§ 8516. Operation
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 75 Pa.C.S.A. VehiclesEffective: February 1, 2021
Effective: February 1, 2021
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 8516
§ 8516. Operation
(i) Except as permitted under subparagraph (ii), The department may not limit an authorized entity to phase 1 operation for less than 90 days and not more than 180 days from the date the PDD authorization was issued, or less than 90 days and not more than 180 days from the date the authorized entity's phase 2 operation was revoked by the department, whichever is applicable.
(ii) The department may limit an authorized entity to phase 1 operation for less than 90 days or more than 180 days from the date the PDD authorization was issued, or less than 90 days and not more than 180 days from the date the authorized entity's phase 2 operation was revoked by the department, whichever is applicable, if agreed to by the authorized entity.
(2) The department may authorize, in writing, an authorized entity to operate personal delivery devices under phase 2 if the authorized entity and its PDD operators have demonstrated the safe operation of personal delivery devices under phase 1 and the department has determined the authorized entity's personal delivery devices can be operated safely under phase 2 and in accordance with this subchapter.
(3) Following notice and an opportunity for an administrative hearing, the department may revoke, in writing, an authorized entity's phase 2 authorization and change the authorized entity's authorized operational phase if the department determines the revocation and change is necessary to ensure public safety and compliance with this subchapter.
(b) General operation requirement.--Except as to special operation requirements in subsection (c), An authorized entity and its PDD operators shall operate personal delivery devices in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 35 (relating to special vehicles and pedestrians) applicable to pedestrians.
(e) Exception.--The department may, by order of the secretary, permit the use of a personal delivery device upon a roadway, or shoulder or berm of a roadway, under the jurisdiction of the department where the posted speed limit is greater than 25 miles per hour but not greater than 35 miles per hour.
(f) PDD operator requirement.--No PDD operator may operate a personal delivery device on behalf of an authorized entity unless the individual possesses a valid driver's license from a licensing authority in the United States. The department may not impose any additional licensing requirements or additional authorization requirements on a PDD operator.
Credits
2020, Nov. 1, P.L. 1064, No. 106, § 4, effective in 90 days [Feb. 1, 2021].
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 8516, PA ST 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 8516
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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