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PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 736
PRINTER'S NO. 757
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
648
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY RAFFERTY, RESCHENTHALER, DINNIMAN, YUDICHAK,
AUMENT AND BLAKE, APRIL 21, 2017
SENATOR RAFFERTY, TRANSPORTATION, AS AMENDED, APRIL 25, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in registration of vehicles, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR
SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES AND providing for Distracted
Driving Awareness plate.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
SECTION 1. SECTION 1341(C) OF TITLE 75 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
CONSOLIDATED STATUTES IS AMENDED TO READ:
§ 1341. SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES.
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(C) ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION PLATES.--UPON REQUEST BY THE
APPLICANT, THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE ORGANIZATION
REGISTRATION PLATES. ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION PLATES MAY BE
ISSUED FOR SPECIAL GROUPS OR FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES AND BEAR AN
APPROPRIATE DESIGNATION. SPECIAL GROUPS MAY CHARGE A FEE FOR
AUTHORIZATION TO REQUEST A REGISTRATION PLATE BEARING THE NAME
OF THE GROUP OR A PORTION OF THE GROUP AS DESIRED BY THE
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ORGANIZATION. IF THE VEHICLE IS LICENSED TO A BUSINESS THAT IS
NOT A MEMBER OF THE SPECIAL GROUP, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE
THE PLATE AS LONG AS THE BUSINESS OWNER OR OFFICER MAKING
APPLICATION IS A MEMBER OF THAT GROUP. AN ORGANIZATION
REGISTRATION PLATE MAY BE USED ONLY ON A PASSENGER CAR OR TRUCK,
WITH A REGISTERED GROSS WEIGHT OF NOT MORE THAN 14,000 POUNDS,
TRAILER, MOTORCYCLE OR MOTOR HOME.
SECTION 2. TITLE 75 IS AMENDED BY ADDING A SECTION TO READ:
§ 1358.2. Distracted Driving Awareness plate.
(a) Distracted Driving Awareness plate.--The department
shall design a Distracted Driving Awareness registration plate.
Upon application of any person, accompanied by a fee of $40,
which shall be in addition to the registration fee, the
department shall issue the plate for a passenger car or truck
with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds or
a motor home. The fee shall be used exclusively to advance
public education and outreach on the dangers posed by distracted
driving, at the department's discretion.
(b) Expiration.--This section shall expire December 31,
2025.
Section 2 3. This act shall take effect in 60 120 days.
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