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Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 231 - INTRASTATE MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter D - Reserved › LIGHTING DEVICES, REFLECTORS AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT › Section 231.203-231.208 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 231 - INTRASTATE MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter D - Reserved › LIGHTING DEVICES, REFLECTORS AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT › Section 231.209 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 231 - INTRASTATE MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter D - Reserved › LIGHTING DEVICES, REFLECTORS AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT › Section 231.210-231.216 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 231 - INTRASTATE MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter D - Reserved › LIGHTING DEVICES, REFLECTORS AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT › Section 231.217-231.223 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 231 - INTRASTATE MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter D - Reserved › GLAZING AND WINDOW CONSTRUCTION › Section 231.251-231.252 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 231 - INTRASTATE MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter D - Reserved › GLAZING AND WINDOW CONSTRUCTION › Section 231.253-231.254 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 231 - INTRASTATE MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter D - Reserved › COUPLING DEVICES AND TOWING METHODS › Section 231.271-231.272 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 231 - INTRASTATE MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter D - Reserved › MISCELLANEOUS PARTS AND ACCESSORIES › Section 231.281 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 231 - INTRASTATE MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter D - Reserved › MISCELLANEOUS PARTS AND ACCESSORIES › Section 231.282-231.291 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 231 - INTRASTATE MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter D - Reserved › MISCELLANEOUS PARTS AND ACCESSORIES › Section 231.292-231.299 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 231 - INTRASTATE MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter D - Reserved › PROTECTION AGAINST SHIFTING OR FALLING CARGO › Section 231.311-231.314 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 233 - TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT GRANTS FROM AUTOMATED RED LIGHT ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM REVENUES › Section 233.1 - Purpose

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This chapter sets forth requirements and criteria
						relating to transportation enhancement grants from automated red light
						enforcement system revenues.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 233 - TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT GRANTS FROM AUTOMATED RED LIGHT ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM REVENUES › Section 233.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Automated red light enforcement system
-A
						vehicle sensor installed to work in conjunction with a traffic-control signal
						which automatically produces one or more recorded images of a vehicle at the
						time the vehicle is used or operated in a manner which is a violation under
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												3112(a)(3) (relating to
						traffic-control signals).
Department
-The Department of
						Transportation of the Commonwealth.
Director
-The Director of the Center for
						Program Development and Management of the Department.
Grant
-An offer of funding assistance
						from the Department to a sponsor for a project governed by this chapter.
Highway
-
(i) The entire width between the boundary
					 lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use
					 of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.
(ii) The term includes a roadway open to the
					 use of the public for vehicular travel on grounds of a college or university or
					 public or private school or public or historic park.
Local government
-County, municipal, and
						other local boards or bodies having authority to enact laws relating to
						traffic.
Official traffic-control devices
-Signs,
						signals, markings and devices not inconsistent with 75 Pa.C.S. (relating to
						Vehicle Code) placed or erected by authority of a public body or official
						having jurisdiction, for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding
						traffic.
Recorded image
-An image recorded by an
						automated red light enforcement system on a photograph, a digital image, or any
						other image-capture technology.
Sponsor
-A local government, metropolitan
						planning organization, rural planning organization, county planning
						organization, or Commonwealth agency applying for, or receiving, a
						transportation enhancement grant under this chapter.
Traffic
-Pedestrians, ridden or herded
						animals, vehicles, streetcars, and other conveyances, whether singly or
						together, using any highway for purposes of travel.
Traffic-control signal
-A device, whether
						manually, electrically, or mechanically operated, by which traffic is
						alternately directed to stop and permitted to proceed.
Vehicle
-
(i) Every device in, upon, or by which any
					 person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except
					 devices used exclusively upon rails or tracks.
(ii) The term does not include a
					 self-propelled wheelchair or an electrical mobility device operated by and
					 designed for the exclusive use of a person with a mobility-related
					 disability.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 233 - TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT GRANTS FROM AUTOMATED RED LIGHT ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM REVENUES › Section 233.3 - Eligibility requirements and criteria

