PRINTER'S NO. 3480
No. 2549 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY ITKIN, GEORGE, LAUGHLIN, TRAVAGLIO, PETRARCA,
MYERS, BOSCOLA, DERMODY, BELARDI, JOSEPHS, YOUNGBLOOD,
CASORIO, LUCYK, HARHAI, JAROLIN, McCALL, DALEY AND
HUTCHINSON, APRIL 28, 1998
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 28, 1998
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for the tax on liquid fuels and
3 other fuels and for registration and other fees; and making a
4 repeal.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Sections 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917,
8 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1926.1, 1927, 1929, 1932,
9 1933 and 1952 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
10 Statutes are amended to read:
11 § 1912. Passenger cars.
12 The annual fee for registration of a passenger car shall be
13 [$36] $24.
14 § 1913. Motor homes.
15 The annual fee for registration of a motor home shall be
16 determined by its registered gross weight in pounds according to
17 the following table:
18 Registered Gross
1 Class Weight in Pounds Fee
2 1 8,000 or less $[45] 30
3 2 8,001 - 11,000 [63] 42
4 3 11,001 or more [81] 54
5 § 1914. Motorcycles.
6 The annual fee for registration of a motorcycle other than a
7 motor-driven cycle shall be [$18] $12.
8 § 1915. Motor-driven cycles.
9 The annual fee for registration of a motor-driven cycle shall
10 be [$9] $6.
11 § 1916. Trucks and truck tractors.
12 (a) General rule.--
13 (1) The annual fee for registration of a truck or truck
14 tractor shall be determined by its registered gross weight or
15 combination weight in pounds according to the following
16 table:
17 Registered
18 Gross or Combination
19 Class Weight in Pounds Fee
20 1 5,000 or less $ [58.50] 39
21 2 5,001 - 7,000 [81.00] 54
22 3 7,001 - 9,000 [153.00] 102
23 4 9,001 - 11,000 [198.00] 132
24 5 11,001 - 14,000 [243.00] 162
25 6 14,001 - 17,000 [288.00] 192
26 7 17,001 - 21,000 [355.50] 237
27 8 21,001 - 26,000 [405.00] 270
28 9 26,001 - 30,000 [472.50] 315
29 10 30,001 - 33,000 [567.00] 378
30 11 33,001 - 36,000 [621.00] 414
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1 12 36,001 - 40,000 [657.00] 438
2 13 40,001 - 44,000 [697.50] 465
3 14 44,001 - 48,000 [751.50] 501
4 15 48,001 - 52,000 [828.00] 552
5 16 52,001 - 56,000 [882.00] 588
6 17 56,001 - 60,000 [999.00] 666
7 18 60,001 - 64,000 [1,111.50] 741
8 19 64,001 - 68,000 [1,165.50] 777
9 20 68,001 - 73,280 [1,251.00] 834
10 21 73,281 - 76,000 [1,597.50] 1,065
11 22 76,001 - 78,000 [1,633.50] 1,089
12 23 78,001 - 78,500 [1,651.50] 1,101
13 24 78,501 - 79,000 [1,669.50] 1,113
14 25 79,001 - 80,000 [1,687.50] 1,125
15 (2) A portion of the registration fee for any truck or
16 truck tractor in Classes 9 through 25 shall be deposited in
17 the Highway Bridge Improvement Restricted Account within the
18 Motor License Fund according to the following table:
19 Amount Deposited in
20 Highway Bridge Improvement
21 Classes Restricted Account
22 9-12 $ 72
23 13-17 108
24 18-20 144
25 21-25 180
26 (b) Optional registration.--Any vehicle falling within the
27 range of weights for Classes 1 through 4, inclusive, shall
28 notwithstanding any gross vehicle weight stamped on the
29 manufacturer's serial plate, be registered, upon request of the
30 person making application for registration, at the maximum
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1 allowable gross or combination weight for the particular weight
2 class within which the gross vehicle weight determined by the
3 manufacturer causes such vehicle to fall.
4 § 1917. Motor buses and limousines.
5 The annual fee for registration of a motor bus or a limousine
6 shall be determined by its seating capacity according to the
7 following table:
8 Seating Capacity Fee
9 26 or less $ [9] 6 per seat
10 27 - 51 [234] 156 plus [$11.25]
11 $7.50 per seat
12 in excess of 26
13 52 or more [540] 360
14 § 1921. Special mobile equipment.
15 The annual fee for registration of special mobile equipment
16 shall be [$36] $24.
17 § 1922. Implements of husbandry.
18 The annual fee for registration of an implement of husbandry
19 not exempt from registration under this title shall be [$18]
20 $12.
21 § 1923. Antique, classic and collectible vehicles.
22 The fee for registration of an antique, classic or
23 collectible motor vehicle shall be [$75] $50.
24 § 1924. Farm vehicles.
25 (a) General rule.--The annual fee for registration of a farm
26 vehicle shall be [$76.50] $51 or one-third of the regular fee,
27 whichever is greater.
