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2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 63 - Enforcement › Section 6308.1 - Payment to police or sheriff's office of one-half of reinstatement fee

§ 6308.1. Payment to police or sheriff's office of one-half of reinstatement fee.
The police department or sheriff's office whose officers or deputies seize a suspended or revoked driver's license or vehicle registration shall, in every case where the driver's license or vehicle registration is reinstated, receive from the department one-half of the fee imposed under section 1960 (relating to reinstatement of operating privilege or vehicle registration).
(Feb. 7, 1990, P.L.11, No.6, eff. July 1, 1990)
1990 Amendment.
Act 6 added section 6308.1.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 63 - Enforcement › Section 6311 - Enforcement authority

§ 6311. Enforcement authority.
If a driver fails or refuses to comply with the requirements of a police officer or qualified Commonwealth employee given pursuant to this title, the police officer or Commonwealth employee shall have authority to take the vehicle into temporary custody for the purpose of inspecting, testing or weighing the vehicle, its equipment, documents or load. In addition to any fine or penalty attributable to the weight, inspection, test or other offense, any driver who fails or refuses to comply commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $500. Any costs incurred in weighing, testing or inspecting shall be paid by the driver to the person or agency incurring the costs or to the issuing authority for payment to the person or agency incurring the costs.
(June 19, 1985, P.L.49, No.20, eff. 60 days; Dec. 16, 1992, P.L.1250, No.166)
1992 Amendment. See section 9 of Act 166 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to effective date.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 63 - Enforcement › Section 6312 - Liquor or malt or brewed beverages

§ 6312. Liquor or malt or brewed beverages.
(a) General rule.--
In an action or proceeding under this title or as provided in subsection (b) in which a material element of the offense is that a substance is liquor or a malt or brewed beverage, all of the following apply:
(1) Chemical analysis is not required to prove that the substance is liquor or a malt or brewed beverage.
(2) Circumstantial evidence is sufficient to prove that the substance is liquor or a malt or brewed beverage.
(b) Evidence presented by defendant.--
Notwithstanding subsection (a), nothing shall prevent a defendant from presenting evidence that the substance is not liquor or a malt or brewed beverage.
(c) Applicability.--
The provisions of subsection (a) shall apply to proceedings under Titles 18 (relating to crimes and offenses) and 42 (relating to judiciary and judicial procedure) and under the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code.
(Dec. 18, 1992, P.L.1411, No.174, eff. 60 days)
1992 Amendment.
Act 174 added section 6312.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 63 - Enforcement › Section 6313 - Enforcement of summary offenses in State park and forest lands

§ 6313. Enforcement of summary offenses in State park and forest lands.
(a) General rule.--
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, individuals appointed and commissioned by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to preserve order in the State park or State forest lands are specifically authorized to enforce those provisions of this title which designate violations as summary offenses while acting within the State park or State forest lands. The authority includes the power to stop vehicles suspected of summary offenses, to issue citations for summary offenses and, if a vehicle is stopped for a suspected summary offense, to make arrests where evidence appears of additional offenses designated as misdemeanors or felonies.
(b) Construction.--
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the powers granted these individuals by law.
(June 25, 2001, P.L.701, No.68, eff. imd.)
2001 Amendment.
Act 68 added section 6313.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 63 - Enforcement › Section 6321 - Records of issuing authorities

§ 6321. Records of issuing authorities.
Every issuing authority shall conform to such procedures and standards with respect to records of proceedings arising under this title as may be prescribed pursuant to Title 42 (relating to judiciary and judicial procedure).
(Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 2 years)
1978 Amendment.
Act 53 added present section 6321 and repealed former section 6321 relating to the same subject matter.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 63 - Enforcement › Section 6322 - Reports by issuing authorities