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(a) The minimum requirement for eligibility
					 to apply for a transportation enhancement grant under this chapter is that the
					 project must involve improvement to highway safety and mobility within this
					 Commonwealth.
(b) It is the intent
					 of this grant program to fund worthwhile projects that can be completed at a
					 relatively low cost.
(c) All
					 projects may be considered for a transportation enhancement grant from
					 automated red light enforcement system revenues, with the exception of
					 transportation impact studies and highway improvements that are the
					 responsibility of the applicant for a Department Highway Occupancy
					 Permit.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 233 - TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT GRANTS FROM AUTOMATED RED LIGHT ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM REVENUES › Section 233.4 - Limits of funding

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Grants under this chapter may cover the entire cost of an
						eligible project, so matching funds are not required. Grants may also be used
						for a portion of a larger project if other funding sources are
						secured.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 233 - TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT GRANTS FROM AUTOMATED RED LIGHT ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM REVENUES › Section 233.6 - Deadline for applications

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(a)
					 Applications for transportation enhancement grants under this chapter will be
					 considered on an annual basis. From the completed applications on file for a
					 given year, projects will be selected for grants. Applications on file, but
					 incomplete, may be excluded from consideration for grants in that
					 year.
(b) During the initial year
					 of the grant program, sponsors may submit a completed application within the
					 time period established by the Department by notice in the
Pennsylvania
					 Bulletin
. In years following the initial year of the grant program,
					 sponsors may submit a completed application for a transportation enhancement
					 grant under this chapter beginning on June 1 of each year until the close of
					 business on June 30 of that year.
(c) If the deadline for applications occurs
					 on a weekend or legal holiday when Commonwealth offices are closed, the
					 deadline will be the close of the next business day.
(d) The Department may consider applications
					 for transportation enhancement grants under this chapter which may be
					 technically incomplete on the application deadline, but which are made complete
					 within 3 weeks of the close of the application period.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 233 - TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT GRANTS FROM AUTOMATED RED LIGHT ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM REVENUES › Section 233.7 - Public records

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An application for a transportation enhancement grant
						under this chapter will be considered a public record at the time of filing,
						and will be made available for inspection.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 233 - TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT GRANTS FROM AUTOMATED RED LIGHT ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM REVENUES › Section 233.8 - Grant selection process and criteria

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(a)
Consideration
. Following the closing date for receipt of
					 applications, properly completed applications filed within the application
					 period will be considered for grants to be awarded during the current calendar
					 year.
(b)
Additional
					 information
. If it is determined that an application is incomplete and
					 that additional information is necessary, the sponsor shall provide that
					 additional information to allow further consideration of the
					 application.
(c)
Review by
					 Director
. The Director will review and evaluate applications with
					 respect to applicable criteria for project funding, available funds, and
					 current priorities for traffic safety and mobility.
(d)
Criteria used in review
.
					 In considering an application, the Director will give weight and consideration
					 to the following criteria:
(1) The sponsor's
					 past maintenance and operational history for traffic-control signals, official
					 traffic-control devices, or other items of work that are project
					 components.
(2) The anticipated
					 benefits of the project considering traffic safety benefits, mobility benefits
					 and delay reduction, energy savings and greenhouse gas reductions.
(3) The estimated cost of the
					 project.
(4) The local and regional
					 impact of the project.
(5) The
					 results of similar types of projects that have already been
					 completed.
(6) The results of
					 previous projects completed by the sponsor.
(7) Cost sharing by sponsor or other
					 entities.
(8) Other Department
					 traffic safety and mobility priorities.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 233 - TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT GRANTS FROM AUTOMATED RED LIGHT ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM REVENUES › Section 233.9 - Offer and acceptance of a grant

