or licensed in the other jurisdiction, or to the owners of the vehicles, which shall, in the judgment of the secretary, be in the best interest of this Commonwealth and the citizens thereof, and which shall be fair and equitable to this Commonwealth and the citizens thereof, and shall be determined on the basis and recognition of the benefits which accrue to the economy of this Commonwealth from the uninterrupted flow of commerce.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6148 - Applicability to leased vehicles

§ 6148. Applicability to leased vehicles.
An agreement or arrangement entered into, or a declaration issued, under the authority of this subchapter may contain provisions under which a leased vehicle properly registered by the lessor may be entitled, subject to terms and conditions stated therein, to the exemptions, benefits and privileges extended by such agreement, arrangement or declaration.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6149 - Automatic reciprocity

§ 6149. Automatic reciprocity.
If no agreement, arrangement or declaration is in effect with respect to another jurisdiction as authorized by this subchapter, any vehicle properly registered or licensed in the other jurisdiction, and for which evidence of compliance is supplied, shall receive, when operated in this Commonwealth, the same exemptions, benefits and privileges granted by the other jurisdiction to vehicles properly registered in this Commonwealth with the same type of registration.
(Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff. 60 days)
Cross References.
Section 6149 is referred to in section 1303 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6150 - Proportional registration not exclusive

§ 6150. Proportional registration not exclusive.
Nothing contained in this subchapter relating to proportional registration of fleet vehicles shall be construed as requiring any vehicle to be proportionally registered if the vehicle is otherwise registered in this Commonwealth for the operation in which it is engaged including, but not by way of limitation, regular registration, temporary registration, or trip permit or registration.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6151 - Suspension of reciprocity benefits

§ 6151. Suspension of reciprocity benefits.
Agreements, arrangements or declarations made under authority of this subchapter may include provisions authorizing the department to suspend or cancel the exemptions, benefits or privileges granted to a person who violates any of the conditions or terms of such agreements, arrangements or declarations or who violates the laws or regulations of this Commonwealth related to motor vehicles.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6152 - Form, publication and distribution of documents

§ 6152. Form, publication and distribution of documents.
All agreements, arrangements and declarations, and amendments thereto, shall be in writing and shall be published in compliance with Part II of Title 45 (relating to publication and effectiveness of Commonwealth documents). The department shall provide copies for public distribution upon request.
(Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 60 days)
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6153 - Existing reciprocity agreements unaffected

§ 6153. Existing reciprocity agreements unaffected.
All reciprocity and proportional registration agreements, arrangements and declarations relating to vehicles, in force and effect at the time this subchapter becomes effective, shall continue in full force and effect until specifically amended or revoked by the secretary.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities › Section 6154 - Nonreciprocity of operational limitations

§ 6154. Nonreciprocity of operational limitations.
(a) General rule.--
If any other state with which the department has entered into a reciprocity agreement, including the International Registration Plan, imposes an operational limitation, burden or prohibition upon vehicles with a base jurisdiction of Pennsylvania but not upon vehicles with a base jurisdiction of the other state, the Commonwealth shall impose a like operational limitation, burden or prohibition upon the same class of vehicles that are operating in this Commonwealth but based in the other state. Operational limitations shall include the maximum weight, width, length or height of a vehicle.
(b) Penalty.--
A person who violates this section commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000 for each violation.
(June 22, 2001, P.L.559, No.37, eff. imd.; Jan. 27, 2012, P.L.1, No.1, eff. 60 days)
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 63 - Enforcement › Extra - Chapter Notes

Enactment.
Chapter 63 was added June 17, 1976, P.L.162, No.81, effective July 1, 1977.
Cross References.
Chapter 63 is referred to in section 5505 of Title 53 (Municipalities Generally).
Cross References.
Subchapter A is referred to in section 6506 of this title.
Cross References.
Subchapter B is referred to in section 7705 of this title.
Enactment.
Subchapter C was added December 27, 1994, P.L.1337, No.154, effective in 180 days
            unless otherwise noted.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 63 - Enforcement › Section 6301 - Prosecutions under local ordinances superseded by title

§ 6301. Prosecutions under local ordinances superseded by title.
Except for parking violations, when the same conduct is proscribed under this title and a local ordinance, the charge shall be brought under this title and not under the local ordinance. Prosecutions brought under any local ordinance, rule or regulation, which are based on a violation for which there is a specific penalty provided in this title, except for parking violations, shall be deemed as having been brought under this title and the assessment and disposition of the fines and forfeitures shall be so governed. Local ordinances relating to parking shall prescribe fines for violations and may authorize the payment of penalties in lieu of fines and costs under prescribed conditions.
(Nov. 9, 1977, P.L.226, No.69, eff. imd; Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 60 days)
1978 Amendment.
Act 53 overlooked the amendment by Act 69 of 1977, but the amendments do not conflict in substance and have both been given effect in setting forth the text of the section.
Cross References.
Section 6301 is referred to in section 3354 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 63 - Enforcement › Section 6302 - Time limitations

