§ 57A09. Vehicle inspections
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 53 Pa.C.S.A. Municipalities GenerallyEffective: November 4, 2016
Effective: November 4, 2016
53 Pa.C.S.A. § 57A09
§ 57A09. Vehicle inspections
(a) Personal vehicle.--A transportation network company shall not allow any vehicle registered in this Commonwealth to be used as a personal vehicle unless the vehicle is inspected according to 75 Pa.C.S. Ch. 47 (relating to inspection of vehicles) and has passed the inspection. A valid certificate of inspection shall be maintained in all vehicles. For vehicles registered outside of this Commonwealth, inspection must be conducted at a facility approved by the Department of Transportation or an inspection station authorized by the government of the jurisdiction in which the vehicle is registered and must satisfy the vehicle inspection standards of that jurisdiction.
(1) No more than once every four months, the authority may request that a transportation network company provide the authority with the last four digits of the license plate number, state of license plate, make and model of the corresponding vehicle and expiration date of the current vehicle inspection for the following number of randomly selected vehicles:
(ii) Five percent of the vehicles on the list shall consist of vehicles operated by transportation network company drivers who have completed at least 20 prearranged rides in the preceding six-week period and who live in the city or within a 15-mile radius of an inspection station operated by the authority.
(iii) Five percent of the vehicles on the list shall consist of vehicles operated by transportation network company drivers who have completed at least 10 prearranged rides in the preceding six-week period and who live in the city or within a 15-mile radius of an inspection station operated by the authority.
(i) No more than once every 30 days, the authority may select for random inspection a subset of vehicles from the list provided under paragraph (1)(ii). The authority shall notify the transportation network company that the drivers associated with those vehicles must submit their vehicle for an inspection conducted by the authority to verify that the vehicle satisfies the mechanical inspection required under 75 Pa.C.S. Ch. 47 and vehicle quality standards under subparagraph (iii). The inspection shall occur no more than 20 days from the date of notice to the transportation network company if the authority provides selected drivers with a reasonable opportunity to schedule inspections in advance.
(4) In accordance with 75 Pa.C.S. § 4727 (relating to issuance of certificate of inspection), the authority may issue a certificate of inspection to any eligible vehicle that satisfies the mechanical inspection required under 75 Pa.C.S. Ch. 47 and any other required state inspection, including emissions testing. The authority may charge standard fees for issuance of a certificate of inspection.
(5) If the authority determines that a vehicle inspected under paragraph (3)(i) does not satisfy 75 Pa.C.S. Ch. 47 and the vehicle quality inspection authorized under paragraph (3)(iii), the authority may prohibit the vehicle from further transportation network service in the city and direct any transportation network company to disqualify the vehicle from being used to provide transportation network service in the city until the individual has satisfied the authority that the vehicle complies with 75 Pa.C.S. Ch. 47 and the vehicle quality inspection under paragraph (3)(iii). The authority shall provide a clear explanation to the driver of the components that caused the vehicle to fail the inspection and an opportunity for a reinspection within a reasonable period of time.
(c) Identifying information.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, the license plate information provided by a transportation network company to the authority under subsection (b) and any other identifying information obtained by the authority about the vehicles or drivers that undergo vehicle inspections in accordance with this section is confidential and shall not be subject to disclosure to a third party by the authority, including through a request submitted under the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L. 6, No. 3),1 known as the Right-to-Know Law.
“Active driver.” A driver who has completed at least one prearranged ride that was requested through the transportation network company's digital network in the 90 days immediately preceding the date of submission of the company's application for a transportation network company license or submission of its application for renewal.
“Class A transportation network company.” A transportation network company that, at the time of issuance of its transportation network company license or its most recent license renewal, has more than 10,000 active drivers on its digital network.
“Class B transportation network company.” A transportation network company that, at the time of issuance of its transportation network company license or its most recent license renewal, has between 1,001 and 10,000 active drivers on its digital network.
“Class C transportation network company.” A transportation network company that, at the time of issuance of its transportation network company license or its most recent license renewal, has between 1 and 1,000 active drivers on its digital network.
Credits
2016, Nov. 4, P.L. 1222, No. 164, § 1.2, imd. effective.
Footnotes
65 P.S. § 67.101 et seq.
53 Pa.C.S.A. § 57A09, PA ST 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 57A09
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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