PRINTER'S NO. 57
No. 54 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY GEIST, S. MILLER, BAKER, BEBKO-JONES, CAPPELLI,
CIVERA, COLEMAN, CREIGHTON, CRUZ, DALEY, DeLUCA, DeWEESE,
EACHUS, FAIRCHILD, FLEAGLE, FLICK, GORDNER, HALUSKA, HARHAI,
HARHART, HARPER, HERMAN, HESS, MARKOSEK, McILHATTAN,
McILHINNEY, MELIO, METCALFE, NAILOR, PAYNE, PHILLIPS,
PRESTON, READSHAW, ROHRER, RUFFING, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, STAIRS,
R. STEVENSON, T. STEVENSON, TRUE, WATSON, WILT, YOUNGBLOOD
AND ZUG, JANUARY 29, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 29, 2003
AN ACT
1 Providing for special and commemorative registration plates, for
2 criteria for creation of the plates, for the duties of the
3 Department of Transportation and for fees; establishing funds
4 related to certain registration plates; and making repeals.
5 TABLE OF CONTENTS
6 Chapter 1. General Provisions
7 Section 101. Short title.
8 Section 102. Definitions.
9 Section 103. Publication of notice.
10 Section 104. Fees.
11 Section 105. Special registration plates generally.
12 Chapter 3. Special Fund Registration Plates
13 Section 301. Special fund registration plate requirements.
14 Section 302. Wild resource conservation plate.
15 Section 303. Preserve our heritage registration plate.
16 Section 304. Zoological plate.
1 Section 305. DARE plate.
2 Chapter 5. Personal Special Registration Plates
3 Section 501. Personal special registration plates.
4 Section 502. Hearing impaired plates.
5 Chapter 7. Group Plates
6 Section 701. Authorized group plates.
7 Section 702. Youth hunter and angler education plate.
8 Section 703. Animal protection plate.
9 Section 704. Gettysburg Civil War Memorial plate.
10 Section 705. Kids first plate.
11 Section 706. Cancer research plate.
12 Section 707. Coal heritage commemorative registration plate.
13 Section 708. Independence National Historical Park plate.
14 Section 709. Volunteer firefighter's plate.
15 Section 710. Saving children plate.
16 Section 711. Emergency services plate.
17 Section 712. Breast cancer awareness plate.
18 Section 713. Pennsylvania agriculture plate.
19 Section 714. Pennsylvania Irish Caucus plate.
20 Section 715. Friend for life plate.
21 Section 716. Chesapeake Bay commemorative plate.
22 Section 717. Pride in America plate.
23 Section 718. Steelworkers plate.
24 Section 719. Legislative plate.
25 Section 720. Library registration plate.
26 Section 721. Ruffed grouse plate.
27 Section 722. Lighthouse preservation plate.
28 Section 723. Choose life plate.
29 Section 724. Civilian Conservation Corps worker plate.
30 Section 725. Organ donor plate.
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1 Section 726. Prostate cancer research plate.
2 Chapter 9. Limited Use Special Vehicle Plates
3 Section 901. Antique, classic and collectible plates.
4 Section 902. Street rod plate.
5 Chapter 11. Military and Veterans Plates
6 Section 1101. Use of military and veterans plates.
7 Section 1102. Expeditionary Forces Medal recipient plate.
8 Section 1103. World War II veterans plate.
9 Section 1104. Pearl Harbor survivors plate.
10 Section 1105. Special plates for veterans of Korean War.
11 Section 1106. Special plates for veterans of Persian Gulf War.
12 Section 1107. Prisoner of war plate.
13 Section 1108. Vietnam Conflict veterans.
14 Section 1109. Medal of Honor recipients.
15 Section 1110. Purple Heart recipients.
16 Section 1111. Distinguished Flying Cross recipients.
17 Section 1112. Missing in Action plate.
18 Section 1113. Submarine service plate.
19 Chapter 51. Miscellaneous Provisions
20 Section 5101. Repeals.
21 Section 5102. Effective date.
22 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
23 hereby enacts as follows:
24 CHAPTER 1
25 GENERAL PROVISIONS
26 Section 101. Short title.
27 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Specialty
28 License Plate Act.
29 Section 102. Definitions.
30 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
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1 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
2 context clearly indicates otherwise:
3 "Department." The Department of Transportation of the
4 Commonwealth.
5 "Sponsoring organization." A government or nonprofit
6 organization named in this act that has entered into an
7 agreement with the department regarding plates covered by this
8 act.