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(a)
Issuance of grant
					 offers
. The Department will, in writing, notify each sponsor who has
					 submitted an application whether or not they will receive a grant
					 offer.
(b)
Grant
					 agreement
. A grant offer issued to a sponsor will describe any
					 specific grant conditions and include such conditions as terms in the
					 accompanying grant agreement.
(c)
Grant conditions
. The Department may or may not fully fund the
					 entire cost of the project. The grant agreement will specify the total amount
					 to be funded under the grant offer, the scope of the project, the items of work
					 to be included, and an anticipated project completion date. The Department may
					 also require sponsors to conduct before and after studies to determine project
					 effectiveness.
(d)
Acceptance
. A sponsor who has received a grant offer shall,
					 within 30 days indicate, by registered mail, acceptance of the offer.
(1) Acceptance of an offer is not binding on
					 a sponsor until the execution of the grant agreement between the Department and
					 the sponsor.
(2) Failure of a
					 sponsor to indicate acceptance of the terms of an offer within the 30-day
					 response period will be considered as a rejection of the offer and withdrawal
					 of the application.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 233 - TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT GRANTS FROM AUTOMATED RED LIGHT ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM REVENUES › Section 233.10 - Standards, methods, techniques, designs, and special conditions

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(a) The Department
					 reserves the right to specify or make determinations as to the standards,
					 methods, techniques, designs and dimensional criteria acceptable in projects
					 funded by transportation enhancement grants under this chapter.
(b) The design and construction of an
					 approved project are subject to the review and approval of the Department,
					 including costs, materials, plans, specifications, and design and operational
					 details.
(c) Failure to meet
					 special conditions, performance criteria or specifications may result in the
					 withdrawal of the transportation enhancement grant, disqualification from
					 future consideration for a transportation enhancement grant under this chapter,
					 or declaration of a sponsor to be in default of the terms of the grant
					 agreement.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 233 - TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT GRANTS FROM AUTOMATED RED LIGHT ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM REVENUES › Section 233.11 - Audit and recordkeeping

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(a)
General
.
(1) A sponsor
					 receiving a transportation enhancement grant under this chapter shall keep
					 records as the Department may prescribe, including records which fully disclose
					 the amount and the disposition by the sponsor of the grant proceeds, the total
					 cost of the plan or program in connection with which the transportation
					 enhancement grant is given or used, and the amount and nature of that portion
					 of the cost of the plan or program supplied by other sources, as well as
					 records that will facilitate an effective audit.
(2) The Department will have access, for the
					 purpose of audit and examination, to books, documents, papers, and records of
					 the sponsor that are pertinent to a transportation enhancement grant issued
					 under this chapter. This includes progress audits during the project.
(3) A sponsor is required to establish and
					 maintain an adequate accounting record for an individual project, which will
					 allow the Department to verify the costs incurred for the project.
(4) A sponsor shall maintain effective
					 control over and accountability for all funds, property and other assets.
					 Sponsors shall adequately safeguard assets and assure that they are used solely
					 for authorized purposes.
(5) A
					 sponsor shall establish procedures to minimize the time elapsing between the
					 transfer of funds from the Department and the disbursement by the sponsor
					 whenever funds are advanced by the Department. If this elapsed time exceeds the
					 time frame delineated in the terms of the grant agreement, the Department may
					 require the return of interest earned on payments made.
(6) The sponsor shall include, in any
					 contract related to the grant, a clause which allows the Department access to
					 the sponsor's contractor's records for purposes of accounting and
					 audit.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 233 - TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT GRANTS FROM AUTOMATED RED LIGHT ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM REVENUES › Section 233.12 - Inspection

