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PRINTER'S NO. 2734
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1969
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY MURT, OCTOBER 21, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, OCTOBER 21, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for
person with disability plate and placard.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1338(c) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 1338. Person with disability plate and placard.
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(c) Health care provider's statement.--
(1) Any person applying for a special plate or parking
placard for persons with disabilities must present a
statement, certified by a physician, podiatrist,
chiropractor, optometrist, physician assistant, licensed
physical therapist or certified registered nurse practitioner
licensed or certified to practice in this Commonwealth or in
a contiguous state, that the person with a disability is
disabled as provided in subsection (a).
(2) Any person applying for a renewal of registration of
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a special plate for persons with disabilities must comply
with this subsection. Once a person with a disability has
been duly certified by a physician, podiatrist, chiropractor,
optometrist, physician assistant, licensed physical therapist
or certified registered nurse practitioner as being disabled,
as provided in subsection (a), the applicant need not submit
a certification for subsequent renewals of registration for a
special plate for persons with disabilities. A person who was
issued a person with disability plate under this section and
no longer qualifies for one shall not be charged a
replacement fee for a regular registration plate upon payment
of the regular registration fee.
(3) In lieu of a health care provider's statement, a
person applying for a special plate or parking placard may
present a statement from a police officer certifying that the
person does not have full use of a leg, or both legs, or is
blind.
(4) The department shall phase out existing handicapped
placards as soon as practicable and issue a new series to
persons who comply with this section.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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