PRINTER'S NO. 2944
No. 2173 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY GODSHALL, NOVEMBER 18, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, NOVEMBER 18, 2003
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for special hauling permits as to
3 weight and size and for conditions of permits and security
4 for damages.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Sections 1942 and 4962 of Title 75 of the
8 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended by adding
9 subsections to read:
10 § 1942. Special hauling permits as to weight and size.
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12 (c) Supplement fee.--The fee for each supplement for vehicle
13 substitution as authorized under section 4962(f.2) (relating to
14 conditions of permits and security for damages) shall be $25.
15 § 4962. Conditions of permits and security for damages.
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17 (f.2) Permit supplements for vehicle substitution.--The
18 department may authorize the substitution of a motor vehicle, a
1 truck tractor or a semitrailer if:
2 (1) No weights or sizes are increased and the
3 substituted vehicle has the same number of axles and wheels
4 with spacings between axles and vehicle manufacturer's
5 ratings no less than the permitted vehicle.
6 (2) The supplement is requested and obtained prior to
7 the permit effective start date.
8 (3) The towed vehicle is not a mobile home or other load
9 where the trailer unit is an integral part of the load.
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11 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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