PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2479
PRINTER'S NO. 2568
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1673
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY SONNEY, BIZZARRO, GROVE, HEFFLEY, JOZWIAK,
MILLARD, SAYLOR AND THOMAS, OCTOBER 29, 2015
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, NOVEMBER 23, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, IN FEES, PROVIDING FOR RECREATIONAL TRAILERS; AND,
in size, weight and load, further providing for registered
gross weight; and, in fees, providing for recreational
trailers.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 1920.1. Recreational trailers.
(a) General rule.--The annual fee for registration of a
recreational trailer shall be determined by its registered gross
weight according to the following table:
Registered Gross
Weight in Pounds Fee
8,000 or less $12
8,001 - 13,000 35
13,001 or more 90
(b) Optional five-year registration.--A recreational trailer
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with a registered gross weight of 13,000 pounds or less may be
registered for a period of five years upon payment by the
registrant of the applicable fee for such period.
(c) Optional permanent registration.--The following apply:
(1) A recreational trailer with a registered gross
weight of 13,001 or more pounds may be registered for a one-
time fee of $425 in lieu of the annual fee at the option of
the registrant.
(2) A permanent registration of a recreational trailer
under this section may be transferred to another recreational
trailer one time upon payment of the fee under section 1927
(relating to transfer of registration).
Section 2. Section 4942(c) of Title 75 is amended to read:
§ 4942. Registered gross weight.
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(c) Combination.--No combination containing a trailer having
a gross weight or registered gross weight in excess of 10,000
pounds shall be operated with a gross weight in excess of the
registered gross weight of the truck or truck tractor for a
combination. This subsection shall not apply to a combination of
vehicles consisting of a motor vehicle towing a recreational
trailer as long as the combination weight does not exceed the
maximum combination weight rating of the towing vehicle as
specified by the vehicle manufacturer.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 180 days.
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