§ 6322. Reports by issuing authorities.
(a) General rule.--
Subject to any inconsistent procedures and standards relating to reports and transmission of funds prescribed pursuant to Title 42 (relating to judiciary and judicial procedure):
(1) Following the fifteenth and last days of each month, every issuing authority shall prepare a statement, upon forms prescribed and furnished by the department, of all fines collected, bail forfeited, sentence imposed and final disposition for all cases on violations of any provisions of this title decided by the issuing authority in the semimonthly reporting period just concluded. The statement shall be certified by the issuing authority to be true and correct and shall be forwarded to the department within the following week, with a copy sent to the police department which filed the charge. Any fines and bail forfeited payable to the Commonwealth under Subchapter E of Chapter 35 of Title 42 (relating to fines, etc.) shall accompany the report to the department.
(2) The report shall include the identifying number of the citation, the name and residence address of the party charged, the driver's license number, the registration number of the vehicle involved, a description of the offense, the section and subsection of the statute or ordinance violated, the date of conviction, the plea, the judgment or whether bail was forfeited, the sentence or amount of forfeiture and such other information as the department may require.
(b) Use of reports by department.--
Other than reports of parking convictions, the department shall promptly enter all relevant information contained in the reports in the records of the persons who were not commercial drivers at the time of the violation and shall promptly enter all information contained in the reports in the records of person who were commercial drivers at the time of the violation.
(Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 60 days; Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff. 60 days; July 5, 2005, P.L.100, No.37)
2005 Amendment.
Act 37 amended subsec. (b). Section 10(2) of Act 37 provided that Act 37 shall take effect 90 days after publication of a notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The notice was published July 16, 2005, at 35 Pa.B. 4029.
1998 Amendment.
Act 151 amended subsec. (a)(2).
Suspension by Court Rule.
Section 6322 was suspended by Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure No. 1101(2), adopted March 1, 2000, insofar as it is inconsistent with Rule 470.
Cross References.
Section 6322 is referred to in section 1585 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 63 - Enforcement › Section 6324 - Failure to comply with provisions of subchapter

§ 6324. Failure to comply with provisions of subchapter.
(a) General rule.--
Failure, refusal or neglect of any issuing authority or clerk of court to comply with any of the requirements of this subchapter is a summary offense punishable:
(1) For a first offense, by a fine of $100.
(2) For a subsequent offense, by a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $500.
(b) Removal from office.--
Conviction shall be grounds for removal from office.
Suspension by Court Rule.
Section 6324 was suspended by Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure No. 1101(2), adopted March 1, 2000, insofar as it is inconsistent with Rule 470.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 63 - Enforcement › Section 6325 - Department records

§ 6325. Department records.
The department shall file all reports and records received under the provisions of this subchapter and shall maintain suitable records or facsimiles of the records.
Suspension by Court Rule.
Section 6325 was suspended by Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure No. 1101(2), adopted March 1, 2000, insofar as it is inconsistent with Rule 470.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 63 - Enforcement › Section 6326 - Traffic citation forms (Repealed)

§ 6326. Traffic citation forms (Repealed).
1976 Repeal.
Section 6326 was repealed December 2, 1976, P.L.1238, No.275, eff. imd.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 63 - Enforcement › Section 6327 - Inspection of records

§ 6327. Inspection of records.
The records of the issuing authority, department and each police department required under this subchapter shall be open for inspection by any police officer or authorized employee of the department, the Department of Justice, the Department of Revenue, the Auditor General and the Court Administrator of the Supreme Court.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 63 - Enforcement › Section 6328 - Admissibility of department records

§ 6328. Admissibility of department records.
The department may send to any authorized user by electronic transmission any certification of record or abstract of records maintained by the department. Permissible uses shall include, but not be limited to, certifications of driving records and motor vehicle records. The department may also certify electronically any documents certified to it electronically. Authorized users include State and local police, district attorneys, employees of the department and the Office of Attorney General and other persons or entities as determined by the department and listed by notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. In any proceeding before the courts or administrative bodies of this Commonwealth, documents certified by the department under this section and offered into evidence by an authorized user shall be admissible into evidence.
(Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff. imd.)
1998 Amendment.
Act 151 added section 6328.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 63 - Enforcement › Section 6341 - Definitions

§ 6341. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Commission."
The Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission established under the act of June 18, 1974 (P.L.359, No.120), referred to as the Municipal Police Education and Training Law.
"Commissioner."
The Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police.
"Motor vehicle pursuit."
An active attempt by a police officer operating a motor vehicle to apprehend one or more occupants of a motor vehicle when the driver of the vehicle is resisting the apprehension by maintaining or increasing his speed or by ignoring the police officer's audible or visual signal to stop.
References in Text.
The act of June 18, 1974 (P.L.359, No.120), referred to as the Municipal Police Education and Training Law, referred to in the def. of "commission," was repealed by the act of December 19, 1996 (P.L.1158, No.177). The subject matter is now contained in Subchapter D of Chapter 21 of Title 53 (Municipalities Generally).
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 63 - Enforcement › Section 6342 - Written policies required

