PRINTER'S NO. 4129
No. 2839 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY SAYLOR, GEIST, SEMMEL, R. MILLER, B. SMITH,
PLATTS, FRANKEL, GRUCELA, HERSHEY, PISTELLA, SCHRODER,
ARMSTRONG, E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE AND WILT, OCTOBER 12, 2000
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, OCTOBER 12, 2000
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, requiring compliance with Federal selective service
3 requirements as part of application for learners' permits or
4 drivers' licenses.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
8 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
9 § 1521. Compliance with Federal selective service requirements.
10 (a) General rule.--Any United States citizen or immigrant
11 who is male, applies for a learner's permit or driver's license
12 or a renewal of any such permit or license and who is at least
13 18 years of age, but less than 26 years of age, must be
14 registered in compliance with the requirements of section 3 of
15 the Military Selective Service Act (62 Stat. 604, 50 U.S.C. App.
16 § 451 et seq.).
17 (b) Effect of applicant's signature.--The applicant's
18 signature on the application shall serve as an indication that
1 the applicant either has already registered with the selective
2 service system or that the applicant authorizes the department
3 to forward the necessary personal information to the selective
4 service system.
5 (c) Notification to applicant.--The department shall notify
6 the applicant at the time of application that the applicant's
7 signature constitutes authorization for the department to submit
8 the necessary personal information of the applicant for
9 registration with the selective service system, if the applicant
10 has not already so registered.
11 (d) Reporting of information.--The department shall forward
12 to the selective service system, in an electronic format
13 acceptable to the selective service system, the necessary
14 personal information of the applicants required to comply with
15 subsection (a).
16 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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