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(a) The Department
					 or an agency of the Commonwealth, or both, or person designated or authorized
					 by the Department has the absolute right to inspect, without notice, the
					 project sites, proposed project sites, records, and construction materials
					 relating to a project funded by a transportation enhancement grant from
					 automated red light enforcement system revenues.
(b) An inspection ordered by the Department
					 or conducted under its authority may include, but not necessarily be limited
					 to, the reproduction and examination of records, the taking of samples
					 applicable to evaluation or project quality control, or the assessment of any
					 factor relevant to a project, application, or contracts and terms related to
					 the process for transportation enhancement grants from automated red light
					 enforcement system revenues.
(c) A
					 sponsor's denial of access to records, failure to produce records or
					 obstruction with an inspection may result in withdrawal of the transportation
					 enhancement grant and disqualification from future consideration for a
					 transportation enhancement grant under this chapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 233 - TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT GRANTS FROM AUTOMATED RED LIGHT ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM REVENUES › Section 233.13 - Payment procedures

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Unless otherwise specified by the Department, the
						following general procedures are to be used for funds from a transportation
						enhancement grant under this chapter:
(1) Prior to disbursement of funds, the
					 Department reserves the right to conduct inspections or testing, or to review
					 and audit records or accounts to validate, to the satisfaction of the
					 Department, that disbursement of funds is warranted.
(2) A sponsor, having received payment or
					 partial payment or reimbursement under a transportation enhancement grant under
					 this chapter, shall make payments, within 30 calendar days from receipt of
					 funds, to vendors and contractors for services and materials properly invoiced
					 under the project.
(3) A sponsor
					 shall forward requests for payment to the Department on the forms provided or
					 in a manner specified by the Department. A request must include submission of
					 actual cost documentation, consisting of approved contract estimates of
					 work-in-place, approved invoices or other evidence of incurred costs,
					 satisfactory to the Department. The final 10% of the total payment will not be
					 paid by the sponsor until final inspection and approval of the project by the
					 Department.
(4) Payment requests
					 shall be limited to monthly submissions.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 233 - TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT GRANTS FROM AUTOMATED RED LIGHT ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM REVENUES › Section 233.14 - Liability; forfeiture of funds; repayment

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If a sponsor fails to comply with the terms of a
						transportation enhancement grant issued under this chapter, the sponsor shall
						immediately reimburse the Department the amount for which a demand is made by
						the Department.
This section cited in §
													233.16 (relating to
						  appeal).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 233 - TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT GRANTS FROM AUTOMATED RED LIGHT ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM REVENUES › Section 233.15 - Waiver

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(a)
Waiver
					 of requirements
. The Department may waive requirements to submit
					 specific maps, reports, plans, information, or data normally required for a
					 grant application. The waivers may be granted only after written request to the
					 Director and formal written response to the sponsor by the Director prior to
					 submission of the completed application to the Bureau.
(b)
Special projects
					 procedures
. The Department may develop modified procedures for grant
					 applications pertaining to Department-specified projects funded by
					 transportation enhancement grants under this chapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 233 - TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT GRANTS FROM AUTOMATED RED LIGHT ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM REVENUES › Section 233.16 - Appeal

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A person aggrieved by a decision of the Department under
						§
											233.14 (relating to liability;
						forfeiture of funds; repayment) may take an appeal under
						2
						Pa.C.S. §§
												501-508 and
						701-704 (relating to the
						Administrative Agency Law) and 1 Pa. Code Part II (relating to General Rules of
						Administrative Practice and Procedure).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article IX - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 251 - LOCATION OF REPLACEMENT VIN PLATES › Section 251.1 - Purpose

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This chapter designates the manner in which a State
						replacement vehicle identification number (VIN) plate shall be placed on a
						vehicle as required by
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												7104
						(relating to State replacement vehicle identification number
						plate).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article IX - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 251 - LOCATION OF REPLACEMENT VIN PLATES › Section 251.2 - Location of replacement VIN plates

