PRINTER'S NO. 2706
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1779
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY MARSHALL, V. BROWN, COHEN, SCHLEGEL CULVER,
DeLUCA, DRISCOLL, GIBBONS, PHILLIPS-HILL, M. K. KELLER,
MARSICO, MILNE, MURT, ORTITAY, PICKETT, PYLE, RAPP, REESE,
THOMAS, WARD AND ZIMMERMAN, JANUARY 6, 2016
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 6, 2016
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for
person with disability plate and placard.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1338(c)(1) and (2) of Title 75 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
ยง 1338. Person with disability plate and placard.
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(c) Health care provider's statement.--
(1) Any person applying for a special plate or parking
placard for persons with disabilities must present a
statement, certified by a physician, podiatrist,
chiropractor, optometrist, physician assistant or certified
registered nurse practitioner licensed or certified to
practice in this Commonwealth or in a contiguous state, that
the person with a disability is disabled as provided in
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subsection (a).
(2) Any person applying for a renewal of registration of
a special plate for persons with disabilities must comply
with this subsection. Once a person with a disability has
been duly certified by a physician, podiatrist, chiropractor,
optometrist, physician assistant or certified registered
nurse practitioner as being disabled, as provided in
subsection (a), the applicant need not submit a certification
for subsequent renewals of registration for a special plate
for persons with disabilities. A person who was issued a
person with disability plate under this section and no longer
qualifies for one shall not be charged a replacement fee for
a regular registration plate upon payment of the regular
registration fee.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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