§ 6342. Written policies required.
(a) General rule.--
Each police department shall develop and implement a written emergency vehicle response policy governing the procedures under which a police officer should initiate, continue and terminate a motor vehicle pursuit. This policy may be the model policy endorsed by a national or state organization or association of police chiefs or police officers. The written policy shall incorporate the guidelines under this section.
(b) Intent of guidelines.--
The guidelines under this section are solely intended to direct police departments to maintain pursuit policies and outline the content of those pursuit policies. The guidelines contained in this section are not intended to mandate the actions of individual police officers during any particular pursuit.
(c) Policy guidelines.--
Each police department policy shall include, but not be limited to, the following procedural elements:
(1) Decision making criteria or principles for initiation of pursuit. These criteria or principles may include, but not be limited to:
(i) The potential for harm or immediate or potential danger to others if the fleeing individual or individuals escape.
(ii) The seriousness of the offense committed or believed to have been committed by the individual or individuals attempting to flee.
(iii) Safety factors that pose a risk to police officers, other motorists, pedestrians and other persons.
(2) Responsibilities of the pursuing officers.
(3) Responsibilities for the communications center.
(4) Responsibilities of the field supervisor.
(5) Traffic regulations during pursuit, including, but not limited to, the use of emergency equipment, audio signals and visual signals.
(6) Pursuit tactics.
(7) Roadblock usage.
(8) Communication and coordination of pursuit protocol for interjurisdictional pursuit.
(9) Decision making criteria or principles for termination of pursuit. These criteria or principles may include, but not be limited to, safety factors that pose a risk to police officers, other motorists, pedestrians and other persons.
(d) Biennial certification.--
The commission shall certify every other year whether each department has a pursuit policy in force. The commission shall provide to the Pennsylvania State Police a list of those municipal police departments that have and have not notified or certified to the commission that that department has a pursuit policy. The biennial certification may be implemented simultaneously with other certifications conducted by the commission.
(e) Policy confidential.--
A policy adopted under this section shall be confidential and shall not be made available to the general public.
(f) Limitations.--
No police departmental policy may violate or supersede the requirements of section 3105 (relating to drivers of emergency vehicles).
Cross References.
Section 6342 is referred to in section 6344 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 63 - Enforcement › Section 6343 - Pursuit records

§ 6343. Pursuit records.
(a) General rule.--
All police departments shall maintain records of all motor vehicle pursuits.
(b) Procedure.--
The commissioner, in consultation with the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association and the Fraternal Order of Police, shall develop a reporting mechanism for which all police departments must comply and submit records of all motor vehicle pursuits. The commissioner, with the approval of the commission, shall determine the most efficient and least burdensome procedure for which this reporting requirement shall be carried out. This procedure may be incorporated at the discretion of the commissioner within existing or forthcoming uniform crime reporting functions, including a national incident-based reporting system.
(c) Content.--
The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
(1) Reason for pursuit.
(2) Injuries, if any, and to what persons.
(3) Property damage, if any.
(4) Deaths, if any.
(5) Suspect information, including statute violations and apprehension status of the suspect.
(6) Any other information deemed necessary by the commissioner to evaluate and improve pursuit policies.
(d) Implementation.--
The commissioner may implement the reporting requirements to coincide with the timing of the implementation of a national incident-based reporting system within this Commonwealth.
Cross References.
Section 6343 is referred to in section 6344 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 63 - Enforcement › Section 6344 - Pennsylvania State Police report

§ 6344. Pennsylvania State Police report.
(a) Annual report.--
The Pennsylvania State Police shall compile pursuit data sent to it by individual police departments on an annual basis. The Pennsylvania State Police shall make an annual report based on Statewide data to the Appropriations Committee, the Transportation Committee and the Judiciary Committee of the Senate, the Appropriations Committee, the Transportation Committee and the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives, the Department of Transportation, the Office of Attorney General, the Law and Justice Committee of the Senate and all police departments which contribute to the report.
(b) Contents.--
The Statewide report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
(1) Statewide totals or averages of information collected under section 6343(b) (relating to pursuit record).
(2) The total number and percentage of pursuits involving accidents.
(3) The total number and percentage of pursuits involving injuries.
(4) The total number and percentage of pursuits involving deaths.
(5) The percentage of fleeing individuals who are charged with nonpursuit-related offenses and a numerically totaled breakdown of those nonpursuit-related charges.
(6) A list of police departments which have not notified or certified to the commission that they have a pursuit policy as required by section 6342 (relating to written policies required).
(c) Submission of annual report.--
The Pennsylvania State Police shall submit the first annual report after the first full calendar year of data collection.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 65 - Penalties and Disposition of Fines › Section 6501 - Definition of conviction

