PRINTER'S NO. 917
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
777
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY LANGERHOLC, GORDNER, BROOKS, VOGEL, BARTOLOTTA,
HUTCHINSON, COSTA, BAKER, MASTRIANO, J. WARD, DiSANTO,
MARTIN, MENSCH, REGAN, STEFANO AND PITTMAN, JUNE 17, 2021
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 17, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in inspection of vehicles, further providing for
requirement for periodic inspection of vehicles.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4702(g) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding paragraphs and the
section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
ยง 4702. Requirement for periodic inspection of vehicles.
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(g) Exceptions.--The following are exceptions to subsection
(f):
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(5) Emission inspection criteria for newest model year
vehicles.--A subject vehicle shall be exempt from the
requirements for emission inspection for five years after the
vehicle is manufactured. A one-time certificate of exemption
shall be affixed to the subject vehicle for the entire
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duration of the exemption and in a manner prescribed by
department regulation. After the fifth year, the subject
vehicle shall receive an emission inspection in accordance
with this section. The following shall apply:
(i) The department shall notify each official
inspection station on a periodic basis of vehicles exempt
from the requirements for emission inspection.
(ii) This paragraph shall not apply to the extent
that Federal funding would not be received by the
Commonwealth due to the exemption under this paragraph.
Notice of nonapplicability under this subparagraph shall
be transmitted by the department to the Legislative
Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania
Bulletin.
(6) Gas cap test not required for certain vehicles.--A
subject vehicle that was manufactured without a gas cap shall
not be required to receive a gas cap test to determine
whether or not the subject vehicle's gas cap is functioning
as designed.
(h) Anti-tampering inspection.--Notwithstanding subsection
(g)(5), the five most recent model year vehicles shall be
subject to visual anti-tampering inspections for the presence of
emissions control components installed on the vehicle by
manufacturers, which may occur during the annual safety
inspection.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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