PRINTER'S NO. 3609
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2906
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY RABB, BULLOCK AND MADDEN, OCTOBER 26, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, OCTOBER 26, 2022
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for
display of registration plate.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1332(b) and (c) of Title 75 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended and the section
is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 1332. Display of registration plate.
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(b) Obscuring plate.--It is unlawful to display on any
vehicle a registration plate which:
(1) is so dirty as to prevent the reading of the number
or letters thereon at a reasonable distance;
(2) is obscured in any manner which inhibits the proper
operation of an automated red light enforcement system in
place pursuant to section 3116 (relating to automated red
light enforcement systems in first class cities) or 3117
(relating to automated red light enforcement systems in
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certain municipalities) or any other automated enforcement
system authorized by this title or an electronic toll
collection system as authorized under 74 Pa.C.S. § 8117
(relating to electronic toll collection);
(3) is otherwise illegible at a reasonable distance [or
is obscured in any manner; or];
(4) is obscured, covered or otherwise obstructed in a
manner which inhibits the visibility of the issuing
jurisdiction at a reasonable distance[.]; or
(5) is obscured, covered or otherwise obstructed in a
manner which substantially inhibits the visibility of the
identifying numbers or letters at a reasonable distance.
(b.1) Tinted plate.--A tinted registration plate covering is
permitted if the issuing jurisdiction and identifying numbers
and letters are legible at a reasonable distance.
(c) Penalty for obscured plate.--Any person who violates
subsection [(b)(2) or (4)] (b)(2), (4) or (5) commits a summary
offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine
of $100.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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