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§ 1376. Surrender of registration plates and cards upon suspension or revocation

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 75 Pa.C.S.A. VehiclesEffective: August 4, 2017

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 75 Pa.C.S.A. Vehicles (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Title, Registration and Licensing (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 13. Registration of Vehicles
Subchapter C. Violations and Suspensions
Effective: August 4, 2017
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1376
§ 1376. Surrender of registration plates and cards upon suspension or revocation
Currentness
(a) General rule.--The department, upon suspending or revoking any registration, shall require the registration plate or plates and registration card or cards to be surrendered immediately to the department.
(b) Delegation of authority.--If after 30 days from the mail date of a notice of suspension or revocation, the registration plates and cards are not surrendered under subsection (a), the department may delegate authority to the following persons to seize a registration plate and registration card which are required to be surrendered under subsection (a):
(1) A designated department employee.
(2) Members of the Pennsylvania State Police.
(3) Local police officers.
(4) Sheriffs or deputy sheriffs.
(5) Constables or deputy constables.
(b.1) Immediate seizure of registration plates and cards.--The department may delegate authority to the persons described in this section to immediately seize registration plates and cards upon imposition of the following:
(1) a suspension imposed pursuant to section 1374(d)(3) or (4) (relating to suspension or revocation of vehicle business registration plates) until all fees, taxes and penalties have been paid;
(2) a suspension or revocation imposed pursuant to section 1373(b)(3) (relating to suspension of registration) or 1374(g);
(3) a suspension or revocation is reinstated after determination of a matter as provided in section 1377 (relating to judicial review);
(4) a suspension imposed pursuant to section 1379 (relating to suspension of registration upon sixth unpaid parking violation in cities of the first class) until all fines, penalties and costs have been paid; or
(5) a suspension imposed pursuant to section 1380 (relating to suspension of registration upon unpaid tolls) until all tolls, administrative fees and costs have been paid, dismissed, reversed on appeal or canceled or if the owner or registrant enters into an agreement with the tolling entity to make installment payments.
(c) Regulations.--The department shall, by regulation, prescribe the manner of selecting those persons who are delegated authority under this section to seize the registration plates and registration cards. This requirement does not apply to persons described in this section who have been trained pursuant to the provisions of section 6117 (relating to authority of qualified employees of department and Department of Revenue).
(d) Penalty.--Any person failing or refusing to surrender to the department or its authorized delegate, upon demand, any registration plate or card which has been suspended or revoked is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $300, plus costs. Costs shall include a reasonable fee for official seizure of the unsurrendered items.

Credits

1976, June 17, P.L. 162, No. 81, § 1, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended 1985, June 19, P.L. 49, No. 20, § 2, effective in 60 days; 1990, Feb. 7, P.L. 11, No. 6, § 6, effective in 60 days; 1994, Dec. 7, P.L. 820, No. 115, § 3, effective in 60 days; 1998, Dec. 21, P.L. 1126, No. 151, § 13, effective in 60 days; 2005, July 14, P.L. 285, No. 50, § 4, effective in 60 days [Sept. 12, 2005]; 2009, Oct. 9, P.L. 494, No. 49, § 3, effective in 60 days [Dec. 8, 2009]; 2016, Nov. 4, P.L. 1277, No. 165, § 2, effective in 9 months [Aug. 4, 2017].
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1376, PA ST 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1376
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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