THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY PYLE, AUMENT, CLYMER, FREEMAN, GODSHALL, KNOWLES AND SONNEY, JUNE 2, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JUNE 2, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in budget and finance,

further providing for Commonwealth portion of fines.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 3571(b)(2) of Title 42 of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and the subsection

is amended by adding a paragraph to read:

§ 3571.  Commonwealth portion of fines, etc.

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(b)  Vehicle offenses.--

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(2)  Except as provided in [paragraph (4)] paragraphs (4)

and (5), when prosecution under any other provision of Title

75 (relating to vehicles) is the result of State Police

action, all of the following apply:

(i)  All fines, forfeited recognizances and other

forfeitures imposed, lost or forfeited shall be payable

to the Commonwealth, for credit to the Motor License

Fund. One-half of the revenue shall be paid to

municipalities as designated in subparagraph (ii) in the

same ratio provided in section 4 of the act of June 1,

1956 (1955 P.L.1944, No.655), [relating to partial

allocation of liquid fuels and fuel use tax proceeds.] 

referred to as the Liquid Fuels Tax Municipal Allocation

Law.

(ii)  Distribution of revenue is as follows:

(A)  Only a municipality that has a population of

not more than 3,000 or that provides at least 40

hours per week of local police services through a

municipal police department, participation in a

regional police department or contracts with other

municipal or regional police for police services may

receive revenue under subparagraph (i).

(B)  Revenue that is not paid to municipalities

under clause (A) shall be transferred to the

Pennsylvania State Police for cadet classes.

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(5)  When prosecution under any other provision of Title

75 is the result of State Police action on an interstate

highway, as defined in 75 Pa.C.S. § 102 (relating to

definitions), all fines, forfeited recognizances and other

forfeitures imposed, lost or forfeited shall be payable to

the Commonwealth, for credit to the Motor License Fund.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.