9 Section 103. Publication of notice.
10 The department shall publish notice in the Pennsylvania
11 Bulletin and otherwise make available to the general public
12 information that donations to a sponsoring organization are a
13 qualifying expenditure for the plate identified in the notice.
14 Section 104. Fees.
15 Unless otherwise provided for in this act, annual
16 registration fees shall be as prescribed under 75 Pa.C.S.
17 (relating to vehicles).
18 Section 105. Special registration plates generally.
19 (a) General rule.--Upon request by the applicant, the
20 department may issue registration plates consisting of any
21 combination of numbers, letters or numbers and letters. These
22 special plates may be issued for special groups or for special
23 purposes and bear an appropriate designation.
24 (b) Fee authorized.--Special groups may charge a fee for
25 authorization to request a registration plate bearing the name
26 of the group, which plates shall have the same force and effect
27 as regular registration plates.
28 (c) Rules and regulations.--The department may refuse any
29 combination of letters and numbers for cause and shall adopt
30 reasonable rules and regulations for the issuance of the plates
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1 and for carrying out the provisions of this section.
2 (d) Applicant obligations.--The applicant shall comply with
3 all laws and regulations pertaining to registration including
4 the payment of any additional fees.
5 (e) Reissuance.--The department is authorized to reissue a
6 combination of numbers or letters for a personal plate if:
7 (1) The department records reveal that no activity such
8 as renewal or transfer of the personal registration plate has
9 occurred for a period of five or more consecutive years.
10 (2) The personal registration plate was never reported
11 as lost or stolen.
12 Whenever the department reissues an inactive personal plate, the
13 department may purge its records of all references to the
14 previous owners of that personal plate. The department shall,
15 however, note upon its records the reissuance of the personal
16 plate and to whom the plate was issued.
17 (f) Use of special registration plates.--Unless otherwise
18 stated, a special registration plate may be used only on a
19 passenger car, motor home, trailer or truck with a registered
20 gross weight of not more than 9,000 pounds.
21 CHAPTER 3
22 SPECIAL FUND REGISTRATION PLATES
23 Section 301. Special fund registration plate requirements.
24 An organization which sponsors a special registration plate
25 under this chapter for which a portion of the registration fee
26 is dedicated to a special fund shall comply with the following:
27 (1) The sponsoring organization must submit a letter of
28 request to the department describing the proposed purpose and
29 details concerning the recipient of fund moneys. The letter
30 of request must include a proposed graphic design of the
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1 special fund registration plate.
2 (2) The sponsoring organization must sign a memorandum
3 of understanding with the department associated with the
4 initial procurement of special fund registration plates and
5 any subsequent procurement.
6 (3) After ten years all plates may be recalled or
7 replaced at the discretion of the department.
8 (4) The sponsoring organization shall acknowledge in
9 writing that the proposed graphic design must be approved by
10 the Pennsylvania State Police and the special fund group tag
11 committee established on an ad hoc basis by notice in the
12 Pennsylvania Bulletin.
13 (5) The sponsoring organization may elect to retire an
14 existing design of a special fund registration plate and
15 replace it with one new design after the department has
16 issued 200,000 of the initial design. Only one redesign shall
17 be permitted. Any subsequent plate redesign by a sponsoring
18 organization must meet the same requirements provided in this
19 section.
20 (6) The department at its discretion may discontinue
21 issuing a special fund registration plate if within any full
22 calendar year of issuance fewer than 5,000 special fund
23 registration plates are issued.
24 (7) A sponsoring organization must meet the requirements
25 of this section within one year of enactment of a law
26 authorizing the organization's special fund registration
27 plate.
28 Section 302. Wild resource conservation plate.
29 The department, in consultation with the Wild Resource
30 Conservation Board, shall design a special wild resource
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1 conservation registration plate. Upon application of any person,
2 accompanied by a fee of $35, which shall be in addition to the
3 annual registration fee the department shall issue the plate.
