§ 1554. Probationary license
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 75 Pa.C.S.A. VehiclesEffective: October 20, 2018
Effective: October 20, 2018
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1554
§ 1554. Probationary license
The department may issue a probationary license for the operation of only a Class C noncommercial motor vehicle.
(1) An applicant for a probationary license must file a petition with the department by certified mail setting forth in detail the need for operating a motor vehicle. The petition shall be on a form prescribed by the department and shall identify the specific motor vehicles the petitioner seeks permission to operate. The petition shall include the operator's name, address and operator number and proof of financial responsibility. The department may require additional information as well as verification of the information contained in the petition. All fines, costs and restoration fees must be paid at the time of the petition.
(2) Before being eligible to petition for a probationary license, a person must have served the following terms of suspension or revocation for offenses enumerated in sections 1532 (relating to revocation or suspension of operating privilege), 1539 (relating to suspension of operating privilege on accumulation of points) and 1543 (relating to driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked):
(c) Fee.--The fee for applying for a probationary license shall be $35. The fee shall be nonrefundable. The annual fee for issuance of a probationary license shall be $75, plus the cost of the photograph required in section 1510(a) (relating to issuance and content of driver's license), which shall be in addition to all other licensing fees.
(4) If the applicant recommended for a probationary license is not licensed to drive in this or any other state, the licensee shall not immediately be issued a probationary license. The applicant shall be permitted to apply for a Class C learner's permit under the provisions of section 1505(a) (relating to learners' permits). Thirty days after the issuance of the learner's permit, the applicant shall be eligible to test for a driver's license under the provisions of section 1508(a). If the applicant successfully passes all the required examinations, the department then may issue a probationary license to the applicant.
(5) A person against whom there is an unsatisfied judgment resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle, until the judgment has been satisfied under the provisions of section 1774 (relating to payments sufficient to satisfy judgments) or an installment agreement has been entered into to satisfy the judgment as permitted under section 1772(b) (relating to suspension for nonpayment of judgments) or 1775 (relating to installment payment of judgments) and the financial responsibility of the person has been established.
(1) If a person who has been issued a probationary license is convicted of any of the offenses enumerated in section 1535 (relating to schedule of convictions and points), the probationary license shall be recalled for 30 days for each point accumulated, and the person shall surrender the probationary license to the department or its agents designated under the authority of section 1540 (relating to surrender of license).
(2) If a person who has been issued a probationary license is convicted, adjudicated delinquent or admitted to any preadjudication program for an offense for which the penalty is suspension, cancellation, disqualification or revocation of the operating privilege or if the department receives a report that the person has refused to submit to chemical testing as required by section 1547 (relating to chemical testing to determine amount of alcohol or controlled substance) or a report that the driver has been granted a consent decree or Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition, the probationary license shall be canceled, and the person shall surrender the probationary license to the department or its agents designated under the authority of section 1540.
(1) For the first three years after initial issuance of a probationary license, the person who has been issued the probationary license shall operate only the specific motor vehicles identified in the petition filed with the department and only between the hours of 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. or such later hour as may be agreed to by the department.
(5) An appeal from a decision of an administrative hearing officer may be taken in the manner provided in 42 Pa.C.S. § 763(a) (relating to direct appeals from government agencies). Such appeals are exempt from the provisions of section 1550(b) (relating to judicial review) and from the provisions of 42 Pa.C.S. § 933 (relating to appeals from government agencies).
(k) Limitation.--A person to whom a probationary license is issued for six consecutive years shall be eligible to apply for a regular driver's license at the fee prescribed by section 1951(a) (relating to driver's license and learner's permit) upon satisfactory completion of the sixth year of the probationary license.
Credits
1994, Dec. 12, P.L. 1048, No. 143, § 3, effective in nine months. Amended 1998, Dec. 21, P.L. 1126, No. 151, § 20; 2002, Oct. 4, P.L. 845, No. 123, § 3, effective in 60 days; 2002, Dec. 23, P.L. 1982, No. 229, § 9, effective in 60 days; 2003, Sept. 30, P.L. 120, No. 24, § 13, effective Feb. 1, 2004; 2013, Nov. 25, P.L. 974, No. 89, § 24, effective Jan. 1, 2015; 2017, July 20, P.L. 333, No. 30, § 4, effective in 15 months [Oct. 20, 2018].
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1554, PA ST 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1554
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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