§ 6501. Definition of conviction.
(a) General rule.--
For the purposes of this title a conviction includes a plea of guilty, a plea of nolo contendere, a finding of guilty by a court or an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure a defendant's appearance in court.
(b) Payment of fine as guilty plea.--
A payment by any person charged with a violation of this title of the fine prescribed for the violation is a plea of guilty.
(c) Certified record of convictions.--
For the purpose of this title, a certified record of conviction includes a certified record of conviction from any Federal or state court and a certified record of administrative adjudication from any state. These records or copies of these records shall be admissible in any court of law without any need for further documentation.
(May 30, 1990, P.L.173, No.42, eff. Nov. 1, 1990)
1990 Amendment.
Act 42 added subsec. (c).
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 65 - Penalties and Disposition of Fines › Section 6502 - Summary offenses

§ 6502. Summary offenses.
(a) Violations of this title.--
It is a summary offense for any person to violate any of the provisions of this title unless the violation is by this title or other statute of this Commonwealth declared to be a misdemeanor or felony. Every person convicted of a summary offense for a violation of any of the provisions of this title for which another penalty is not provided shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25.
(b) Violations of regulations.--
It is a summary offense for a person to violate any provision of any regulation promulgated under the authority of this title. A person convicted of violating any provision of a regulation promulgated under the authority of this title shall pay the fine established in the section of this title on which the regulation is based or, if no fine is established in that section of this title, the fine shall be $25.
(c) Title 18 inapplicable.--
Title 18 (relating to crimes and offenses), insofar as it relates to fines and imprisonment for convictions of summary offenses, is not applicable to this title.
(July 10, 1984, P.L.679, No.146, eff. 60 days)
Cross References.
Section 6502 is referred to in sections 1505, 3592, 3593 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 65 - Penalties and Disposition of Fines › Section 6503 - Subsequent convictions of certain offenses

§ 6503. Subsequent convictions of certain offenses.
(a) General offenses.--
Every person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of any of the following provisions shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $1,000 or to imprisonment for not more than six months, or both:
Section 1543(a) (relating to driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked) except as set forth in subsection (a.1).
Section 3367 (relating to racing on highways).
Section 3734 (relating to driving without lights to avoid identification or arrest).
Section 3748 (relating to false reports).
(a.1) Certain repeat offenses.--
A person convicted of a sixth or subsequent offense under section 1543(a) shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $1,000 and to imprisonment for not less than 30 days but not more than six months.
(b) Driving without a license.--
Every person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of section 1501(a) (relating to drivers required to be licensed) within seven years of the date of commission of the offense preceding the offense for which sentence is to be imposed shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $1,000 or to imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.
(July 9, 1986, P.L.544, No.96, eff. 60 days; Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff. 60 days; Oct. 4, 2002, P.L.845, No.123, eff. 60 days; July 5, 2012, P.L.914, No.93, eff. 60 days)
2012 Amendment.
Act 93 amended subsec. (a).
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 65 - Penalties and Disposition of Fines › Section 6503.1 - Habitual offenders

§ 6503.1. Habitual offenders.
A habitual offender under section 1542 (relating to revocation of habitual offender's license) who drives a motor vehicle on any highway or trafficway of this Commonwealth while the habitual offender's operating privilege is suspended, revoked or canceled commits a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff. 60 days)
1998 Amendment.
Act 151 added section 6503.1.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 65 - Penalties and Disposition of Fines › Section 6504 - Inability to pay fine and costs

§ 6504. Inability to pay fine and costs.
(a) Order for installment payments.--
Upon plea and proof that a person is unable to pay any fine and costs imposed under this title, a court may, in accordance with 42 Pa.C.S. § 9758 (relating to fine), order payment of the fine and costs in installments and shall fix the amounts, times and manner of payment.
(b) Imprisonment for nonpayment.--
Any person who does not comply with an order entered under this section may be imprisoned for a number of days equal to one day for each $40 of the unpaid balance of the fine and costs.
(Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 60 days; Oct. 5, 1980, P.L.693, No.142, eff. 60 days; Apr. 11, 1990, P.L.117, No.29, eff. 60 days)
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 65 - Penalties and Disposition of Fines › Section 6505 - Disposition of fines and forfeitures (Repealed)

§ 6505. Disposition of fines and forfeitures (Repealed).
1978 Repeal.
Section 6505 was repealed April 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, effective in 60 days.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 65 - Penalties and Disposition of Fines › Section 6507 - Levy and imposition of surcharge in cities of the first class