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Every owner to whom the Department issues a State
						replacement VIN plate shall immediately upon its receipt attach the plate to
						the vehicle according to the following rules:
(1) On motorcycles, to the frame in the area
					 of the steering head, on the left side.
(2) On motor vehicles not having a front
					 engine compartment, to the firewall in the engine compartment as close to the
					 top as possible.
(3) On all motor
					 vehicles other than specified in paragraphs (1) and (2), to the firewall under
					 the hood on the extreme right (passenger) side, as close to the top of the
					 firewall as possible.
(4) On house,
					 utility, boat and similar trailers, to the right front of the tongue, not on
					 the hitch assembly.
(5) On
					 semitrailers other than those enumerated in paragraph (4), to the extreme lower
					 right part of the front of the trailer, not on the frame or rail.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article IX - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 253 - SALVORS › Section 253.1 - Purpose

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This chapter establishes rules governing the
						qualifications and duties of salvors in removing and disposing of abandoned
						vehicles, as provided by
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												7301
						(relating to authorization of salvors).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article IX - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 253 - SALVORS › Section 253.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Abandoned vehicle
-
(1) A vehicle, other than a pedalcycle, shall
					 be presumed to be abandoned under one or more of the following circumstances,
					 but the presumption is rebuttable by a preponderance of the evidence:
(i) The vehicle is physically inoperable and
					 is left unattended on a highway or other public property for more than 48
					 hours.
(ii) The vehicle has
					 remained illegally on a highway or other public property for more than 48
					 hours.
(iii) The vehicle is left
					 unattended on or along a highway or other public property for more than 48
					 hours and does not bear the following:
(A) A
					 valid registration plate.
(B) A
					 certificate of inspection.
(C) An
					 ascertainable vehicle identification number.
(iv) The vehicle has remained on private
					 property without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property
					 for more than 48 hours.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article IX - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 253 - SALVORS › Section 253.3 - Application for certification of authorization

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(a)
Criteria for applicants.
A person wishing to be authorized as a salvor shall meet the following
					 conditions:
(1) The applicant shall have and
					 maintain an established place of business.
(2) The applicant shall be a vehicle salvage
					 dealer as defined in
					 75 Pa.C.S. §
													1337(c) (relating to use of
					 "Miscellaneous Motor Vehicle Business" registration plates).
(3) The applicant shall be the owner or
					 lessee of adequate storage facilities.
(i)
					 Adequate storage facilities means an open or closed space of at least 5,000
					 square feet reserved solely for the storage of abandoned motor
					 vehicles.
(ii) The storage facility
					 shall comply with the act of July 28, 1966, 3rd Special Session (P. L. 91, No.
					 4) (36 P. S. §§
														2719.1-2719.15), known as the Junkyard and
					 Automotive Recycler Screening Law, pertaining to licensing and screening of
					 junk yards if the place of business of the salvor is within 1,000 feet of an
					 interstate or primary highway.
(4) The applicant shall own or rent suitable
					 equipment for the towing of abandoned vehicles. Suitable equipment shall be a 1
					 ton or more truck specifically designed or adapted for use to tow or haul
					 abandoned vehicles.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article IX - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 253 - SALVORS › Section 253.4 - Operation of business

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(a)
Display of certificate of authorization.
Every salvor shall
					 display its certificate of authorization in its place of business, and a
					 supplemental certificate in any branch office or other place of
					 business.
(b)
Notice of
					 name or address changes.
Every salvor shall notify the Department
					 within 5 days of a change in a mailing or business address, or of a change in
					 name.
(c)
Maintenance of
					 records.
The salvor shall maintain a separate record on each abandoned
					 vehicle in its possession. If the abandoned vehicle is sold, this transaction
					 shall be recorded in the appropriate file. The files shall be maintained for at
					 least 3 years.
(d)
Security.
The salvor shall maintain at each place of business
					 facilities such as locking cabinets or other similar equipment which shall meet
					 the approval of the Bureau for assuring the security of documents. The
					 documents shall be secured in the facilities during nonbusiness
					 hours.
(e)
Transfer of
					 certificate of authorization.
A certificate of authorization may not
					 be transferred and shall be valid only for the owner in whose name it is
					 issued.
(1) In the case of a change of
					 ownership, the salvor shall notify the Bureau within 5 days.
(2) The following are regarded as changes of
					 ownership:
(i) When the owner takes a new
					 partner.
(ii) When the owner sells
					 the business.
(iii) When the
					 business is incorporated.
(iv) When
					 a controlling interest in a corporation is sold.
(v) When an owner retires or dies.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article IX - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 253 - SALVORS › Section 253.5 - Acquisition of abandoned vehicles

