PRINTER'S NO. 196
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
229
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY SONNEY, CARROLL, D. COSTA, DOWLING, GABLER,
LONGIETTI, MILLARD, MULLERY, ORTITAY AND TOPPER,
JANUARY 31, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 31, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for
definitions; in fees, providing for recreational 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. The definition of "recreational trailer" in
section 102 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended 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
indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section:
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"Recreational trailer." A trailer designed or adapted [and
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used exclusively for recreational purposes.]:
(1) to provide temporary living quarters for
noncommercial recreational, camping or travel use; or
(2) for the purposes of transporting animals or vehicles
for noncommercial recreational use, such as a horse trailer,
watercraft trailer or all-terrain vehicle trailer.
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Section 2. Title 75 is amended by adding sections to read:
§ 1920.1. Recreational trailers.
(a) General rule.--The annual fee for registration of a
recreational 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
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 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
under this section may be transferred to another recreational
trailer one time upon payment of the fee under section 1927
(relating to transfer of registration).
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§ 1920.2. Special procedures for trailer registration.
(a) General rule.--Application for the registration of a
trailer, including a recreational trailer, shall be made upon an
appropriate form furnished by the department. The form shall
contain the definition of recreational trailer as set forth
under section 102 (relating to definitions), and the applicant
must certify, if applicable, that the trailer meets the
definition.
(b) Penalty.--An applicant who falsely certifies that a
trailer is a recreational 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 3. 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 as long as the combination weight does not exceed the
gross combination weight rating.
Section 4. This act shall take effect in 180 days.
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