4 The Wild Resource Conservation Fund shall receive $15 of each
5 additional fee for this plate.
6 Section 303. Preserve our heritage registration plate.
7 The department, in consultation with the Pennsylvania
8 Historical and Museum Commission, shall design a special
9 preserve our heritage registration plate. Upon receipt of an
10 application, accompanied by a fee of $35, which shall be in
11 addition to the annual registration fee, the department shall
12 issue the plate. The Historical Preservation Fund shall receive
13 $15 of each additional fee for this plate.
14 Section 304. Zoological plate.
15 (a) Design and issuance.--The department, in consultation
16 with the Pennsylvania Zoological Council, shall design a special
17 zoological registration plate. Upon application of any person,
18 accompanied by a fee of $35, which shall be in addition to the
19 annual registration fee, the department shall issue the plate.
20 The Zoological Enhancement Fund shall receive $15 of each
21 additional fee for this plate.
22 (b) Zoological Enhancement Fund.--Fifteen dollars of each
23 fee received under this section shall be credited to the
24 Zoological Enhancement Fund created as follows:
25 (1) There is hereby established a special account in the
26 State Treasury which shall be known as the Zoological
27 Enhancement Fund. The purpose of the Zoological Enhancement
28 Fund is to assist Commonwealth nonprofit zoological
29 institutions accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium
30 Association and licensed by the United States Department of
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1 Agriculture to fulfill their conservation, education and
2 recreation missions to the citizens of this Commonwealth.
3 (2) All moneys in the Zoological Enhancement Fund are
4 hereby annually appropriated to the Department of Community
5 and Economic Development and may be expended for the purposes
6 authorized under this subsection.
7 (3) Estimates of amounts to be expended under this
8 subsection shall be submitted to the Governor by the
9 Department of Community and Economic Development for his
10 approval.
11 (4) The State Treasurer shall not honor any requisition
12 for expenditures by the Department of Community and Economic
13 Development in excess of estimates approved by the Governor
14 or in excess of the amount available for the purposes for
15 which the requisition was made, whichever is the lesser
16 amount.
17 Section 305. DARE plate.
18 (a) Design and issuance.--The department, in consultation
19 with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, shall
20 design a special drug abuse resistance education (DARE)
21 registration plate which utilizes the DARE logo or slogan in the
22 design. Upon application of any person, accompanied by a fee of
23 $35, which shall be in addition to the annual registration fee,
24 the department shall issue the plate. The Drug Abuse Resistance
25 Education Program shall receive $15 of each additional fee for
26 this plate.
27 (b) Drug Abuse Resistance Education Fund.--Fifteen dollars
28 of each fee received under subsection (a) shall be credited to
29 the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Fund established as follows:
30 (1) There is hereby established a special account in the
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1 State Treasury which shall be known as the Drug Abuse
2 Resistance Education (DARE) Fund. The purpose of the DARE
3 Fund is to provide moneys for an ongoing educational program
4 in public schools to prevent drug abuse, utilizing police
5 agency representatives, school district employees, materials,
6 supplies and other necessary expenses associated with the
7 program.
8 (2) All moneys in the DARE Fund are hereby annually
9 appropriated to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and
10 Delinquency and may be expended for the purposes authorized
11 under this subsection.
12 (3) Estimates of amounts to be expended under this
13 subsection shall be submitted to the Governor by the
14 Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency for his
15 approval.
16 (4) The State Treasurer shall not honor any requisition
17 for expenditures by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and
18 Delinquency in excess of estimates approved by the Governor
19 or in excess of the amount available for the purposes for
20 which the requisition was made, whichever is the lesser
21 amount.
22 CHAPTER 5
23 PERSONAL SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES
24 Section 501. Personal special registration plates.
25 (a) General rule.--The department may, upon application of
26 any person and upon payment of the additional fee under this
27 section, issue a personal special registration plate to
28 applicants for special plates authorized in this act.
29 (b) Additional fee.--
30 (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the
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1 department shall collect an additional fee of up to $150 for
2 any personal special registration plate issued under
3 subsection (a).
