PRINTER'S NO. 2495
No. 1937 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY McCALL, PETRARCA, STABACK, MAYERNIK, MAINE,
DEMPSEY, KOSINSKI, TANGRETTI, CARLSON, WASS, MARKOSEK, JAMES,
MORRIS, STISH, DALEY, DIETTERICK, CORRIGAN, BATTISTO, PESCI,
J. TAYLOR, J. L. WRIGHT, RYBAK, NAILOR, COLE, CAWLEY, COY,
PISTELLA, MRKONIC, VROON, KENNEY, TRELLO, KASUNIC, HALUSKA,
FOX, DeLUCA, RUDY, GIGLIOTTI, MELIO, BUNT, JOHNSON, LAUGHLIN,
GEIST, FARMER, B. SMITH, FLEAGLE, FAIRCHILD, BILLOW, SCHULER,
HERMAN, PHILLIPS, E. Z. TAYLOR, OLASZ, ANGSTADT, MICOZZIE,
VEON, COHEN, McVERRY, BELARDI, LANGTRY AND MARSICO,
OCTOBER 3, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, OCTOBER 3, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for veteran plates and placards
3 and for exemption from registration fees.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 1342(d) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 1342. Veteran plates and placard.
9 * * *
10 (d) Prisoner of war plate.--On the application of an ex-
11 prisoner of war whose imprisonment while in the service of the
12 armed forces of the United States is certified by the
13 appropriate branch of the armed forces, the department shall
14 issue a special registration plate designating the vehicle as
1 belonging to an ex-prisoner of war. The registration plate shall
2 contain the letters "POW" and such other numbers or letters as
3 the department may determine and shall have the words "prisoner
4 of war" in at least ten-point bold type inscribed at the bottom
5 of the plate. If an individual is eligible for a special
6 registration plate under this subsection and for a special
7 registration plate under subsection (a), the special
8 registration plate under this subsection shall include the
9 international symbol for handicapped access. The special
10 registration plate may be used only on one passenger vehicle or
11 one other vehicle with a registered gross weight of not more
12 than 9,000 pounds.
13 * * *
14 Section 2. Section 1901(c) of Title 75 is amended by adding
15 a paragraph to read:
16 § 1901. Exemption of entities and vehicles from fees.
17 * * *
18 (c) Processing fee in lieu of registration fee.--No
19 registration fee shall be charged for vehicles registered by any
20 of the following but the department shall charge a fee of $10 to
21 cover the costs of processing for issuing or renewing the
22 registration:
23 * * *
24 (20) Any person who is an ex-prisoner of war. To qualify
25 under this paragraph, the person must present a certification
26 from the appropriate branch of the armed forces that the
27 person was imprisoned while in the service of the armed
28 forces of the United States.
29 * * *
30 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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