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                                 SENATE AMENDED
        PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 157, 1414, 2511          PRINTER'S NO. 2910

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 131 Session of 2007


        INTRODUCED BY YEWCIC, BARRAR, BIANCUCCI, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL,
           COHEN, CRUZ, CURRY, FABRIZIO, HALUSKA, HORNAMAN, JAMES,
           MELIO, MUSTIO, PHILLIPS, ROEBUCK, ROHRER, RUBLEY, J. TAYLOR,
           WANSACZ, YOUNGBLOOD, SIPTROTH, MURT, DENLINGER, LENTZ,
           McGEEHAN AND KORTZ, JANUARY 31, 2007

        SENATOR ARMSTRONG, APPROPRIATIONS, IN SENATE, RE-REPORTED AS
           AMENDED, DECEMBER 3, 2007

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania
     2     Consolidated Statutes, prohibiting fees for police services.

     3     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     4  hereby enacts as follows:
     5     Section 1.  Title 53 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
     6  Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
     7  § 1392.  Prohibition of fees for police services.
     8     (a)  Prohibition.--A municipality shall not charge a fee for
     9  or seek reimbursement of costs or expenses incurred as a result
    10  of municipal police responding to a motor vehicle accident,
    11  including, but not limited to, costs incurred for labor,
    12  materials, supplies or equipment used or provided in the
    13  response.
    14     (b)  Limitation.--Subsection EXCEPT FOR THOSE FEES OR CHARGES  <--
    15  AUTHORIZED IN STATE LAW OR ARISING FROM ACCIDENT REPORTING OR


     1  OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE FEES RELATED TO ACCIDENT REPORTING,
     2  SUBSECTION (a) shall not be construed or applied to authorize
     3  the imposition of any other fee by a municipality.
     4     (B)  LIMITATION.--SUBSECTION (A) SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO     <--
     5  AUTHORIZE THE IMPOSITION OF ANY FEE OTHER THAN THOSE FEES OR
     6  CHARGES FOR FURNISHING COPIES OR REPORTS UNDER 75 PA.C.S § 3751
     7  (RELATING TO REPORTS BY POLICE) IN THE FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE
     8  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND FOR RECOVERY OF THE ACTUAL
     9  COSTS IN FURNISHING COPIES OF ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
    10  SEPARATE FROM THAT PROVIDED IN 75 PA.C.S. § 3751 AND ANY OTHER
    11  FEES OR CHARGES AUTHORIZED IN STATE LAW.
    12     (c)  Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
    13  words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
    14  subsection:
    15     "Municipal police."  A public agency of a municipality having
    16  general police powers and charged with making arrests in
    17  connection with the enforcement of the criminal or traffic laws.
    18  The term shall include any regional police department from which
    19  the municipality receives police services or any police
    20  department which provides the municipality with police services
    21  pursuant to agreement or contract.
    22     "Municipality."  A county, city, borough, incorporated town,
    23  township or home rule municipality.
    24     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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