§ 6507. Levy and imposition of surcharge in cities of the first class.
In addition to any fines, fees or penalties levied or imposed as provided by law, under any statute or local ordinance, and upon finding or admission of liability, a surcharge shall be levied on any parking violation notice or citation issued in a city of the first class pursuant to the enforcement and administration of a system of on-street parking in the amount of $1 for disposition to an account created pursuant to 53 Pa.C.S. § 5708(a) (relating to fund) for purposes of funding costs of a parking authority of a city of the first class associated with 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 57 (relating to taxicabs and limousines in first class cities).
(July 10, 2006, P.L.1086, No.113, eff. imd.)
2006 Amendment.
Act 113 added section 6507.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 67 - Service of Process on Nonresidents (Repealed) › Section 6701 - § 6705 - (Repealed)

1978 Repeal.
Chapter 67 (§§ 6701 - 6705) was added June 17, 1976, P.L.162, No.81, and repealed April 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, effective in 60 days. The subject matter is now contained in Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 71 - Vehicle Theft and Related Provisions › Extra - Chapter Notes

Enactment.
Chapter 71 was added June 17, 1976, P.L.162, No.81, effective July 1, 1977.
Enactment.
Subchapter D was added June 14, 1983, P.L.16, No.8, effective in 60 days.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 71 - Vehicle Theft and Related Provisions › Section 7102 - Removal or falsification of identification number (Repealed)

§ 7102. Removal or falsification of identification number (Repealed).
1998 Repeal.
Section 7102 was repealed December 21, 1998, P.L.1086, No.145, effective in 60 days.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 71 - Vehicle Theft and Related Provisions › Section 7103 - Dealing in vehicles with removed or falsified numbers (Repealed)

§ 7103. Dealing in vehicles with removed or falsified numbers (Repealed).
1998 Repeal.
Section 7103 was repealed December 21, 1998, P.L.1086, No.145, effective in 60 days.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 71 - Vehicle Theft and Related Provisions › Section 7104 - State replacement vehicle identification number plate

§ 7104. State replacement vehicle identification number plate.
(a) General rule.--
No vehicle on which the vehicle identification number has been removed or falsified shall be titled or registered without a special permit from the department.
(b) Application for plate.--
Before a certificate of title or registration for the vehicle can be obtained, the owner shall apply to the department for a State replacement vehicle identification number plate on a form furnished by the department which shall contain the full name and address of the owner and any other information the department may deem necessary, as certified by a police officer.
(c) Designation on plate.--
The State replacement vehicle identification number plate shall contain:
(1) Official department identification.
(2) The manufacturer's vehicle identification number, if known, or a number assigned by the department.
(d) Issuance and display of plate.--
The department shall furnish a State replacement vehicle identification number plate which shall be immediately placed on the driver's side inside door post or as designated by the department.
(e) Reconstructed, modified or specially constructed vehicle.--
The department may assign a State replacement vehicle identification number plate for a reconstructed, modified or specially constructed vehicle or theft recovery vehicle being brought into the Commonwealth from another state.
(Feb. 14, 1990, P.L.56, No.8, eff. 60 days; Dec. 1, 2004, P.L.1767, No.228, eff. Jan. 1, 2007)
2004 Amendment.
Act 228 amended subsecs. (d) and (e).
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 71 - Vehicle Theft and Related Provisions › Section 7105 - Seizure of vehicles with removed or falsified numbers

§ 7105. Seizure of vehicles with removed or falsified numbers.
(a) Duty of police.--
Every police officer having knowledge of a vehicle on which the vehicle identification number has been removed or falsified shall immediately seize and take possession of the vehicle and arrest or file a complaint for the arrest of the suspected owner or custodian. In all actions involving seizure or possession of such vehicles, vehicle identification information shall be transmitted to the Federal or other agencies involved in recovery of stolen vehicles.
(b) Proceedings if owner known.--
The court, upon petition of the owner or of the person entitled to possession of a seized vehicle, may relinquish custody of the vehicle to the person legally entitled to the vehicle. Any vehicle in the possession or custody of a police officer shall not be released to the owner or person legally entitled to possession of a seized vehicle pursuant to this section until such time as a replacement vehicle identification number plate has been obtained. Proof of the replacement vehicle identification number must be exhibited to the police officer at the time of release, together with the court order relinquishing custody. The provisions with regard to the securance of a replacement vehicle identification number shall not apply when the vehicle is titled in a foreign state and will be removed from this State immediately upon release. If the foreign vehicle will not be removed immediately, the exception does not apply and a replacement vehicle identification number must be obtained. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the court shall retain in custody the seized vehicle pending prosecution of the person arrested. In case the person is found guilty, the vehicle shall remain in the custody of the court until the fine and costs of prosecution are paid, except that if 90 days have elapsed after the verdict has been rendered and the fine and costs have not been paid, the court shall proceed to advertise and sell the vehicle in the manner provided by law for the sale of personal property under execution. The proceeds from the sale shall be used to pay the fine and costs of prosecution and the balance, if any, shall be forwarded to the department to be transmitted to the State Treasurer for deposit in the Motor License Fund.
(c) Proceedings if owner unknown.--
If ownership of the vehicle is not established to the satisfaction of the court, the vehicle shall be confiscated by the court and sold immediately, and the proceeds shall be used to pay the costs of proceedings and the balance, if any, shall be forwarded to the department to be transmitted to the State Treasurer for deposit in the Motor License Fund.
(Feb. 14, 1990, P.L.56, No.8, eff. 60 days)
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 71 - Vehicle Theft and Related Provisions › Section 7111 - Dealing in titles and plates for stolen vehicles

