PRINTER'SH1044B1058A01548 AJB:EJH 06/28/23 #90 A01548 AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO.

10581044 THESponsor: GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.

1044REPRESENTATIVE 2023NEILSON INTRODUCEDPrinter's BYNo. CIRESI, PROBST, MADDEN, SANCHEZ, BRENNAN, HILL- EVANS, MALAGARI AND KHAN, APRIL 28, 2023 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 28, 2023 AN ACT Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for acknowledgment of littering provisions;

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.

Sections 1317 and 1520 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:

§ 1317.

Acknowledgment of littering provisions.

On every vehicle registration card, the following statement shall be printed immediately above or below the signature of the applicant:

[I hereby acknowledge this day that I have received notice of the provisions of section 3709 of the Vehicle Code.

Also printed on the registration card shall be the following:

Section 3709 provides for a fine of up to $300 for dropping, throwing or depositing, upon any highway, or upon any other public or private property without the consent of the owner thereof or into or on the waters of this Commonwealth from a vehicle, any waste paper, sweepings, ashes, household waste, glass, metal, refuse or rubbish or any dangerous or detrimental substance, or permitting any of the preceding without immediately removing such items or causing their removal.

For any violation of section 3709, I may be subject to a fine of up to $300 upon conviction, including any violation resulting from the conduct of any other persons operating, in possession of or present within this vehicle with my permission, if I do not with reasonable certainty identify the driver of the vehicle at the time the violation occurred.] I hereby acknowledge that littering from a vehicle, including littering by any person operating or inside the vehicle with my permission, onto any highway, public or private property or waters in Pennsylvania is illegal under section 3709 of the Vehicle Code, and that I may, upon conviction of a violation, be fined up to $300 or sentenced to litter pick-up community service or both.

§ 1520.

Acknowledgment of littering provisions.

On every application for a learner's permit or driver's license, the following statement shall be printed immediately above or below the signature of the applicant:

[I hereby acknowledge this day that I have received notice of the provisions of section 3709 of the Vehicle Code.

Also printed on the card shall be the following:

Section 3709 provides for a fine of up to $300 for 20230HB1044PN1058 - 2 - dropping, throwing or depositing, upon any highway, or upon any other public or private property without the consent of the owner thereof or into or on the waters of this Commonwealth from a vehicle, any waste paper, sweepings, ashes, household waste, glass, metal, refuse or rubbish or any dangerous or detrimental substance, or permitting any of the preceding without immediately removing such items or causing their removal.

For any violation of section 3709, I may be subject to a fine of up to $300 upon conviction, including any violation resulting from the conduct of any other persons present within any vehicle of which I am the driver.] I hereby acknowledge that littering from a vehicle, including littering by any passenger inside my vehicle, onto any highway, public or private property or waters in Pennsylvania is illegal under section 3709 of the Vehicle Code, and that I may, upon conviction of a violation, be fined up to $300 or sentenced to litter pick-up community service or both.

Section 2.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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