THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY SWANGER, BAKER, BARRAR, BOYD, BRADFORD, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, D. COSTA, DEASY, DeLUCA, FLECK, GABLER, GEIST, GEORGE, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GROVE, HESS, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, JOSEPHS, KAUFFMAN, KILLION, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, MARSHALL, MILLARD, MOUL, MURPHY, MURT, M. O'BRIEN, PETRARCA, PICKETT, PYLE, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, SCAVELLO, K. SMITH, STERN, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, WHITE AND YOUNGBLOOD, FEBRUARY 1, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 1, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, further providing for exemption of persons,

entities and vehicles from fees.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 1901(c)(16) of Title 75 of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

§ 1901.  Exemption of persons, entities and vehicles from fees.

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(c)  Processing fee in lieu of registration fee.--No

registration fee shall be charged for vehicles registered by any

of the following but the department shall charge a fee of $10 to

cover the costs of processing for issuing or renewing the

registration:

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(16)  Any person who is retired and receiving social

security or other pension and whose total annual income does

not exceed [$19,200] $23,500. Unless the retired person is

physically or mentally incapable of driving the vehicle, the

retired person shall be the principal driver of the vehicle

but may from time to time authorize another person to drive

the vehicle in his or her stead.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.