§ 7111. Dealing in titles and plates for stolen vehicles.
A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree if the person with fraudulent intent procures or attempts to procure a certificate of title or registration plate for a vehicle, or passes or attempts to pass a certificate of title or an assignment to a vehicle, knowing or having reason to believe that the vehicle has been stolen.
Cross References.
Section 7111 is referred to in sections 1532, 1553 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 71 - Vehicle Theft and Related Provisions › Section 7112 - False report of theft or conversion of vehicle

§ 7112. False report of theft or conversion of vehicle.
A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree if the person knowingly makes a false report of the theft or conversion of a vehicle to a police officer or to the department.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 71 - Vehicle Theft and Related Provisions › Section 7113 - Reporting stolen and recovered vehicles

§ 7113. Reporting stolen and recovered vehicles.
(a) Stolen vehicle.--
Every police department or police office, having knowledge of a stolen vehicle, shall immediately furnish the State Police with full information about the stolen vehicle. The State Police shall forward the stolen vehicle information to the department.
(b) Recovered stolen vehicle.--
Within 48 hours of the recovery or receiving notice of recovery of a stolen vehicle by the department to which the theft was originally reported, the police shall notify the owner of the vehicle. If the vehicle was recovered by a department other than the department to which the theft was originally reported, the department that recovered the vehicle shall promptly notify the department to which the theft was originally reported, which department in turn shall notify the owner. If the vehicle was recovered without their knowledge, the owner shall notify the same police department to which the theft was originally reported. On recovering or receiving and verifying the report of recovery of a stolen vehicle, the police shall notify the State Police. The State Police shall notify the department of the recovery.
(June 25, 1987, P.L.30, No.13, eff. 60 days)
1987 Amendment.
Act 13 amended subsec. (b).
Cross References.
Section 7113 is referred to in section 7114 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 71 - Vehicle Theft and Related Provisions › Section 7114 - Records of stolen vehicles

§ 7114. Records of stolen vehicles.
(a) General rule.--
The department shall, upon receiving a report of the theft of a vehicle, make an entry onto the vehicle's record that it has been reported as stolen, which entry shall remain until a report of recovery has been received as provided in section 7113(b) (relating to reporting stolen and recovered vehicles). If the vehicle is not reported as recovered within five years, the department may remove the record from its files.
(b) List of stolen and recovered vehicles.--
The department shall prepare periodic reports listing vehicles, stolen and recovered, as disclosed by the reports submitted, to be distributed as provided in regulations promulgated by the department.
Cross References.
Section 7114 is referred to in sections 1104, 1306 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 71 - Vehicle Theft and Related Provisions › Section 7115 - Application for certificate of title of a stolen vehicle

§ 7115. Application for certificate of title of a stolen vehicle.
Upon receipt of an application for a certificate of title of a stolen vehicle, the department shall notify the State Police and the rightful owner and shall withhold the issuing of the certificate of title until the proper investigation is made.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 71 - Vehicle Theft and Related Provisions › Section 7116 - Fraudulent removal of vehicle from garage

§ 7116. Fraudulent removal of vehicle from garage.
No person shall remove or cause to be removed, by any false pretension or with intent to defraud, any vehicle that has been placed in a garage or automobile shop for storage, repair or garage service.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 71 - Vehicle Theft and Related Provisions › Section 7121 - False application for certificate of title or registration

