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PRINTER'S NO. 3252
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2025
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY REESE, TAYLOR, W. KELLER, ADOLPH, BAKER, CARROLL,
CUTLER, DUNBAR, FRANKEL, GABLER, GALLOWAY, GIBBONS,
GILLESPIE, HAHN, HARHAI, HARHART, A. HARRIS, HEFFLEY,
KAUFFMAN, M. K. KELLER, KILLION, LONGIETTI, MACKENZIE, MAHER,
MAJOR, MARSICO, MATZIE, MUSTIO, OBERLANDER, PEIFER, PETRARCA,
PYLE, SACCONE, SAINATO, SAYLOR, SIMMONS, SNYDER AND STURLA,
APRIL 29, 2016
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 29, 2016
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for
temporary registration cards; in inspection of vehicles,
further providing for limited liability of inspection station
or mechanic, for suspension of certificates of appointment
and for certification of mechanics.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 1310(b), 4702.1(b), 4724(a) and (b) and
4726(b) and (c) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes are amended to read:
§ 1310. Temporary registration cards.
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(b) Duration.--Temporary registration cards shall be valid
for such period as the department shall designate. Temporary
registration cards issued to a vehicle acquired in this
Commonwealth for transportation to another state for
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registration or use in the other state shall be valid for 60
days from the date of issuance.
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§ 4702.1. Limited liability of inspection station or mechanic.
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[(b) Prior certification.--Inspection mechanics certified as
to training, qualifications and competence, prior to January 1,
1983, shall be deemed to have complied with departmental
regulations and shall be authorized to conduct motor vehicle
inspections without reapplication for certification.]
§ 4724. Suspension of certificates of appointment.
(a) General rule.--The department shall supervise and
inspect official inspection stations and may suspend the
certificate of appointment issued to a station, may impose a
monetary penalty on the station, or may issue points or a
warning against the station, which it finds is not properly
equipped or conducted or which has violated or failed to comply
with any of the provisions of this chapter or regulations
adopted by the department. A schedule of all penalties, points
and suspension may be established by the department by
publishing a notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin until the
regulations governing these penalties are promulgated by the
department. The department shall maintain a list of all stations
holding certificates of appointment and of those whose
certificates of appointment have been suspended. Any suspended
certificate of appointment and all unused certificates of
inspection shall be returned immediately to the department.
(b) Judicial review.--Any person whose certificate of
appointment has been denied or suspended or any station on which
a monetary penalty has been imposed under this chapter shall
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have the right to appeal to the court vested with jurisdiction
of such appeals by or pursuant to Title 42 (relating to
judiciary and judicial procedure). The court shall set the
matter for hearing upon 60 days' written notice to the
department and take testimony and examine into the facts of the
case and determine whether the petitioner is entitled to a
certificate of appointment or is subject to suspension of the
certificate of appointment or monetary penalty under the
provisions of this chapter.
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§ 4726. Certification of mechanics.
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(b) Supervision and suspension.--The department shall
supervise mechanics certified under this section and may suspend
the certification issued to a mechanic or impose a monetary
penalty if it finds that the mechanic has improperly conducted
inspections or has violated or failed to comply with any of the
provisions of this chapter or regulations adopted by the
department. The department shall maintain a list of all
certified mechanics and of those whose certification has been
suspended. Any suspended certificate shall be returned
immediately to the department.
(c) Judicial review.--Any mechanic whose certificate has
been denied or suspended, or on whom a monetary penalty has been
imposed under this chapter shall have the right to appeal to the
court vested with jurisdiction of such appeals by or pursuant to
Title 42 (relating to judiciary and judicial procedure). The
court shall set the matter for hearing upon 60 days' written
notice to the department and take testimony and examine into the
facts of the case and determine whether the petitioner is
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entitled to certification or is subject to suspension of the
certification or monetary penalty under the provisions of this
chapter.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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