SB 1128 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, providing for declaration of judicial emergencies.

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WARD, REGAN, MENSCH, STEFANO, ARNOLD,ARNOLD SCAVELLO AND IOVINO,SCAVELLO, APRIL 23, 2020 ASREFERRED AMENDEDTO ONTRANSPORTATION, THIRDAPRIL CONSIDERATION,23, MAY 12, 2020 AN ACT Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated of judicial emergencies.f drivers, providing for declaration The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

(a) Judicial emergencies.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, upon the IN THE EVENT OF A <-- declaration of a judicial emergency under Article V of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, a law of this Commonwealth, a rule of court or other judicial order by the Supreme Court or any agency or unit of the unified judicial system exercising a power or performing a duty under 42 Pa.C.S.

junior driver's license), if the time period for taking the action or making the payment required under section 1533(a) or (b) expires during the <-- declared judicial emergencyemergency. PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE <-- EARLIEST TO OCCUR OF THE ADDITIONAL 30-DAY PERIODS SPECIFIED UNDER SUBSECTION (B)(1)(I), (II) OR (III).

(b) Additional compliance period.--Upon the expiration of a <-- declared judicial emergency under subsection (a), a person shall have an additional 30 days to take the action or make the payment required under section 1533(a) or (b).

(1) A PERSON SHALL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL 30 DAYS TO TAKE <-- THE ACTION OR MAKE THE PAYMENT REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 1533(A) OR (B) AFTER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST:

(I) THE EXPIRATION OF THE DECLARED JUDICIAL EMERGENCY UNDER SUBSECTION (A).

(II) THE JUDICIAL DISTRICT ESTABLISHES A METHOD BY WHICH THE ACTION OR PAYMENT MAY BE COMMENCED BY RULE OF COURT OR OTHER JUDICIAL ORDER DURING THE DECLARED 20200SB1128PN1698 - 2 - JUDICIAL EMERGENCY.

(III) THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE JUDICIAL EMERGENCY IF THE JUDICIAL DISTRICT HAS ESTABLISHED A METHOD BY WHICH THE ACTION OR PAYMENT MAY BE COMMENCED BY RULE OF COURT OR OTHER JUDICIAL ORDER PRIOR TO SUCH EFFECTIVE DATE.

(2) IF A PERSON TAKES THE ACTION OR MAKES THE PAYMENT REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 1533(A) OR (B) WITHIN THE ADDITIONAL 30-DAY PERIODS SPECIFIED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1)(I), (II) OR (III), THE PERSON SHALL BE DEEMED IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 1533(A) OR (B).

(C) APPLICABILITY.-- (1) THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR WHICH A JUDICIAL EMERGENCY IS DECLARED.

IF A STATEWIDE JUDICIAL EMERGENCY IS DECLARED, THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ALL JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.

(2) THIS SECTION SHALL BE RETROACTIVE TO MARCH 18, 2020.

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