PRINTER'S NO. 1699
No. 1357 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY ROCK, BENNINGHOFF, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, CREIGHTON,
DENLINGER, HENNESSEY, KORTZ, MILLARD, ROAE, SIPTROTH,
SOLOBAY, STERN AND YOUNGBLOOD, MAY 24, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MAY 24, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for weight restriction relating
3 to special registration plates and for use and display of
4 illuminated signs.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Sections 1342(a), (c) and (d), 1346, 1348, 1350,
8 1351, 1352, 1353, 1354(a), 1355, 1356, 1357, 1358, 1359(a) and
9 1360 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are
10 amended to read:
11 § 1342. Veteran plates and placard.
12 (a) Severely disabled veteran plate.--On the application of
13 a veteran whose service-connected disability is certified at
14 100% by the service unit of the armed forces in which the
15 veteran served or by the United States Veterans' Administration
16 or who has a service-connected disability of the type enumerated
17 in section 1338 (relating to person with disability plate and
18 placard), the department shall issue a special registration
1 plate designating the vehicle as belonging to a severely
2 disabled veteran. The registration plate shall have a white
3 background, shall have blue numbers or letters as the department
4 may determine, shall have the words, "disabled veteran," in at
5 least ten-point bold type, inscribed in red at the bottom of the
6 plate, and shall include the international symbol for access for
7 persons with disabilities. Only one special registration plate
8 shall be issued to a veteran under this section. It may be used
9 only on a passenger car or truck with a registered gross weight
10 of not more than [9,000] 10,000 pounds. In the case of a
11 motorcycle, the department shall issue a decal containing the
12 international symbol for access for persons with disabilities
13 and the words "disabled veteran" for display on the registration
14 plate.
15 * * *
16 (c) Disabled veteran plates.--On the application of any
17 veteran having a disability certified by the service unit of the
18 armed forces in which the veteran served or by the United States
19 Veterans' Administration as service-connected, the department
20 shall issue a special registration plate designating the vehicle
21 as belonging to a disabled veteran. The registration plate shall
22 have a white background, shall have numbers or letters as the
23 department may determine and shall have the words "disabled
24 veteran" in at least ten-point bold type inscribed at the bottom
25 of the plate. Only one special registration plate shall be
26 issued to a veteran under this section. It may be used only on a
27 passenger car or truck with a registered gross weight of not
28 more than [9,000] 10,000 pounds.
29 (d) Prisoner of war plate.--On the application of an ex-
30 prisoner of war whose imprisonment while in the service of the
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1 armed forces of the United States is certified by the
2 appropriate branch of the armed forces, the department shall
3 issue a special registration plate designating the vehicle as
4 belonging to an ex-prisoner of war. The registration plate shall
5 contain the letters "POW" and such other numbers or letters as
6 the department may determine and shall have the words "prisoner
7 of war" in at least ten-point bold type inscribed at the bottom
8 of the plate. Only one special registration plate shall be
9 issued to an ex-prisoner of war under this subsection. The
10 special registration plate may be used only on a passenger car
11 or truck with a registered gross weight of not more than [9,000]
12 10,000 pounds.
13 * * *
14 § 1346. Special plates for recipients of Purple Heart.
15 Upon application of any person who is a recipient of the
16 Purple Heart, the department shall issue to such person a
17 special registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed
18 as belonging to a person who is a recipient of the Purple Heart.
19 A severely disabled veteran, as described in section 1342(a)
20 (relating to veteran plates and placard), who is qualified to
21 receive a plate under this section may also elect to receive a
22 placard under section 1342(b). The special registration plate
23 may be used only on a passenger car or truck with a registered
24 gross weight of not more than [9,000] 10,000 pounds.
25 § 1348. Special plates for Pearl Harbor survivors.
26 Upon application of any person who is a survivor of Pearl
27 Harbor, accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition
28 to the annual registration fee and by such documentation as the
29 department shall require, the department shall issue to such
30 person a special registration plate designating the vehicle so
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1 licensed as belonging to a person who is a survivor of Pearl
2 Harbor. The special registration plate may be used only on a
3 passenger car or truck with a registered gross weight of not
4 more than [9,000] 10,000 pounds.
5 § 1350. Special plates for veterans of Korean War.
6 Upon application of any person who is a veteran of the Korean
7 War, accompanied by a fee of $20, which shall be in addition to
8 the annual registration fee, and by such documentation as the
9 department shall require, the department shall issue to the
10 person a special registration plate designating the vehicle so
11 licensed as belonging to a person who is a veteran of the Korean
12 War. The special registration plate may be used only on a
13 passenger car or truck with a registered gross weight of not
14 more than [9,000] 10,000 pounds.
15 § 1351. Special plates for veterans of Persian Gulf War.
16 Upon application of any person who is a veteran of the
17 Persian Gulf War, accompanied by a fee of $20, which shall be in
18 addition to the annual registration fee, and by such
19 documentation as the department shall require, the department
20 shall issue to the person a special registration plate
21 designating the vehicle so licensed as belonging to a person who
22 is a veteran of the Persian Gulf War. The special registration
23 plate may be used only on a passenger car or truck with a
24 registered gross weight of not more than [9,000] 10,000 pounds.
25 § 1352. Wild resource conservation plate.
