§ 1606. Requirement for commercial driver's license
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 75 Pa.C.S.A. VehiclesEffective: November 17, 2021
Effective: November 17, 2021
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1606
§ 1606. Requirement for commercial driver's license
(2) A person in the service of the Armed Forces of the United States, including members of the Reserves and National Guard on active duty; personnel on full-time National Guard duty; and personnel on inactive National Guard duty training or part-time National Guard training and National Guard military technicians who are required to wear military uniforms; and active duty United States Coast Guard personnel when operating commercial motor vehicles for military purposes.
(4) Any member of a rescue or emergency squad who is the holder of a Class C license and who has a certificate of authorization from the head of the rescue or emergency squad while operating any rescue or emergency vehicle equipped with audible and visual signals registered to the rescue or emergency squad or municipality.
(6) A driver with a Class C license operating a school bus, school vehicle or other commercial vehicle at the direction of authorized emergency management personnel in a time of declared Federal, State or local emergency. A person driving a school bus, school vehicle or other commercial vehicle pursuant to this paragraph shall not be subject to sanctions under the provisions of this chapter or section 3742.1 (relating to accidents involving death or personal injury while not properly licensed).
(7) An employee of the State emergency management agency or a county emergency management organization who is the holder of a Class C license and who has a certificate of authorization from the head of the State emergency management agency or a county emergency management organization while operating any emergency vehicle equipped with audible and visual signals registered to the Commonwealth, State emergency management agency, county or county emergency management organization.
(ii) The driver must have a certificate of authorization from the head of the political subdivision while operating the commercial motor vehicle. An individual operating a commercial motor vehicle under this paragraph shall not be subject to sanctions under the provisions of this chapter or section 3742.1 (relating to accidents involving death or personal injury while not properly licensed).
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (6), a person who violates subsection (a) commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $500. Except that, if the person charged furnishes satisfactory proof of having held a commercial driver's license valid on the last day of the preceding driver's license period and no more than 60 days have elapsed from the last date of renewal, the fine shall be $100. Except as provided in paragraph (6), every person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of subsection (a) shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,500.
(2) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle or a school vehicle while subject to disqualification commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $500. Every person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of driving a commercial motor vehicle while subject to disqualification shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,500.
(4) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle or a school vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order issued under section 1612 (relating to commercial drivers prohibited from operating with any alcohol in system) commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $2,500 for a first offense and $5,000 for a second or subsequent offense.
(5) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle or a school vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order (other than an out-of-service order issued under section 1612) commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $2,500 for a first offense and $5,000 for a second or subsequent offense.
Credits
1990, May 30, P.L. 173, No. 42, § 8. Amended 1992, May 21, P.L. 246, No. 39, § 1, imd. effective; 1993, May 20, P.L. 30, No. 10, § 3, effective in 60 days; 2005, July 5, P.L. 100, No. 37, § 4, effective 90 days after publication of notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin [Oct. 14, 2005]; 2006, June 29, P.L. 284, No. 61, § 1, imd. effective [June 29, 2006]; 2008, Nov. 26, P.L. 1658, No. 133, § 6, effective in 60 days [Jan. 26, 2009]; 2012, Jan. 27, P.L. 1, No. 1, § 4, effective in 60 days [March 27, 2012]; 2012, Oct. 24, P.L. 1473, No. 187, § 1, effective in 60 days [Dec. 24, 2012]; 2014, Oct. 14, P.L. 2491, No. 140, § 2, imd. effective; 2014, Oct. 22, P.L. 2635, No. 170, § 3, effective in 60 days [Dec. 22, 2014]; 2020, Nov. 25, P.L. 1246, No. 131, § 4, imd. effective; 2021, Nov. 17, P.L. 444, No. 90, § 2, imd. effective.
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1606, PA ST 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1606
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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