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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY DePASQUALE, VULAKOVICH, SIPTROTH, CARROLL, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, FRANKEL, STURLA, MILLER, DEASY, McILVAINE SMITH, KORTZ AND MURT, DECEMBER 4, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, DECEMBER 4, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated |
2 | Statutes, further providing for surrender of registration |
3 | plates and cards upon suspension or revocation, for |
4 | suspension of registration upon sixth unpaid parking |
5 | violation in cities of the first class and for reinstatement |
6 | of operating privilege or vehicle registration. |
7 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
8 | hereby enacts as follows: |
9 | Section 1. Sections 1376(b.1), 1379 and 1960 of Title 75 of |
10 | the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read: |
11 | § 1376. Surrender of registration plates and cards upon |
12 | suspension or revocation. |
13 | * * * |
14 | (b.1) Immediate seizure of registration plates and cards.-- |
15 | The department may delegate authority to the persons described |
16 | in this section to immediately seize registration plates and |
17 | cards upon imposition of the following: |
18 | (1) a suspension imposed pursuant to section 1374(d)(3) |
19 | or (4) (relating to suspension or revocation of vehicle |
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1 | business registration plates) until all fees, taxes and |
2 | penalties have been paid; |
3 | (2) a suspension or revocation imposed pursuant to |
4 | section 1373(b)(3) (relating to suspension of registration) |
5 | or 1374(g); |
6 | (3) a suspension or revocation is reinstated after |
7 | determination of a matter as provided in section 1377 |
8 | (relating to judicial review); or |
9 | (4) a suspension imposed pursuant to section 1379 |
10 | (relating to suspension of registration upon sixth unpaid |
11 | parking violation [in cities of the first class]) until all |
12 | fines, penalties and costs have been paid. |
13 | * * * |
14 | § 1379. Suspension of registration upon sixth unpaid parking |
15 | violation [in cities of the first class]. |
16 | (a) Suspension of registration.--The department shall |
17 | suspend the registration of a vehicle upon the notification from |
18 | the parking authority or municipality that the owner or |
19 | registrant of the vehicle has failed to respond, failed to pay |
20 | or defaulted in the payment of six or more tickets or citations |
21 | issued for parking violations [in cities of the first class]. |
22 | (b) Notice to the department.--No sooner than 30 days after |
23 | mailing the notice provided under subsection (b.1), the parking |
24 | authority or municipality shall notify the department |
25 | electronically in a format prescribed by the department whenever |
26 | an owner or registrant fails to respond, fails to pay or |
27 | defaults in payment of six or more tickets or citations issued |
28 | for parking violations. When a notice has been provided under |
29 | this subsection and all of the tickets and citations are |
30 | subsequently paid, dismissed, reversed on appeal or canceled, |
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1 | the parking authority or municipality shall notify the |
2 | department electronically in a format prescribed by the |
3 | department of the disposition of the tickets and shall provide |
4 | the owner or registrant with a release from the suspension. |
5 | (b.1) Notice by the parking authority or municipality.-- |
6 | Prior to notifying the department under subsection (b), the |
7 | parking authority or municipality shall provide the owner or |
8 | registrant written notice by first class mail of its intent to |
9 | seek suspension of the vehicle registration pursuant to this |
10 | section. |
11 | (c) Period of suspension.--A suspension under subsection (a) |
12 | shall continue until the department receives notice from the |
13 | parking authority or municipality that all of the tickets and |
14 | citations are paid, dismissed, reversed on appeal or canceled or |
15 | the defendant enters into an agreement to make installment |
16 | payments for the fines and penalties imposed, provided that the |
17 | suspension may be reimposed by the department if the defendant |
18 | fails to make regular installment payments and pays the fee |
19 | prescribed in section 1960 (relating to reinstatement of |
20 | operating privilege or vehicle registration). |
21 | (d) Additional suspension.--The department shall impose an |
22 | additional period of registration suspension if, subsequent to |
23 | the issuance of a suspension under subsection (a) but prior to |
24 | the restoration of the registration, the department is notified |
25 | by the parking authority or municipality that the owner or |
26 | registrant has failed to respond, failed to pay or defaulted in |
27 | the payment of an additional ticket or citation issued for a |
28 | parking violation. |
29 | (e) Three-year limitation.--No suspension may be imposed |
30 | based upon a parking violation more than three years after the |
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1 | commission of the violation. |
2 | (f) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "parking |
3 | authority" means a parking authority in a city of the first |
4 | class known as the Philadelphia Parking Authority and a parking |
5 | authority in a city of the second class known as the Pittsburgh |
6 | Parking Authority. |
7 | § 1960. Reinstatement of operating privilege or vehicle |
8 | registration. |
9 | The department shall charge a fee of $25 or, if section 1379 |
10 | (relating to suspension of registration upon sixth unpaid |
11 | parking violation [in cities of the first class]) or 1786(d) |
12 | (relating to required financial responsibility) applies, a fee |
13 | of $50 to restore a person's operating privilege or the |
14 | registration of a vehicle following a suspension or revocation. |
15 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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