26 The department, in consultation with the Wild Resource
27 Conservation Board, shall design a special wild resource
28 conservation registration plate. Upon application of any person,
29 accompanied by a fee of $35 which shall be in addition to the
30 annual registration fee, the department shall issue the plate
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1 for a passenger car, motor home, trailer or truck with a
2 registered gross weight of not more than [9,000] 10,000 pounds.
3 The Wild Resource Conservation Fund shall receive $15 of each
4 additional fee for this plate.
5 § 1353. Preserve our heritage registration plate.
6 The department, in consultation with the Pennsylvania
7 Historical and Museum Commission, shall design a special
8 preserve our heritage registration plate. Upon receipt of an
9 application, accompanied by a fee of $35 which shall be in
10 addition to the annual registration fee, the department shall
11 issue the plate for a passenger car, motor home, trailer or
12 truck with a registered gross weight of not more than [9,000]
13 10,000 pounds. The Historical Preservation Fund shall receive
14 $15 of each additional fee for this plate.
15 § 1354. Flagship Niagara commemorative registration plate.
16 (a) Plate.--The department, in consultation with the
17 Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, shall design a
18 Flagship Niagara commemorative registration plate. Upon
19 application of any person, accompanied by a fee of $35 which
20 shall be in addition to the annual registration fee, the
21 department shall issue the plate for a passenger car, motor
22 home, trailer or truck with a registered gross weight of not
23 more than [9,000] 10,000 pounds.
24 * * *
25 § 1355. Zoological plate.
26 The department, in consultation with the Pennsylvania
27 Zoological Council, shall design a special zoological
28 registration plate. Upon application of any person, accompanied
29 by a fee of $35 which shall be in addition to the annual
30 registration fee, the department shall issue the plate for a
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1 passenger car, motor home, trailer or truck with a registered
2 gross weight of not more than [9,000] 10,000 pounds. The
3 Zoological Enhancement Fund shall receive $15 of the fee paid by
4 the applicant for the plate.
5 § 1356. Special plates for recipients of Expeditionary Forces
6 Medal.
7 Upon application of any person who is a recipient of the
8 Expeditionary Forces Medal, accompanied by a fee of $20 which
9 shall be in addition to the annual registration fee and by such
10 documentation as the department shall require, the department
11 shall issue to such person a special registration plate
12 designating the vehicle so registered as belonging to a person
13 who is a recipient of the Expeditionary Forces Medal. The
14 special registration plate may be used only on a passenger car
15 or truck with a registered gross weight of not more than [9,000]
16 10,000 pounds.
17 § 1357. Special plates for World War II veterans.
18 Upon application of any person who is a veteran of World War
19 II, accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition to
20 the annual registration fee and by such documentation as the
21 department shall require, the department shall issue to such
22 person a special registration plate carrying the symbol of a
23 ruptured duck designating the vehicle so registered as belonging
24 to a person who is a veteran of World War II. The special
25 registration plate may be used only on a passenger car or truck
26 with a registered gross weight of not more than [9,000] 10,000
27 pounds.
28 § 1358. DARE plate.
29 The department, in consultation with the Pennsylvania
30 Commission on Crime and Delinquency, shall design a special drug
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1 abuse resistance education (DARE) registration plate which
2 utilizes the DARE logo or slogan in the design. Upon application
3 of any person, accompanied by a fee of $35 which shall be in
4 addition to the annual registration fee, the department shall
5 issue the plate for a passenger car, motor home, trailer or
6 truck with a registered gross weight of not more than [9,000]
7 10,000 pounds. The Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program shall
8 receive $15 of each additional fee for this plate.
9 § 1359. Special plates for steelworkers.
10 (a) General rule.--Upon application of any person who is a
11 steelworker, accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in
12 addition to the annual registration fee and by such
13 documentation as the department shall require, the department
14 shall issue to such person a special registration plate
15 designating the vehicle so licensed as belonging to a person who
16 is a steelworker. The special registration plate may be used
17 only on a passenger car or a truck with a registered gross
18 weight of not more than [9,000] 10,000 pounds. The plate shall
19 bear the likeness of the official emblem of the American Iron
20 and Steel Institute.
21 * * *
22 § 1360. Special plates for veterans of Vietnam Conflict.
23 Upon application of any person who is a veteran of the
24 Vietnam Conflict as that term is defined for the awarding of the
25 Vietnam Service Medal, accompanied by a fee of $20 in addition
26 to the annual registration fee and by such documentation as the
27 department shall require, the department shall issue to the
28 person a special registration plate designating the vehicle so
29 licensed as belonging to a person who is a veteran of the
30 Vietnam Conflict. The special registration plate may be used
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1 only on a passenger car or truck with a registered gross weight
2 of not more than [9,000] 10,000 pounds.
3 Section 2. Section 4307 of Title 75 is amended by adding
4 subsections to read:
5 § 4307. Use and display of illuminated signs.
6 * * *
7 (f) Food delivery vehicle.--A food delivery vehicle may
8 display an illuminated sign which shall be of a department-
9 approved size and type designed not to interfere with or unduly
10 distract the drivers of other vehicles on the highway. The
11 department shall promulgate regulations setting forth the size,
12 type and placement of signs approved for use under this
13 subsection.
14 (g) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "food
15 delivery vehicle" means a vehicle engaged in the transportation
16 or conveyance of food products or items from their place of
17 origin or production to a place of delivery, which vehicle may
18 make intermittent stops that are customary in the routine
19 conduct of the business for which the transportation occurs.
20 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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