HB 1545 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for suspension of registration upon sixth unpaid parking violation in cities of the first class; and making editorial changes.

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20971545 THE2025 GENERALINTRODUCED ASSEMBLYBY OFGUZMAN PENNSYLVANIAAND HOUSEHILL-EVANS, BILLJUNE Session3, 2025 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 3, 2025 AN ACT Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of No.the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for suspension of registration upon sixth unpaid parking violation in cities of the first class;

1545 2025 INTRODUCED BY GUZMAN AND HILL-EVANS, JUNE 3, 2025 AS JULY 8, 2025ECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AN ACT Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for suspension of registration upon sixth unpaid parking violation in cities of the first class;

When a notice has been provided under this subsection and all of the tickets, civil penalties and citations are subsequently paid, dismissed, reversed on appeal or canceled, the parking authority or parking enforcement office shall notify the department electronically in a format prescribed by the department of the disposition of the tickets or civil penalties and shall provide the owner or registrant 20250HB1545PN2097 - 2 - with a release from the suspension.

(b.1)20250HB1545PN1822 [Notice]- FINAL2 NOTICE- (b.1) Notice by the parking authority or <-- parking enforcement office.--Prior to notifying the department under subsection (b), the parking authority or parking enforcement office shall provide the owner or registrant written notice by first class mail of its intent to seek suspension of the vehicle registration pursuant to this section.

(B.2)(c) WARNINGPeriod NOTICEof BYsuspension.--A THEsuspension PARKINGunder AUTHORITYsubsection OR(a) PARKINGshall <--continue ENFORCEMENTuntil OFFICE.--THEthe PARKINGdepartment AUTHORITYreceives ORnotice PARKINGfrom ENFORCEMENTthe OFFICEparking SHALLauthority PROVIDEor THEparking OWNERenforcement ORoffice REGISTRANTthat WRITTENall NOTICEof BYthe FIRSTtickets, CLASScivil MAILpenalties THATand THEcitations OWNERare ORpaid, REGISTRANTdismissed, HASreversed FAILEDon TOappeal RESPOND,or FAILEDcanceled TOor PAYthe ORdefendant DEFAULTEDenters INinto THEan PAYMENTagreement OFto FOURmake TICKETSinstallment ORpayments CITATIONSfor ISSUEDthe FORfines PARKINGand VIOLATIONSpenalties BYimposed, Aprovided PARKINGthat AUTHORITYthe ORsuspension PARKINGmay ENFORCEMENTbe OFFICE.reimposed by the department if the defendant fails to make regular installment payments and pays the fee prescribed in section 1960 (relating to reinstatement of operating privilege or vehicle registration).

THE WRITTEN NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE THAT THE PARKING AUTHORITY OR PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICE WILL SEEK SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION UNDER THIS SECTION IF THE OWNER OR REGISTRANT FAILS TO RESPOND, FAILS TO PAY OR DEFAULTS IN THE PAYMENT OF SIX OR MORE TICKETS OR CITATIONS ISSUED FOR PARKING VIOLATIONS BY A PARKING AUTHORITY OR PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICE.

(c) Period of suspension.--A suspension under subsection (a) shall continue until the department receives notice from the parking authority or parking enforcement office that all of the tickets, civil penalties and citations are paid, dismissed, reversed on appeal or canceled or the defendant enters into an agreement to make installment payments for the fines and penalties imposed, provided that the suspension may be reimposed by the department if the defendant fails to make regular installment payments and pays the fee prescribed in section 1960 (relating to reinstatement of operating privilege or vehicle 20250HB1545PN2097 - 3 - registration).

(e.1) Agreement with department.--A parking enforcement office may not seek a suspension under subsection (a) until the 20250HB1545PN1822 - 3 - parking enforcement office enters into an agreement with the department to enforce this section.

55 (relating to parking authorities) that 20250HB1545PN2097 - 4 - is not in a city of the first class or a police department that enforces parking violations and is not in a city of the first class.

The department shall charge a fee of $70 or, if section 1379 (relating to suspension of registration upon [sixth] unpaid parking [violation in cities of the first class] violations), 1380 (relating to suspension of registration upon unpaid tolls) or 1786(d) (relating to required financial responsibility) 20250HB1545PN1822 - 4 - applies, a fee of $88 to restore a person's operating privilege or the registration of a vehicle following a suspension or revocation.

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