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(a)
Police request to remove vehicle.
A salvor may not refuse the
					 request of a police department to tow an abandoned vehicle, except when the
					 vehicle is located more than 30 miles from the place of business of the
					 salvor.
(b)
Receipt of
					 police request prior to removing vehicle.
The appropriate form
					 provided by the Department, properly completed by the police department, shall
					 be received by the salvor prior to the movement of the vehicle, except when the
					 owner or person in control of private property requests the removal of a
					 vehicle valueless except for junk.
(c)
Duty to report possession of
					 abandoned vehicle.
The salvor shall send to the Department, within 48
					 hours of taking possession of a vehicle, the fully completed Departmental form,
					 as provided in subsection (b).
This section cited in 67 Pa. Code §
													253.6 (relating to vehicles
						  valueless except for junk).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article IX - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 253 - SALVORS › Section 253.6 - Vehicles valueless except for junk

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The salvor who has removed a vehicle declared to be
						valueless except for junk shall submit the appropriate form and comply with the
						following:
(1) Send to the Department
					 with the completed appropriate form, as provided in §
											253.5(b)
					 (relating to acquisition of abandoned vehicles), one or more photographs of the
					 vehicle.
(i) One photograph will be
					 acceptable if it clearly shows the extent of damage, deterioration, or both, of
					 the vehicle to substantiate the declaration of "valueless except for
					 junk."
(ii) Two or more photographs
					 shall be submitted if necessary to show the extent of damage, state of
					 deterioration, or both, the age and model identity, and the like, for
					 substantiating the claim.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article IX - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 255 - MESSENGER SERVICES › Section 255.1 - Purpose

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This chapter establishes rules governing the
						qualifications and duties of messenger services as provided in
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												7501
						(relating to authorization of messenger service).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article IX - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 255 - MESSENGER SERVICES › Section 255.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Bureau
-The Bureau of Motor Vehicles of
						the Department of Transportation.
Decentralized service agent
-A messenger
						service which is also authorized to issue on behalf of the Department to
						qualified applicants temporary learner's permits, vehicle registration
						renewals, driver's license renewals, and the like.
Documents
-Certificates of title, motor
						vehicle registrations or renewals, learners' permits, drivers' licenses or
						renewals, vehicle sales and use tax returns, duplicates of certificates of
						title, motor vehicle registrations or drivers' licenses, inspection stickers,
						changes of address and applications and supporting documents, such as birth and
						death certificates, court orders, and the like.
Messenger service
-A person who, for a
						fee, advertises, offers or provides to the public the service of delivering and
						obtaining documents to and from the Department. A dealer or employe who
						delivers and obtains documents only for purchasers of vehicles from the dealer
						is not a messenger service. This exclusion does not apply to a person who
						handles documents for more than one dealer.
Person
-Includes a corporation,
						partnership and association, as well as a natural person.
Place of business
-The place occupied
						either continuously or at regular periods by a messenger service where the
						books and records are kept and where a messenger service which offers personal
						counter service to customers transacts a large share of its
						business.
The provisions of this §
													255.2 amended under the Vehicle
						  Code,
						  75 Pa.C.S. §§
														6103 and
						  7501(a).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article IX - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 255 - MESSENGER SERVICES › Section 255.3 - Certificate of authorization