4 (2) For any personal plate issued under Chapter 3, the
5 department shall retain one-fourth of the fee and three-
6 fourths of the fee shall be deposited in the funds as
7 provided in sections 302, 303, 304 and 305.
8 (3) For any personal plate issued under section 502 and
9 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1338 (relating to person with disability plate
10 and placard) and 1342 (relating to veteran plates and
11 placard), the department shall collect only an additional fee
12 of $20.
13 Section 502. Hearing impaired plates.
14 On the application of any person with a hearing impairment,
15 verified by a licensed physician and accompanied by the
16 appropriate fee, the department shall issue to that person a
17 special registration plate designating the vehicle as belonging
18 to a person who has a hearing impairment, which plate shall have
19 the same effect as a regular registration plate.
20 CHAPTER 7
21 GROUP PLATES
22 Section 701. Authorized group plates.
23 The department shall develop designs for the plates described
24 in this chapter in consultation with the sponsoring
25 organization. An organization which sponsors a special
26 registration plate authorized in this chapter shall comply with
27 the following:
28 (1) The sponsoring organization or organizations must
29 submit a letter of request to the department describing the
30 proposed purpose and details concerning the use of funds
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1 designated related to compliance with this act. The letter of
2 request must include a proposed graphic design of the
3 authorized group plate.
4 (2) The sponsoring organization or organizations must
5 sign a memorandum of understanding with the department
6 associated with the initial procurement of plates and any
7 subsequent procurement. The sponsoring organization or
8 organizations shall be responsible initially for a minimum of
9 300 plates.
10 (3) After ten years all plates may be recalled or
11 replaced at the discretion of the department.
12 (4) The sponsoring organization shall acknowledge in
13 writing that the proposed graphic design must be approved by
14 the Pennsylvania State Police and the special fund group tag
15 committee established on an ad hoc basis by notice in the
16 Pennsylvania Bulletin.
17 (5) The sponsoring organization may elect to retire an
18 existing design of a plate and replace it with one new design
19 after the department has issued 200,000 of the initial
20 design. Only one redesign shall be permitted. Any subsequent
21 plate redesign by a sponsoring organization must meet the
22 same requirements provided in this section.
23 (6) The department at its discretion may discontinue
24 issuing an authorized group registration plate if within any
25 full calendar year of issuance fewer than 300 registration
26 plates are issued.
27 (7) A sponsoring organization must meet the requirements
28 of this section within one year of enactment of a law
29 authorizing the organization's group registration plate.
30 Section 702. Youth hunter and angler education plate.
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1 (a) Issuance.--Upon application of any person who has
2 contributed at least $20 to an eligible sponsoring organization,
3 accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition to the
4 annual registration fee and documentation as the department
5 shall require, the department shall issue to the person a
6 special registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed
7 as belonging to a person who has so contributed.
8 (b) Eligible organizations.--Sponsoring organizations
9 eligible under this section include, but are not limited to, the
10 following:
11 (1) The Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs.
12 (2) The Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania.
13 (3) The United Bowhunters of Pennsylvania.
14 (4) The National Rifle Association.
15 (5) The Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Wild Turkey
16 Federation.
17 (6) The Pennsylvania Chapter of Trout Unlimited.
18 (7) The Pennsylvania Sportsmen for Youth.
19 (c) Authorized use of fees.--Additional fees collected under
20 this section shall be used solely to assist this Commonwealth's
21 nonprofit sportsmen's clubs, Commonwealth natural resource
22 agencies and other organizations in conducting youth field days,
23 conservation schools and other related hunter or trapper or
24 angler youth education programs.
25 Section 703. Animal protection plate.
26 (a) Issuance.--Upon application of any person who has
27 contributed at least $20 to an eligible sponsoring organization,
28 accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition to the
29 annual registration fee and documentation as the department
30 shall require, the department shall issue to the person a
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1 special registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed
2 as belonging to a person who has so contributed.
3 (b) Eligible organizations.--Sponsoring organizations
4 eligible under this section include:
5 (1) Any organization that is dedicated to assist this
6 Commonwealth's nonprofit organizations that provide low-cost
7 dog or cat spaying or neutering services.
8 (2) A nonprofit organization that maintains a shelter
9 for unwanted, stray or relinquished animals.