§ 7121. False application for certificate of title or registration.
A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree if the person uses a false or fictitious name or address or makes a material false statement, or fails to disclose a security interest, or conceals any other material fact in an application for a certificate of title or for registration.
Cross References.
Section 7121 is referred to in sections 1532, 1553 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 71 - Vehicle Theft and Related Provisions › Section 7122 - Altered, forged or counterfeit documents and plates

§ 7122. Altered, forged or counterfeit documents and plates.
A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree if the person, with fraudulent intent:
(1) alters, forges or counterfeits a certificate of title, registration card or plate, inspection certificate or proof of financial responsibility;
(2) alters or forges an assignment of a certificate of title, or an assignment or release of a security interest on a certificate of title or any other document issued or prepared for issue by the department;
(3) has possession of, sells or attempts to sell, uses or displays a certificate of title, registration card or plate, driver's license, inspection certificate proof of financial responsibility or any other document issued by the department, knowing it to have been altered, forged or counterfeited;
(4) obtains or attempts to obtain a certificate of inspection without valid proof of financial responsibility; or
(5) provides a certificate of inspection where there is no valid proof of financial responsibility.
(June 30, 1990, P.L.266, No.63, eff. imd.; Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff. imd.)
1998 Amendment.
Act 151 amended pars. (1), (3), (4) and (5).
Cross References.
Section 7122 is referred to in sections 1532, 1553, 4727, 6110.1 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 71 - Vehicle Theft and Related Provisions › Section 7123 - Sale or purchase of certificate or other document

§ 7123. Sale or purchase of certificate or other document.
It is unlawful to purchase or sell a certificate or any other document issued by the department. Police officers or department representatives may confiscate the documents when unlawfully possessed or used.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 71 - Vehicle Theft and Related Provisions › Section 7124 - Fraudulent use or removal of registration plate

§ 7124. Fraudulent use or removal of registration plate.
A person who either removes a registration plate from a vehicle or affixes to a vehicle a registration plate not authorized by law for use on the vehicle, with intent to conceal or misrepresent the identity of the vehicle or its owner, is guilty of a summary offense punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.
Cross References.
Section 7124 is referred to in sections 6110.1, 6309.1 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 71 - Vehicle Theft and Related Provisions › Section 7131 - Legislative findings and definitions

§ 7131. Legislative findings and definitions.
(a) Legislative findings.--
The General Assembly finds as follows:
(1) Purchasers, when buying motor vehicles, rely heavily on the odometer reading of a motor vehicle as an index of the condition and value of the motor vehicle.
(2) Purchasers are entitled to rely on the odometer reading as an accurate indication of the mileage actually traveled by the motor vehicle. An accurate indication of the true mileage traveled by the motor vehicle assists the purchaser as a guide in determining the safety, reliability and value of the motor vehicle.
(b) Definitions.--
The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Dealer."
A person engaged in the business of buying, selling or exchanging motor vehicles.
"Motor vehicle auction."
A sale transaction conducted by means of oral or written exchanges between an auctioneer and the members of the audience, which exchanges consist of a series of invitations for offers for the purchase of motor vehicles made by the auctioneer and offers to purchase made by members of the audience and culminate in the acceptance by the auctioneer of the highest or most favorable offer made by a member of the participating audience.
"Motor vehicle auction company."
A person who, as a part of that person's business, arranges, manages, sponsors, advertises or carries out motor vehicle auctions.
"Odometer."
An instrument for measuring and recording the actual distance a motor vehicle travels while in operation. The term does not include any auxiliary odometer designed to be reset by the operator of the motor vehicle for the purpose of recording mileage on trips.
"Person."
A natural person, association, partnership, corporation or trust.
"Repair and replacement."
To restore to a sound working condition by replacing the odometer or any part thereof or by correcting what is inoperative.
"Transfer."
To change ownership by purchase, gift or any other means.
"Transferee."
A person to whom the ownership in a motor vehicle is transferred by purchase, gift or any means other than by creation of a security interest.
"Transferor."
A person who transfers his ownership in a motor vehicle by sale, gift or any means other than by creation of a security interest.
(Mar. 21, 1996, P.L.35, No.11, eff. 60 days)
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 71 - Vehicle Theft and Related Provisions › Section 7132 - Prohibited activities relating to odometers

