SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 2899, 2940, 2980, PRINTER'S NO. 3990
3401
No. 2164 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY GEIST AND S. MILLER, NOVEMBER 19, 2001
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, IN SENATE, JUNE 10, 2002
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, imposing penalties on department employees or
3 agents who issue a fraudulent driver's license; AND FURTHER <--
4 PROVIDING FOR MOTORCYCLE FEES.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 1571 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania <--
8 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
9 SECTION 1. SECTIONS 1571 AND 7904 OF TITLE 75 OF THE <--
10 PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES ARE AMENDED TO READ:
11 § 1571. Violations concerning licenses.
12 (a) Offenses defined.--It is unlawful for any person:
13 (1) To exhibit or cause or permit to be exhibited or
14 have in possession any recalled, canceled, suspended,
15 revoked, disqualified, fictitious or fraudulently altered
16 driver's license.
17 (2) To lend a driver's license to any other person or
1 permit the use thereof by another.
2 (3) To exhibit or represent as one's own any driver's
3 license not issued to the person.
4 (4) To fail or refuse to surrender to the department
5 upon lawful demand a recalled, canceled, suspended, revoked,
6 disqualified, fictitious or fraudulently altered driver's
7 license.
8 (a.1) Employees and agents.--It is unlawful for any
9 department employee or any agent of the department to issue a
10 fictitious or fraudulently altered driver's license WHEN THE <--
11 EMPLOYEE OR AGENT HAS KNOWLEDGE THAT THE APPLICATION FOR THE
12 DRIVER'S LICENSE OR THE DRIVER'S LICENSE CONTAINS FICTITIOUS OR
13 FRAUDULENT INFORMATION.
14 (b) Penalty.--
15 (1) Any person violating any of the provisions of [this
16 section is guilty of] subsection (a) commits a summary
17 offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a
18 fine of $100.
19 (2) Any person violating the provisions of subsection
20 (a.1) commits a felony of the third degree and shall be
21 sentenced as provided in 18 Pa.C.S. §§ 1101(3) (relating to
22 fines) and 1103(3) (relating to sentence of imprisonment for
23 felony). EACH DRIVER'S LICENSE INVOLVED SHALL CONSTITUTE A <--
24 SEPARATE OFFENSE.
25 § 7904. FEES.
26 FEES RELATING TO MOTORCYCLE LICENSES FOR MOTORCYCLE OPERATORS
27 TO BE COLLECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE IN
28 ADDITION TO ANY OTHER FEES IMPOSED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
29 TITLE AND ARE AS FOLLOWS:
30 (1) AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF [$2] $5 SHALL BE ASSESSED AND
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1 COLLECTED FOR EACH ORIGINAL MOTORCYCLE OPERATOR'S LICENSE.
2 (2) AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF [$2] $5 SHALL BE ASSESSED AND
3 COLLECTED FOR EACH ANNUAL RENEWAL OF A MOTORCYCLE OPERATOR'S
4 LICENSE.
5 (3) AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF [$2] $5 SHALL BE ASSESSED AND
6 COLLECTED FOR EACH MOTORCYCLE LEARNER'S PERMIT.
7 (4) AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF [$2] $5 SHALL BE ASSESSED AND
8 COLLECTED FOR EACH REPLACEMENT MOTORCYCLE OPERATOR'S LICENSE.
9 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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