10 (3) An organization that provides emergency care for
11 unwanted, stray or relinquished animals.
12 (4) Nonprofit organizations that enforce Pennsylvania's
13 cruelty to animals law under 18 Pa.C.S. § 5511 (relating to
14 cruelty to animals).
15 Section 704. Gettysburg Civil War Memorial plate.
16 (a) Issuance.--Upon application of any person who has
17 contributed at least $20 to an eligible sponsoring organization,
18 accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition to the
19 annual registration fee and documentation as the department
20 shall require, the department shall issue to the person a
21 special registration plate which shall have a replica of the
22 main Pennsylvania monument at the Gettysburg National Military
23 Park and shall display the words "Gettysburg 1863" designating
24 the vehicle so licensed as belonging to a person who has so
25 contributed.
26 (b) Eligible organizations.--Sponsoring organizations
27 eligible under this section include, but are not limited to:
28 (1) The National Park Service.
29 (2) The Pennsylvania Monuments at Gettysburg National
30 Military Park Fund.
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1 (c) Authorized use of fees.--Additional fees collected under
2 this section shall be used solely to preserve and restore the
3 Pennsylvania monuments and sites surrounding the monuments.
4 Section 705. Kids first plate.
5 (a) Issuance.--Upon application of any person who has
6 contributed at least $20 to an eligible sponsoring organization,
7 accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition to the
8 annual registration fee and documentation as the department
9 shall require, the department shall issue to the person a
10 special registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed
11 as belonging to a person who has so contributed.
12 (b) Eligible organizations.--Sponsoring organizations
13 eligible under this section include, but are not limited to, the
14 Children's Trust Fund Board, established under the act of
15 December 15, 1988 (P.L.1235, No.151), known as the Children's
16 Trust Fund Act.
17 (c) Grants.--
18 (1) The money collected and credited to the Children's
19 Trust Fund under this section shall be designated as
20 demonstration grants to county children and youth programs
21 for community-based child abuse and neglect prevention
22 services, except that grants made from funds made available
23 under this subsection shall not be subject to the usual local
24 match requirements of the Children's Trust Fund and family
25 support services. In addition to specific programs identified
26 as eligible for grants under the Children's Trust Fund Act,
27 services funded by money collected under this subsection
28 shall also include the development of court-appointed special
29 advocate programs for children, otherwise known as CASA.
30 (2) In order to qualify for a grant funded by money
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1 collected under this section, a county children and youth
2 agency must demonstrate to the Children's Trust Fund Board
3 that:
4 (i) The services reflect the unmet needs of children
5 and families in the community.
6 (ii) The programs contribute to the coordination of
7 local services for children and families.
8 (iii) The program could not be funded through
9 existing Federal or State programs.
10 (3) To the fullest extent possible, the Children's Trust
11 Fund Board shall ensure the equitable geographic distribution
12 of the funds to county children and youth programs across
13 this Commonwealth.
14 Section 706. Cancer research plate.
15 (a) Issuance.--Upon application of any person who has
16 contributed at least $20 to an eligible sponsoring organization,
17 accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition to the
18 annual registration fee and documentation as the department
19 shall require, the department shall issue to the person a
20 special registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed
21 as belonging to a person who has so contributed.
22 (b) Eligible organizations.--Sponsoring organizations
23 eligible under this section include, but are not limited to:
24 (1) The Pennsylvania Cancer Control, Prevention and
25 Research Advisory Board of the Department of Health.
26 (2) The American Cancer Society.
27 (c) Authorized use of fees.--Additional fees collected under
28 this section shall be used solely for purposes of cancer
29 research.
30 Section 707. Coal heritage commemorative registration plate.
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1 (a) Issuance.--Upon application of any person who has
2 contributed at least $20 to an eligible sponsoring organization,
3 accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition to the
4 annual registration fee and documentation as the department
5 shall require, the department shall issue to the person a
6 special registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed
7 as belonging to a person who has so contributed.
8 (b) Eligible organizations.--Sponsoring organizations
9 eligible under this section include the Pennsylvania Historical
10 and Museum Commission for nonprofit and government-owned coal
11 mining sites and museums and their affiliate tunnels. The
12 commission shall administer the funds contributed as follows:
13 (1) To promote coal heritage.
