PRINTER'S NO. 691

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 656 Session of 1981


        INTRODUCED BY KOLTER, LUCYK, PISTELLA, GRAY, CALTAGIRONE,
           MORRIS AND TRELLO, FEBRUARY 18, 1981

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 18, 1981

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
     2     Statutes, further providing for the processing fee in lieu of
     3     registration fee.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  Subsection (c) of section 1901 of Title 75, act
     7  of November 25, 1970 (P.L.707, No.230), known as the
     8  Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, is amended to read:
     9  § 1901.  Exemption of entities and vehicles from fees.
    10     * * *
    11     (c)  Processing fee in lieu of registration fee.--No
    12  registration fee shall be charged for vehicles registered by any
    13  of the following but the department shall charge a fee of $10 to
    14  cover the costs of processing for issuing or renewing the
    15  registration:
    16         (1)  Hospital.
    17         (2)  Humane society.
    18         (3)  Nonprofit youth center.

     1         (4)  American Red Cross.
     2         (5)  Church.
     3         (6)  Girl Scouts of America.
     4         (7)  Boy Scouts of America.
     5         (8)  Salvation Army.
     6         (9)  Duly chartered posts of national veterans'
     7     organizations.
     8         (10)  Young Men's Christian Association.
     9         (11)  Young Men's Hebrew Association.
    10         (12)  Young Women's Christian Association.
    11         (13)  Young Women's Hebrew Association.
    12         (14)  Jewish Community Center.
    13         (15)  Nonprofit corporations of musical marching groups
    14     of youths.
    15         (16)  Any person who is retired and receiving social
    16     security or other pension and whose total income does not
    17     exceed [$7,500] $8,999 per year. Unless the retired person is
    18     physically or mentally incapable of driving the vehicle, the
    19     retired person shall be the principal driver of the vehicle
    20     but may from time to time authorize another person to drive
    21     the vehicle in his or her stead.
    22         (17)  Any veteran who lost a limb or eye or who became
    23     partially paralyzed while serving in the armed forces of the
    24     United States.
    25     * * *
    26     Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately and shall
    27  apply to processing fees charged on January 1 of the year next
    28  following the date of final enactment, and thereafter.


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