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(a)
Application procedure.
A person wishing to be authorized to
					 operate a messenger service shall make application to the Bureau on forms
					 furnished by the Bureau. The application shall include all of the following:
(1) Photographs, interior and exterior, of
					 the proposed place of business of the applicant, including branch offices, if
					 any.
(2) A letter of reference from
					 a bank.
(3) Three letters of
					 reference from reputable business concerns.
(4) A set of fingerprints of the applicant,
					 or principals of a partnership or corporation.
(5) The prescribed annual fee for the
					 principal place of business of the applicant and branch offices, if any. The
					 fee will be returned if the application is denied.
(6) The prescribed bond, on the form of the
					 Department or a surety's binding commitment to issue the bond upon approval of
					 the application.
(7) A listing of
					 outstanding liabilities due and owing to the Commonwealth, if any.
(8) The names and social security numbers of
					 owners, officers and employes of the messenger service.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article IX - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 255 - MESSENGER SERVICES › Section 255.4 - Bond

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(a)
General.
Messengers shall file and maintain with the
					 Department bonds in the amount as set forth in the Messenger Services
					 Agreement, executed by a surety company authorized by law to transact business
					 within this Commonwealth.
(1) The bond shall
					 be for the use of the Commonwealth and persons who have sustained a monetary
					 loss attributable to the intentional or negligent conduct of the messenger
					 service or its agents or employees, including, but not limited to, losses
					 incurred in negotiating checks or other instruments drawn by the messenger
					 service.
(2) If the amount of the
					 bond is decreased, or if there is a final judgment outstanding on the bond, the
					 messenger service's certificate of authorization shall be suspended until steps
					 are taken, satisfactory to the Department, to do one of the following:
(i) Restore the original amount of the
					 bond.
(ii) Satisfy the
					 judgment.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article IX - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 255 - MESSENGER SERVICES › Section 255.5 - Duties of messenger service

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(a)
Posting.
Messenger services shall post in a conspicuous manner
					 at their place of business, including branch offices:
(1) Their certificates of
					 authorization.
(2) The schedule of
					 motor vehicle fees provided by the Bureau.
(3) The schedule of fees of the messenger
					 service.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article IX - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 255 - MESSENGER SERVICES › Section 255.6 - Certified checks may be required

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The Department may, in its discretion, require certified
						checks, postal or other money orders or cash from any messenger service after a
						default in the payment of checks or drafts of the messenger
						service.
The provisions of this §
													255.6 issued under the Vehicle
						  Code,
						  75 Pa.C.S. §§
														6103 and
						  7501(a).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article IX - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 255 - MESSENGER SERVICES › Section 255.7 - Reserved

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The provisions of this §
													255.7 issued under the Vehicle
						  Code,
						  75 Pa.C.S. §§
														6103 and
						  7501(a); rescinded under
						  The Vehicle Code § 6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article IX - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 255 - MESSENGER SERVICES › Section 255.8 - Restoration

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The Department will charge a fee of $25 to restore a
						messenger service certificate of authorization following a
						suspension.
The provisions of this §
													255.8 issued under the Vehicle
						  Code,
						  75 Pa.C.S. §§
														6103 and
						  7501(a).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article IX - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 257 - INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRIC MASS TRANSIT VEHICLES › Section 257.1 - Scope and authority