14 (2) To preserve, maintain and operate nonprofit and
15 government-owned coal mining sites and museums and their
16 affiliate tunnels.
17 Section 708. Independence National Historical Park plate.
18 (a) Issuance.--Upon application of any person who has
19 contributed at least $20 to an eligible sponsoring organization,
20 accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition to the
21 annual registration fee and documentation as the department
22 shall require, the department shall issue to the person a
23 special registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed
24 as belonging to a person who has so contributed.
25 (b) Eligible organizations.--Sponsoring organizations
26 eligible under this section include:
27 (1) Eastern National.
28 (2) Independence National Historical Park of the United
29 States National Park Service.
30 (c) Authorized use of fees.--Additional fees collected under
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1 this section shall be used solely to assist and support
2 educational programs sponsored through the Independence National
3 Historical Park's history education center, known as the
4 Independence Park Institute, which promotes tourism and educates
5 visitors on the founding of this nation at Independence Hall in
6 Philadelphia.
7 Section 709. Volunteer firefighter's plate.
8 Upon application of any person serving as a member in good
9 standing of a volunteer fire department, accompanied by a fee of
10 $20 which shall be in addition to the annual registration fee
11 and documentation as the department shall require, the
12 department shall issue to the person a special registration
13 plate designating the vehicle so licensed as belonging to a
14 person who has so contributed. A qualifying person is limited to
15 one such plate regardless of the number of vehicles registered.
16 Section 710. Saving children plate.
17 (a) Issuance.--Upon application of any person who has
18 contributed at least $20 to an eligible sponsoring organization,
19 accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition to the
20 annual registration fee and documentation as the department
21 shall require, the department shall issue to the person a
22 special registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed
23 as belonging to a person who has so contributed. The department
24 shall design a saving children registration plate with
25 likenesses of children of different races and ethnic
26 backgrounds.
27 (b) Eligible organizations.--Sponsoring organizations
28 eligible under this section include, but are not limited to, any
29 organization that would assist with the payment for
30 extracurricular activities in public schools.
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1 Section 711. Emergency services plate.
2 Upon application of any person serving as an emergency
3 services worker, accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in
4 addition to the annual registration fee and documentation as the
5 department shall require, the department shall issue to the
6 person a special registration plate designating the vehicle so
7 licensed as belonging to an emergency services worker. A
8 qualifying person is limited to one such plate regardless of the
9 number of vehicles registered.
10 Section 712. Breast cancer awareness plate.
11 (a) Issuance.--Upon application of any person who has
12 contributed at least $20 to an eligible sponsoring organization,
13 accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition to the
14 annual registration fee and documentation as the department
15 shall require, the department shall issue to the person a
16 special registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed
17 as belonging to a person who has so contributed.
18 (b) Eligible organizations.--Sponsoring organizations
19 eligible under this section include, but are not limited to, the
20 Susan G. Komen Foundation.
21 (c) Authorized use of fees.--Additional fees collected under
22 this section shall be used solely for research, education,
23 screening and treatment of breast cancer.
24 Section 713. Pennsylvania agriculture plate.
25 (a) Issuance.--Upon application of any person who has
26 contributed at least $20 to an eligible sponsoring organization,
27 accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition to the
28 annual registration fee and documentation as the department
29 shall require, the department shall issue to the person a
30 special registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed
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1 as belonging to a person who has so contributed.
2 (b) Eligible organizations.--Sponsoring organizations
3 eligible under this section include the Department of
4 Agriculture for:
5 (1) Agricultural education programs.
6 (2) Transfer to the Agricultural Conservation Easement
7 Purchase Fund established pursuant to the act of June 30,
8 1981 (P.L.128, No.43), known as the Agricultural Area
9 Security Law.
10 No funds allocated from proceeds shall be used for
11 administrative or general government expenses.
12 Section 714. Pennsylvania Irish Caucus plate.
13 (a) Issuance.--Upon application of any person who has
14 contributed at least $20 to an eligible sponsoring organization,
15 accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition to the
16 annual registration fee and documentation as the department
17 shall require, the department shall issue to the person a
18 special registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed
19 as belonging to a person who has so contributed.
