THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY STURLA, CALTAGIRONE, PALLONE, KOTIK, BOYD, BRENNAN, BUXTON, DeLUCA, FABRIZIO, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEIST, GIBBONS, GODSHALL, GRUCELA, JOSEPHS, W. KELLER, KORTZ, MAHONEY, MELIO, MUNDY, MURT, O'NEILL, READSHAW, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SEIP, SIPTROTH, SONNEY, J. TAYLOR, WALKO AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 16, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 16, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for

Commonwealth portion of fines.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 3571(b)(2) of Title 42 of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

§ 3571.  Commonwealth portion of fines, etc.

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(b)  Vehicle offenses.--

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(2)  (i)  Except as provided in paragraph (4), when

prosecution under any other provision of Title 75

(relating to vehicles) is the result of State Police

action, all fines, forfeited recognizances and other

forfeitures imposed, lost or forfeited shall be payable

to the Commonwealth, for credit to the Motor License

Fund. One-half of the revenue shall be paid to

municipalities as designated in subparagraph (ii) in the

same ratio provided in section 4 of the act of June 1,

1956 (1955 P.L.1944, No.655), relating to partial

allocation of liquid fuels and fuel use tax proceeds.

(ii)  (A)  Except as provided in clause (B), only

municipalities that provide local police services

through a municipal police department, participation

in a regional police department or contracts with

other municipal or regional police for police

services may receive revenue under subparagraph (i).

(B)  Municipalities that do not provide local

police services as listed under clause (A) shall be

paid revenue under subparagraph (i) in the following

amounts:

(I)  In the first year after the effective

date of this subparagraph, 80% of the amount paid

to the municipality under subparagraph (i).

(II)  In the second year after the effective

date of this subparagraph, 60% of the amount paid

to the municipality under subparagraph (i).

(III)  In the third year after the effective

date of this subparagraph, 40% of the amount paid

to the municipality under subparagraph (i).

(IV)  In the fourth year after the effective

date of this subparagraph, 20% of the amount paid

to the municipality under subparagraph (i).

(V)  In the fifth year after the effective

date of this subparagraph and each year

thereafter, 0% of the amount paid to the

municipality under subparagraph (i).

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.