A09654
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
796
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY GORDNER, EICHELBERGER, RAFFERTY, MENSCH, AUMENT,
WAGNER AND STEFANO, JUNE 22, 2017
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 22, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for
definitions; in fees, further providing for exemptions from
other fees. and providing for recreational trailers and
recreational cargo trailers and for special procedures for
trailer registration; and, in size, weight and load, further
providing for registered gross weight.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1902(8) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by
adding a paragraph to read:
Section 1. Section 102 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by
adding a definition to read:
§ 102. Definitions.
Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent
provisions of this title which are applicable to specific
provisions of this title, the following words and phrases when
used in this title shall have, unless the context clearly
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indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section:
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"Recreational cargo trailer." A trailer designed or adapted
for the purposes of transporting animals or vehicles for
noncommercial recreational use, such as a horse trailer,
watercraft trailer or all-terrain trailer.
"Recreational trailer." A trailer designed or adapted [and
used exclusively for recreational purposes.] to provide
temporary living quarters for noncommercial recreational,
camping or travel use .
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Section 2. Section 1902(8) of Title 75 is amended and the
section is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
§ 1902. Exemptions from other fees.
No fee shall be charged under this title for or to any of the
following:
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(8) Volunteer emergency service personnel who require a
certified driving record for certification under [the act of
July 3, 1985 (P.L.164, No.45), known as the Emergency Medical
Services Act] 35 Pa.C.S. Ch. 81 (relating to emergency
medical services system).
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(11) Notwithstanding section 1617 (relating to fees),
the change of address on a commercial driver's license,
including a commercial driver's license with a motorcycle
endorsement, if an individual's current address has been
changed by a government entity.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
Section 3. Title 75 is amended by adding sections to read:
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§ 1920.1. Recreational trailers and recreational cargo
trailers .
(a) General rule.--The annual fee for registration of a
recreational trailer or recreational cargo trailer shall be
determined by its registered gross weight according to the
following table:
Registered Gross
Weight in Pounds Fee
8,000 or less $12
8,001 - 13,000 35
13,001 or more 90
(b) Optional five-year registration.--A recreational trailer
or recreational cargo trailer with a registered gross weight of
13,000 pounds or less may be registered for a period of five
years upon payment by the registrant of the applicable fee for
such period.
(c) Optional permanent registration.--The following apply:
(1) A recreational trailer or recreational cargo trailer
with a registered gross weight of 13,001 or more pounds may
be registered for a one- time fee of $425 in lieu of the
annual fee at the option of the registrant.
(2) A permanent registration of a recreational trailer
or recreational cargo trailer under this section may be
transferred to another recreational trailer or recreational
cargo trailer one time upon payment of the fee under section
1927 (relating to transfer of registration).
§ 1920.2. Special procedures for trailer registration.
(a) General rule.--Application for certificate of title and
the registration of a trailer, including a recreational trailer
or recreational cargo trailer , shall be made upon an appropriate
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form furnished by the department. Department information shall
contain the definitions of recreational trailer and recreational
cargo trailer as set forth under section 102 (relating to
definitions).
(b) Penalty.--An applicant who falsely certifies that a
trailer is a recreational trailer or recreational cargo trailer
on an application for a trailer registration is subject to the
penalty under 18 Pa.C.S. § 4904(b) (relating to unsworn
falsification to authorities).
Section 4. Section 4942(c) of Title 75 is amended to read:
§ 4942. Registered gross weight.
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(c) Combination.--No combination containing a trailer having
a gross weight or registered gross weight in excess of 10,000
pounds shall be operated with a gross weight in excess of the
registered gross weight of the truck or truck tractor for a
combination. This subsection shall not apply to a combination of
vehicles consisting of a motor vehicle towing a recreational
trailer or recreational cargo trailer, registered as such, as
long as the combination weight does not exceed the gross
combination weight rating.
Section 5. This act shall take effect as follows:
(1) This section shall take effect immediately.
(2) The amendment of 75 Pa.C.S. § 1902(8) shall take
effect in 60 days.
(3) The remainder of this act shall take effect in 180
days.
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