§ 6302. Time limitations.
A prosecution for any offense under this title must be commenced within the period limited by Chapter 55 of Title 42 (relating to limitation of time).
(Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 60 days)
1978 Amendment.
Act 53 repealed former section 6302 and added present section 6302.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 63 - Enforcement › Section 6303 - Rights and liabilities of minors

§ 6303. Rights and liabilities of minors.
(a) General rule.--
Except as provided in subsection (b), any person over the age of 16 years charged with the violation of any provisions of this title constituting a summary offense shall have all the rights of an adult and may be prosecuted under the provisions of this title in the same manner as an adult.
(b) Exception.--
No person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for a violation of any provisions of this title constituting a summary offense committed while the person was under the age of 18 years.
(Nov. 29, 2004, P.L.1369, No.177, eff. imd.)
Cross References.
Section 6303 is referred to in section 6322 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 63 - Enforcement › Section 6304 - Authority to arrest without warrant

§ 6304. Authority to arrest without warrant.
(a) Pennsylvania State Police.--
A member of the Pennsylvania State Police who is in uniform may arrest without a warrant any person who violates any provision of this title in the presence of the police officer making the arrest.
(b) Other police officers.--
Any police officer who is in uniform may arrest without a warrant any nonresident who violates any provision of this title in the presence of the police officer making the arrest.
(c) Other powers preserved.--
The powers of arrest conferred by this section are in addition to any other powers of arrest conferred by law.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 63 - Enforcement › Section 6305 - Arrest of nonresident

§ 6305. Arrest of nonresident.
(a) General rule.--
Upon arrest of a nonresident for any violation of this title, a police officer shall escort the defendant to the appropriate issuing authority for a hearing, posting of bond or payment of the applicable fine and costs, unless the defendant chooses to place the amount of the applicable fine (or the maximum fine in the case of a variable fine) and costs in a stamped envelope addressed to the appropriate issuing authority and mails the envelope in the presence of the police officer.
(b) Procedure upon payment by mail.--
If the defendant mails the amount of the fine prescribed in subsection (a), the defendant shall indicate on an accompanying form whether the payment constitutes a fine based on a plea of guilty or a bond for a hearing based on a plea of not guilty. If the plea is not guilty, the police officer shall notify the issuing authority by telephone and the issuing authority shall schedule a hearing for the following day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays), unless the defendant requests a continuance, in which case a hearing shall be scheduled to accommodate the defendant, the police officer and the issuing authority.
(c) Form of payment.--
The amount of the fine and costs may be paid in cash, personal or other check, credit card or guaranteed arrest bond, except that the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts may enlarge or restrict the types of payment which may be made by mail.
(d) Receipt for payment.--
Except as otherwise provided or prescribed by law, the police officer shall give the defendant a receipt for the payment, a copy of which shall be mailed with the payment and a copy retained by the police officer.
(Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 60 days)
1978 Amendment.
Act 53 amended subsecs. (c) and (d).
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 63 - Enforcement › Section 6306 - Costs for summary offenses

§ 6306. Costs for summary offenses.
(a) General rule.--
Except as provided in subsection (c), costs for summary offenses shall be established by general rule pursuant to Chapter 17 of Title 42 (relating to governance of the system).
(b) Costs of removing vehicle.--
(Reserved).
(c) Parking violations in first class cities.--
The costs normally imposed for a summary parking violation of this title or of a parking ordinance shall be waived in the following situations:
(1) When the defendant has been issued a parking ticket and he remits the fine within eight days of the parking ticket's issuance.
(2) When the defendant, who has not been previously issued a parking ticket for the alleged parking violation, has been issued a citation and he remits the fine within eight days of the citation's issuance.
If the fine is remitted by mail, then a remittance postmarked within the eight-day period shall be considered as meeting the requirements of this subsection. The provisions of this subsection shall only be applicable to summary parking violations occurring in cities of the first class.
(Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 1 year; Feb. 15, 1980, P.L.12, No.8, eff. 60 days)
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 63 - Enforcement › Section 6307 - Liability for costs not paid by defendant

§ 6307. Liability for costs not paid by defendant.
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)