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(a)
Scope.
This chapter shall apply to electric mass transit
					 operators, but shall not apply to motor buses or other highway vehicles subject
					 to vehicle registration and inspection requirements of the Vehicle Code and
					 Department regulations. This chapter shall not apply to rail passenger
					 equipment subject to Safety Standards of the Federal Railroad Administration
					 (49 CFR
					 230) or to inclines or elevators regulated by
					 the Department of Labor and Industry.
(b)
Authority.
This chapter
					 is adopted under the authority of
					 75 Pa.C.S. §
												6103 as
					 amended by act of June 18, 1980 (No. 67).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article IX - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 257 - INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRIC MASS TRANSIT VEHICLES › Section 257.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Electric mass transit vehicle
-An
						electrically propelled device designed and used for the transportation of 15 or
						more passengers for compensation, including subway cars, trolleys, and
						trackless trolleys.
Inspection
-An inspection performed under
						the supervision of an inspector. Routine preventative and other maintenance
						procedures, by themselves, shall not constitute an inspection.
Inspector
-A person designated by a mass
						transit operator to conduct an inspection.
Mass transit operator
-A company,
						authority or any other transportation entity responsible for the operation and
						maintenance of electric mass transit vehicles.
Official inspection
-A semiannual
						inspection performed under applicable provisions of law and Department
						regulations. An official inspection must include inspection of all safety items
						identified in this chapter.
Vehicle
-An electric mass transit
						vehicle.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article IX - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 257 - INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRIC MASS TRANSIT VEHICLES › Section 257.3 - Certificate of inspection

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(a)
General rule.
By November 1, 1981, all electric mass transit
					 vehicles shall display a currently valid certificate of inspection in order to
					 be operated in revenue passenger service. A certificate of inspection shall be
					 displayed only after an official inspection has been made and the electric mass
					 transit vehicle has been found to be in compliance with inspection and
					 equipment requirements of this chapter. Certificates of inspection shall be
					 issued and affixed twice a year in accordance with the quarterly inspection
					 periods established in §
											175.5 (relating to semiannual
					 inspection).
(b)
Display.
Certificates of inspection shall be affixed to the
					 inside of a front window or a window of the operator's compartment of an
					 electric mass transit vehicle, placed in such a manner so as to be readily
					 identifiable from the exterior of the vehicle. Vehicles which are permanently
					 attached and operated as a multiple unit may be considered one electric mass
					 transit vehicle, requiring only one inspection certificate for the multiple
					 unit. Certificates of inspection shall be placed at a uniform location on all
					 electric mass transit vehicles of the same type. Certificates of inspection
					 shall be issued and accounted for in accordance with Chapter 175, Subchapters B
					 and Q (relating to official inspection stations and certificate of
					 inspection).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article IX - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 257 - INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRIC MASS TRANSIT VEHICLES › Section 257.4 - Fleet inspection stations

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Official inspections of electric mass transit vehicles
						shall be performed and certificates of inspection issued only at fleet
						inspection stations appointed in accordance with Chapter 175, Subchapter B
						(relating to official inspection stations).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article IX - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 257 - INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRIC MASS TRANSIT VEHICLES › Section 257.5 - Certification of inspectors

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Official inspections shall be performed only under the
						supervision of and certified by an inspector. An inspector must meet the
						qualifications established by the mass transit operator and be certified in
						accordance with applicable provisions of Department regulations. Inspectors
						must possess proven competence in the area of operation and maintenance of
						electric mass transit vehicles for which they are
						responsible.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article IX - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 257 - INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRIC MASS TRANSIT VEHICLES › Section 257.6 - Responsibility for inspections

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(a)
General rule.
Mass transit operators shall be responsible for
					 the inspection, maintenance, and repair of all electric mass transit vehicles
					 which they operate. It is the responsibility of the mass transit operator to
					 insure that proper inspections, tests and repairs are made, inspectors are
					 qualified, reports are made and filed as required, and that electric mass
					 transit vehicles in revenue service are maintained in a condition to meet the
					 requirements of the law and Department regulations.
(b)
Additional safety rules.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting a mass
					 transit operator from implementing and enforcing additional rules or
					 requirements designed to provide a greater degree of reliability and safety of
					 electric mass transit vehicles.
(c)
Additional inspections.
In addition to official inspections, a
					 mass transit operator shall, if necessary, schedule and perform additional
					 inspections to insure that all electric mass transit vehicles in revenue
					 service, which have a certificate of inspection affixed, meet the requirements
					 of this chapter.