§ 7132. Prohibited activities relating to odometers.
(a) Devices causing improper odometer reading.--
No person shall advertise for sale, sell, use or install, or cause to be installed, any device which causes an odometer to register any mileage other than the true mileage driven which is that mileage driven by the vehicle as registered by the odometer within the manufacturer's designed tolerance.
(b) Change of odometer reading.--
No person shall disconnect, reset or alter, or cause to be disconnected, reset or altered, the odometer of any motor vehicle with intent to change the number of miles indicated on the odometer.
(c) Operation with disconnected or nonfunctional odometer.--
No person shall, with intent to defraud, operate a motor vehicle on any street or highway knowing that the odometer of that vehicle is disconnected or nonfunctional.
(d) Alteration of true mileage statement.--
No person shall falsely alter or cause to be falsely altered an acceptable statement of the true mileage of a motor vehicle in an attempt to conceal the true mileage of the motor vehicle. Any alteration of the true mileage of another vehicle shall, as a matter of law, be evidence of intent to defraud under this chapter.
(Mar. 21, 1996, P.L.35, No.11, eff. 60 days)
Cross References.
Section 7132 is referred to in section 7136 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 71 - Vehicle Theft and Related Provisions › Section 7133 - Permissible activities relating to odometers

§ 7133. Permissible activities relating to odometers.
(a) General rule.--
Nothing in this subchapter prevents the service, repair or replacement of an odometer if the mileage indicated remains the same as before the service, repair or replacement. Where the odometer is incapable of registering the same mileage as before the service, repair or replacement, the odometer shall be adjusted to read zero and a notice in writing shall be attached to the left door frame of the vehicle by the owner or his agent specifying the mileage prior to repair or replacement of the odometer and the date on which it was repaired or replaced.
(b) Prohibitions.--
(1) No person shall fail to adjust an odometer or affix a notice regarding the adjustment as required pursuant to subsection (a).
(2) No person shall, with intent to defraud, remove or alter any notice affixed to a motor vehicle pursuant to subsection (a).
Cross References.
Section 7133 is referred to in section 7136 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 71 - Vehicle Theft and Related Provisions › Section 7135 - Odometer mileage statement retention

§ 7135. Odometer mileage statement retention.
(a) General rule.--
Each dealer or motor vehicle auction company who is required by this subchapter to execute or receive an odometer mileage statement shall retain for four years each odometer mileage statement which he receives. He shall also retain for four years a photostat, carbon or other facsimile copy of each odometer mileage statement which he issues. The dealer shall retain each odometer mileage statement at the primary place of business in an order that is appropriate to his business requirements and that permits systematic retrieval. The statement may be reproduced as long as no information or identifying marks such as signatures are lost in the reproduction.
(b) Inspection.--
Each dealer or motor vehicle auction company shall make any odometer mileage statement which it has retained available for inspection and copying by law enforcement authorities, the Attorney General or his designee and any district attorney or his designee.
Cross References.
Section 7135 is referred to in section 7134 of this title.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 71 - Vehicle Theft and Related Provisions › Section 7136 - Conspiracy to violate odometer requirements

§ 7136. Conspiracy to violate odometer requirements.
No person shall conspire with any other person to violate section 7132 (relating to prohibited activities relating to odometers), 7133 (relating to permissible activities relating to odometers) or 7134 (relating to odometer disclosure requirements).
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 71 - Vehicle Theft and Related Provisions › Section 7137 - Violation of Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law

§ 7137. Violation of Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law.
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.
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 71 - Vehicle Theft and Related Provisions › Section 7138 - Civil liability

§ 7138. Civil liability.
(a) General rule.--
A person who, with intent to defraud, violates any requirement imposed under this subchapter shall be liable in an amount equal to the sum of three times the amount of actual damages sustained or $3,000, whichever is the greater, and, in the case of any successful action to enforce this liability, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorney fees as determined by the court.
(b) Statute of limitations.--
An action to enforce any liability created under subsection (a) may be brought by any person within five years from the date on which the liability arises.
(Mar. 21, 1996, P.L.35, No.11, eff. 60 days)
2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 75 - VEHICLES › Chapter 71 - Vehicle Theft and Related Provisions › Section 7139 - Penalties

§ 7139. Penalties.
(a) Criminal penalty.--
A person who knowingly and willfully commits any act or causes to be done any act that violates any provision of this subchapter or knowingly and willfully omits to do any act or causes to be omitted any act that is required by any such provision commits a felony of the third degree.
(b) Corporate liability for penalty.--
Any individual, director, officer or agent of a corporation who knowingly and willfully authorizes, orders or performs any of the acts or practices constituting in whole or in part a violation of any provision of this subchapter commits a misdemeanor of the third degree for the first offense and a misdemeanor of the first degree for a subsequent offense under this section without regard to any penalties to which that corporation may be subject under subsection (a).
(Mar. 21, 1996, P.L.35, No.11, eff. 60 days)