28 (b) Certificate of exemption.--The biennial processing fee
29 for a certificate of exemption issued in lieu of registration of
30 a farm vehicle shall be determined by the type of certificate
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1 issued and the gross weight or combination weight or weight
2 rating according to the following table:
3 Certificate type Weight in pounds Fee
4 Type I 17,000 or less $24
5 Type II greater than 17,000 50
6 Type I greater than 17,000 100
7 § 1925. Ambulances, taxis and hearses.
8 The annual fee for registration of an ambulance, taxi or
9 hearse shall be [$54] $36.
10 § 1926. Dealers and miscellaneous motor vehicle business.
11 (a) General rule.--The annual fee for a dealer registration
12 plate or miscellaneous motor vehicle business plate shall be
13 [$36] $24.
14 (b) Motorcycle dealers.--The annual fee for each dealer
15 registration plate issued to a motorcycle dealer other than a
16 motor-driven cycle dealer shall be [$18] $12.
17 (c) Motor-driven cycle dealers.--The annual fee for each
18 dealer registration plate issued to a motor-driven cycle dealer
19 shall be [$9] $6.
20 (d) Multipurpose dealer registration plate.--The annual fee
21 for a multipurpose dealer registration plate shall be the
22 appropriate fee specified in section 1913 (relating to motor
23 homes) for motor homes, the appropriate fee specified in section
24 1916 (relating to trucks and truck tractors) for trucks and
25 truck tractors and the appropriate fee specified in section
26 1920(a) (relating to trailers) for trailers.
27 § 1926.1. Farm equipment vehicle dealers.
28 The annual fee for registration of a farm equipment dealer
29 truck or truck tractor shall be one-half of the regular fee or
30 [$243] $162, whichever is greater.
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1 § 1927. Transfer of registration.
2 The fee for transfer of registration shall be [$6] $4.
3 § 1929. Replacement registration plates.
4 The fee for a replacement registration plate other than a
5 legislative or personal plate shall be [$7.50] $5.
6 § 1932. Duplicate registration cards.
7 The fee for each duplicate registration card when ordered at
8 the time of vehicle registration or transfer or renewal of
9 registration shall be [$1.50] $1. The fee for each duplicate
10 registration card issued at any other time shall be [$4.50] $3.
11 § 1933. Commercial implements of husbandry.
12 The annual fee for registration of a commercial implement of
13 husbandry shall be [$76.50] $51 or one-half of the regular fee,
14 whichever is greater.
15 § 1952. Certificate of title.
16 (a) General rule.--The fee for issuance of a certificate of
17 title shall be [$22.50] $15.
18 (b) Manufacturer's or dealer's notification.--The fee for a
19 manufacturer's or dealer's notification of acquisition of a
20 vehicle from another manufacturer or dealer for resale pursuant
21 to section 1113 (relating to transfer to or from manufacturer or
22 dealer) shall be [$3] $2.
23 Section 2. Section 9502(a)(3) of Title 75 is repealed.
24 Section 3. The Department of Transportation may allocate any
25 funds in accordance with 75 Pa.C.S. § 9502(a)(3)(II)(C) and (D)
26 until such funds are exhausted.
27 Section 4. The repeal of 75 Pa.C.S. § 9502(a)(3) and the fee
28 reductions under 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916,
29 1917, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1926.1, 1927, 1929,
30 1932, 1933 and 1952 shall take effect on December 31, 1998,
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1 unless the registered electors of this Commonwealth, by
2 referendum, determine otherwise.
3 Section 5. Section 20 of the act of April 17, 1997 (P.L.6,
4 No.3), entitled "An act amending Titles 74 (Transportation) and
5 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further
6 providing for annual appropriation and computation of subsidy
7 and for distribution of funding; providing for distribution of
8 supplemental funding; further providing for use of funds
9 distributed; providing for public transportation grants
10 management accountability, for competitive procurement and for
11 the Public Transportation Assistance Fund; further providing for
12 period of registration, for duties of agents, for registration
13 and other fees, for requirements for periodic inspection of
14 vehicles, for limits on number of towed vehicles, for operation
15 of certain combinations on interstate and other highways, for
16 width and length of vehicles; providing for liquid fuels and
17 fuels permits and bond or deposit of securities, for imposition
18 of liquid fuels and fuels tax, for taxpayer, for distributor's
19 report and payment of tax, for determination of tax, penalties
20 and interest, for examination of records and equipment, for
21 retention of records by distributors and dealers, for
22 disposition and use of tax, for discontinuance or transfer of
23 business, for suspension or revocation of permits, for lien of
24 taxes, penalties and interest, for collection of unpaid taxes,
25 for reports from common carriers, for violations and reward for
26 detection of violations, for refunds, for diesel fuel importers
27 and transporters, for prohibiting use of dyed diesel fuel, for
28 disposition of fees, fines and forfeitures, for certified copies
29 of records and for uncollectible checks; further providing for
30 distribution of State highway maintenance funds and for
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1 standards and methodology for data collection; providing for
2 dirt and gravel road maintenance; further providing for
3 imposition of tax and additional tax; providing for tax on
4 alternative fuels; further providing for disposition of tax
5 revenue; making an appropriation; and making repeals," is
6 repealed.
7 Section 6. This act shall take effect immediately.
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