PRINTER'S NO. 797
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
731
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY LONGIETTI, BARRAR, SAINATO, V. BROWN, DAVIS,
KORTZ, McNEILL, MURT, JAMES, MACKENZIE, GODSHALL, READSHAW,
FREEMAN, D. COSTA, DRISCOLL, WARD, KINSEY, BOBACK, DeLUCA,
DEASY, FARRY, GILLEN AND ZIMMERMAN, MARCH 7, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 7, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for
special plates for recipients of Purple Heart; and, in fees,
further providing for replacement registration plates.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 1346 and 1929 of Title 75 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
§ 1346. Special plates for recipients of Purple Heart.
Upon application of any person who is a recipient of the
Purple Heart, the department shall issue to such person, exempt
from the fee under section 1929 (relating to replacement
registration plates), a special registration plate designating
the vehicle so licensed as belonging to a person who is a
recipient of the Purple Heart. A severely disabled veteran, as
described in section 1342(a) (relating to veteran plates and
placard), who is qualified to receive a plate under this section
may also elect to receive a placard under section 1342(b). The
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special registration plate may be used only on a passenger car
or truck with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000
pounds.
§ 1929. Replacement registration plates.
The fee for a replacement registration plate other than a
legislative or personal plate, or as specified in section 1346
(relating to special plates for recipients of Purple Heart),
shall be $11.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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