THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY GILLESPIE, AUMENT, BARRAR, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, FARRY, GROVE, KILLION, KORTZ, MILLARD, MILNE, MOUL, SCAVELLO, SWANGER, TALLMAN, VULAKOVICH, HENNESSEY AND BLOOM, JUNE 2, 2011

AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, FEBRUARY 7, 2012   

AN ACT

Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, further providing for suspension of operating

privilege for failure to respond to citation.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 1533(a) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania

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Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

Section 1.  Section 1533(a), (c) and (d) of Title 75 of the

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Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:

§ 1533.  Suspension of operating privilege for failure to

respond to citation.

(a)  Violations within Commonwealth.--The department shall

suspend the operating privilege of any person who has failed to

respond to a citation or summons to appear before an issuing

authority or a court of competent jurisdiction of this

Commonwealth for any violation of this title, other than

parking, or who has failed to pay any fine [or], costs or

restitution imposed by an issuing authority or such courts for

violation of this title, other than parking, upon being duly

notified by an issuing authority or a court of this

Commonwealth.

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(c)  Time for responding to notice.--At least 15 days before

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an issuing authority or court notifies the department to impose

a suspension pursuant to subsection (a), the issuing authority

or court shall notify the person in writing of the requirement

to respond to the citation and pay all fines, restitution and

penalties imposed by the issuing authority or court.

(d)  Period of suspension.--The suspension shall continue

until such person shall respond to the citation, summons or

writ, as the case may be, and pay all fines, restitution and

penalties imposed or enter into an agreement to make installment

payments for the fines, restitution and penalties imposed

provided that the suspension may be reimposed by the department

if the defendant fails to make regular installment payments and,

if applicable, pay the fee prescribed in section 1960 (relating

to reinstatement of operating privilege or vehicle

registration).

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 90 days.

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