PRINTER'S NO. 562
No. 522 Session of 1979
INTRODUCED BY FISCHER, MARCH 6, 1979
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 6, 1979
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, providing for the annual renewal of registrations
3 and drivers' licenses by the county treasurer acting as agent
4 of the department, making appropriations and repealing
5 certain provisions.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Title 75, act of November 25, 1970 (P.L.707,
9 No.230), known as the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, is
10 amended by adding a section to read:
11 § 1304.1. Registration by county treasurers.
12 (a) Use of fees.--The treasurer of each county shall act as
13 the agent of the department for the receiving of applications
14 and issuing registration cards and plates for the annual
15 renewals of registration of vehicles and for the collection of
16 the fees fixed by law for such renewal of registration of
17 vehicles. From the fees established by law and collected for
18 each such renewal of registration the treasurer shall retain for
19 the use of the county the sum of $1, and all such moneys are
20 hereby appropriated for such purposes. The money so received by
1 the county shall be used for paying salaries of clerical help,
2 postage, stationery and all other expenses incurred in issuing
3 such registrations and the balance thereof for the construction,
4 maintenance and repair of roads and bridges.
5 (b) Records to be kept.--The treasurer of each county shall
6 keep in his office a file or book to be furnished by the
7 department containing at all times a correct and complete record
8 of all renewal registrations issued by him and he shall at the
9 end of each week transmit to the department all such
10 applications received by him, a statement showing all
11 registrations issued by him, and the numbers assigned to each
12 applicant, all fees collected by him during such weeks, and any
13 other information and data the department may require.
14 (c) Records open to inspection.--All books, records and
15 papers of the county treasurer relating to the registration of
16 vehicles shall, at any reasonable time, be open to the
17 inspection of any officer of the Commonwealth and to any
18 representative of the department or the Department of the
19 Auditor General.
20 (d) Renewals.--Any owner of a vehicle who desires to renew
21 the registration of such vehicle as provided by law may make
22 application for such renewal of registration to the treasurer of
23 his respective county or, if the applicant is not a resident of
24 any county of the Commonwealth, then the application may be made
25 to the treasurer of the county in which such applicant may be
26 for the time being. Such application shall be made on blanks to
27 be furnished by the department and shall be in the same form as
28 now or hereafter prescribed by law.
29 (e) Payment of fee, issuance of plates and cards.--At the
30 time of making such application for renewal of registration,
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1 there shall be paid to the county treasurer the registration fee
2 now or hereafter fixed by law, whereupon the proper registration
3 plates and cards which shall be furnished by the department
4 shall be issued to the applicant by the treasurer.
5 Section 2. Sections 1305(a) and 1308(a) of Title 75 are
6 amended to read:
7 § 1305. Application for registration.
8 (a) General rule.--Application for the registration of a
9 vehicle shall be made either to the treasurer of the county in
10 which the applicant resides or as hereinbefore provided for
11 applicants not having a residence within the Commonwealth or to
12 the department upon the appropriate form or forms furnished by
13 the department. The application shall contain the full name and
14 address of the owner or owners; the make, model, year and
15 vehicle identification number of the vehicle; and such other
16 information as the department may require. Applicants for
17 registration of a truck, truck tractor, trailer or bus shall
18 provide the vehicle's Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), or the
19 Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR), as applicable. If the
20 manufacturer's ratings are not available, the applicant shall
21 provide sufficient information as to the horsepower, braking
22 capacity and such other data as necessary for the department to
23 determine an equivalent measure of the vehicle's hauling and
24 stopping capability. If the applicant wishes to register a
25 vehicle at a registered gross weight less than the gross vehicle
26 weight rating, the application shall include information as to
27 weight, load and any other such information as the department
28 may require. The application shall be accompanied by proof of
29 insurance and the applicable fee.
30 * * *
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1 § 1308. Issuance of registration card.
2 (a) General rule.--The department, upon registering a
3 vehicle, or renewing a registration thereof or the county
4 treasurer acting as the agent of the department upon receiving a
5 proper application for the renewal of registration of a vehicle
6 from a person entitled thereto as herein provided, together with
7 the fee fixed by this act, shall issue to the registrant a
8 registration card which shall contain the registration number
9 assigned to the vehicle, the name and address of the registrant
10 and the name of the owner, if other than the registrant, a
11 description of the vehicle including the vehicle identification
12 number, the expiration date and such other information as may be
13 determined by the department.
14 * * *
15 Section 3. Section 1309 of Title 75 is repealed.
16 Section 4. Section 1510(a) of Title 75 is amended to read:
17 § 1510. Issuance and content of driver's license.
18 (a) General rule.--The department shall, either directly or
19 through the county treasurer as hereinafter provided upon
20 payment of the required fee, issue to every qualified applicant
21 a driver's license indicating the type or general class of
22 vehicles the licensee is authorized to drive, which license
23 shall contain a distinguishing number identifying the licensee,
24 the actual name, date of birth, residence address, a color
25 photograph of the licensee, such other information as may be
26 required by the department, and either a facsimile of the
27 signature of the licensee or a space upon which the licensee
28 shall write his usual signature with pen and ink. Personal
29 medical data and other information for use in an emergency may
30 be included as a part of the license. Information other than
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1 that required to identify the licensee, the distinguishing
2 number and the class of license issued may be included in
3 microdata form. No driver's license shall be valid until it has
4 been signed by the licensee.
5 * * *
6 Section 5. Title 75 is amended by adding a section to read:
7 § 1510.1. Issuance of drivers' licenses by counties.
8 (a) Use of fees.--The treasurer of each county shall act as
9 the agent of the department for the receiving of applications
10 and issuing driver's license cards for the renewals of drivers'
11 licenses and for the collection of the fees fixed by law for
12 such renewals. From the fees established by law and collected
13 for each such renewal the treasurer shall retain for the use of
14 the county the sum of 50¢, and all such moneys are hereby
15 appropriated for such purposes. The money so received by the
16 county shall be used for paying salaries of clerical help,
17 postage, stationery and all other expenses incurred in issuing
18 such driver's license cards and the balance thereof for the
19 construction, maintenance and repair of roads and bridges.
20 (b) Records to be kept.--The treasurer of each county shall
21 keep in his office a file or book to be furnished by the
22 department containing at all times a correct and complete record
23 of all renewed driver's license cards issued by him and he shall
24 at the end of each week transmit to the department all such
25 applications received by him, a statement showing all renewed
26 driver's license cards issued by him, and the numbers assigned
27 to each applicant, all fees collected by him during such weeks,
28 and any other information and data the department may require.
29 (c) Records open to inspection.--All books, records and
30 papers of the county treasurer relating to the renewal of
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1 drivers' licenses shall, at any reasonable time, be open to the
2 inspection of any officer of the Commonwealth and to any
3 representative of the department or the Department of the
4 Auditor General.
5 (d) Renewal.--Any licensed driver who desires to renew his
6 driver's license as provided by law may make application for
7 such renewal to the treasurer of his respective county or, if
8 the applicant is not a resident of any county of the
9 Commonwealth, then the application may be made to the treasurer
10 of the county in which such applicant may be for the time being.
11 Such applications shall be made on blanks to be furnished by the
12 department and shall be in the same form as now or hereafter
13 prescribed by law.
14 (e) Payment of fees; issuance of cards.--At the time of
15 making such application for renewal of drivers' licenses, there
16 shall be paid to the county treasurer the fee now or hereafter
17 fixed by law, whereupon the proper cards which shall be
18 furnished by the department shall be issued to the applicants by
19 the treasurer.
20 Section 6. This act shall take effect in 120 days.
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