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§ 6112. Removal of traffic hazards by property owner

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 75 Pa.C.S.A. Vehicles

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 75 Pa.C.S.A. Vehicles (Refs & Annos)
Part V. Administration and Enforcement
Chapter 61. Powers of Department and Local Authorities
Subchapter A. General Provisions
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 6112
§ 6112. Removal of traffic hazards by property owner
Currentness
(a) General rule.--It is the duty of the owner of real property to remove from the property any tree, plant, shrub or other similar obstruction, or part thereof, which by obstructing the view of any driver constitutes a traffic hazard.
(b) Notice of hazard.--When the department or any local authority determines on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that a traffic hazard exists, it shall notify the owner and order the hazard removed within ten days.
(c) Penalty.--The failure of the owner to remove the traffic hazard within ten days after notice under subsection (b) is a summary offense and every day the owner fails to remove it shall be a separate and distinct offense. The offense is punishable by a fine of $10.

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1976, June 17, P.L. 162, No. 81, § 1, effective July 1, 1977.
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 6112, PA ST 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 6112
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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