PRINTER'S NO. 3319

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2486 Session of 1982


        INTRODUCED BY MRKONIC, ARTY, F. E. TAYLOR, DIETZ, GEORGE, WARGO,
           COWELL, KOLTER, LEVIN, ITKIN, HORGOS, PETRONE, SHUPNIK,
           MARMION, McVERRY, POTT, GRAY, MANDERINO, SEVENTY, DUFFY,
           FRAZIER, HASAY, COLE, GAMBLE, WOZNIAK, DeWEESE, FREIND,
           WESTON, RASCO, VROON, MULLEN AND CESSAR, MAY 4, 1982

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MAY 4, 1982

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
     2     Statutes, further providing for the maximum income of retired
     3     persons in order to be eligible for exemption from
     4     registration fees.

     5     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     6  hereby enacts as follows:
     7     Section 1.  Clause (16) of subsection (c) of section 1901 of
     8  Title 75, act of November 25, 1970 (P.L.707, No.230), known as
     9  the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, is amended to read:
    10  § 1901.  Exemption of entities and vehicles from fees.
    11     * * *
    12     (c)  Processing fee in lieu of registration fee.--No
    13  registration fee shall be charged for vehicles registered by any
    14  of the following but the department shall charge a fee of $10 to
    15  cover the costs of processing for issuing or renewing the
    16  registration:
    17         * * *


     1         (16)  Any person who is retired and receiving social
     2     security or other pension and whose total income does not
     3     exceed [$7,500] $12,000 per year. Unless the retired person
     4     is physically or mentally incapable of driving the vehicle,
     5     the retired person shall be the principal driver of the
     6     vehicle but may from time to time authorize another person to
     7     drive the vehicle in his or her stead.
     8         * * *
     9     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.














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