PRINTER'S NO. 2856
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2440
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY SNYDER, KOSIEROWSKI, T. DAVIS, HILL-EVANS, GUENST,
JAMES, McNEILL, SCHLOSSBERG, MADDEN, SANCHEZ, BOBACK, STAATS,
ZIMMERMAN, DELLOSO, O'MARA, INNAMORATO, PISCIOTTANO, COOK,
ROWE, FARRY AND CIRESI, MARCH 23, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 23, 2022
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for
issuance and content of driver's license.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1510 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 1510. Issuance and content of driver's license.
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(a.2) Volunteer firefighter's driver's license
designation.--
(1) Beginning as soon as practicable, but no later than
18 months following the effective date of this subsection,
the department shall issue a driver's license or
identification card that clearly indicates that the person is
a volunteer firefighter. A qualified applicant is an
individual who currently serves as a member of a volunteer
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fire company as defined in 35 Pa.C.S. § 7802 (relating to
definitions).
(2) Upon receipt of an application from a qualified
applicant accompanied by documentation required by the
department, the department shall independently validate the
documentation and immediately issue to the individual a
driver's license or identification card displaying a
volunteer firefighter designation. There shall be no fee for
the designation, but the qualified applicant must pay any
renewal or duplicate driver's license or identification card
fees.
(3) A person who falsely claims to be a volunteer
firefighter on an application for a driver's license or
identification card is subject to the penalty under 18
Pa.C.S. § 4904(b) (relating to unsworn falsification to
authorities).
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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