PRINTER'S NO. 41
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
62
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, KITCHEN, BREWSTER AND TARTAGLIONE,
JANUARY 14, 2015
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 14, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for
probationary license.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1554(b), (f)(7) and (k) of Title 75 of
the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
ยง 1554. Probationary license.
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(b) Petition.--
(1) An applicant for a probationary license must file a
petition with the department by certified mail setting forth
in detail the need for operating a motor vehicle. The
petition shall be on a form prescribed by the department and
shall identify the specific motor vehicles the petitioner
seeks permission to operate. The petition shall include the
operator's name, address and operator number and proof of
financial responsibility. The department may require
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additional information as well as verification of the
information contained in the petition. All fines, costs and
restoration fees must be paid at the time of the petition.
(2) Before being eligible to petition for a probationary
license, a person must have served and earned credit toward
serving the following terms of suspension or revocation for
offenses enumerated in sections 1532 (relating to suspension
of operating privilege), 1539 (relating to suspension of
operating privilege on accumulation of points) and 1543
(relating to driving while operating privilege is suspended
or revoked):
(i) A person with one to seven offenses must have
earned credit for at least a [three-year] one and one-
half year term of suspension or revocation.
(ii) A person with 8 to 14 offenses must have earned
credit for at least a [four-year] two-year term of
suspension or revocation.
(iii) A person with 15 to 21 offenses must have
earned credit for at least a [five-year] two and one-half
year term of suspension or revocation.
(iv) A person with 22 or more offenses must have
earned credit for at least a [six-year] three-year term
of suspension or revocation.
(3) (i) The applicant must prove to the satisfaction of
the department that the applicant has not driven a motor
vehicle during the minimum period of suspension or
revocation.
(ii) The applicant's driving history during the
minimum period of suspension or revocation shall be
sufficient documentation for the department to determine
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whether the applicant is eligible for a probationary
license.
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(f) Unauthorized issuance.--The department shall not issue a
probationary license to:
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(7) A person who [has previously been issued a
probationary license.], at the time he applies for a
probationary license, has previously been granted such a
privilege within the period of five years next preceding such
application.
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(k) Limitation.--A person to whom a probationary license is
issued for [six] three consecutive years shall be eligible to
apply for a regular driver's license at the fee prescribed by
section 1951(a) (relating to driver's license and learner's
permit) upon satisfactory completion of the [sixth] third year
of the probationary license.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 90 days.
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