20 (b) Eligible organizations.--Sponsoring organizations
21 eligible under this section include, but are not limited to, the
22 Pennsylvania Irish Caucus.
23 (c) Authorized use of fees.--Additional fees collected under
24 this section shall be used solely for a Irish Famine Memorial.
25 Section 715. Friend for life plate.
26 (a) Issuance.--Upon application of any person who has
27 contributed at least $20 to an eligible sponsoring organization,
28 accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition to the
29 annual registration fee and documentation as the department
30 shall require, the department shall issue to the person a
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1 special registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed
2 as belonging to a person who has so contributed.
3 (b) Eligible organizations.--Sponsoring organizations
4 eligible under this section include nonprofit adoption agencies
5 that do not promote abortion as an alternative.
6 Section 716. Chesapeake Bay commemorative plate.
7 (a) Issuance.--Upon application of any person who has
8 contributed at least $20 to an eligible sponsoring organization,
9 accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition to the
10 annual registration fee and documentation as the department
11 shall require, the department shall issue to the person a
12 special registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed
13 as belonging to a person who has so contributed.
14 (b) Eligible organizations.--Sponsoring organizations
15 eligible under this section include, but are not limited to:
16 (1) The Chesapeake Bay Commission.
17 (2) The Department of Environmental Protection.
18 (c) Authorized use of fees.--Additional fees collected under
19 this section shall be used solely to assist with stream
20 restoration projects in the Chesapeake Bay watershed in this
21 Commonwealth.
22 Section 717. Pride in America plate.
23 Upon application of any person who has contributed at least
24 $50 to a sponsoring organization or relief fund which benefits
25 victims of terrorism or war, served as a rescue or recovery
26 worker for victims of terrorism or war any time beginning
27 September 11, 2001, or thereafter, or contributed to the Rewards
28 for Justice Fund of the Department of State, accompanied by a
29 fee of $20 which shall be in addition to the annual registration
30 fee and documentation as the department shall require, the
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1 department shall issue to the person a special registration
2 plate designating the vehicle so licensed as belonging to a
3 person who has so contributed or served.
4 Section 718. Steelworkers plate.
5 (a) Issuance.--Upon application of any person who is a
6 steelworker, accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in
7 addition to the annual registration fee and by documentation as
8 the department shall require, the department shall issue to the
9 person a special registration plate designating the vehicle so
10 licensed as belonging to a person who is a steelworker. The
11 plate shall bear the likeness of the official emblem of the
12 American Iron and Steel Institute.
13 (b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term
14 "steelworker" means a person currently or formerly employed in
15 the manufacture of steel or a surviving member of the
16 steelworker's family.
17 Section 719. Legislative plate.
18 Upon application by a member or retired member of the
19 Congress of the United States, the General Assembly of the
20 Commonwealth or the department may issue special registration
21 plates indicating that the vehicle is owned by a member or
22 retired member of the United States Senate or Pennsylvania
23 Senate or House of Representatives, as appropriate.
24 Section 720. Library registration plate.
25 (a) Issuance.--Upon application of any person who has
26 contributed at least $20 to an eligible sponsoring organization,
27 accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition to the
28 annual registration fee and documentation as the department
29 shall require, the department shall issue to the person a
30 special registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed
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1 as belonging to a person who has so contributed.
2 (b) Eligible organizations.--Sponsoring organizations
3 eligible under this section include, but are not limited to:
4 (1) Public libraries.
5 (2) The Department of Education.
6 (3) District library centers' advisory councils.
7 Section 721. Ruffed grouse plate.
8 (a) Issuance.--Upon application of any person who has
9 contributed at least $20 to an eligible sponsoring organization,
10 accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition to the
11 annual registration fee and documentation as the department
12 shall require, the department shall issue to the person a
13 special registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed
14 as belonging to a person who has so contributed.
15 (b) Eligible organizations.--Sponsoring organizations
16 eligible under this section include the Pennsylvania Game
17 Commission.
18 (c) Authorized use of fees.--Additional fees collected under
19 this section shall only be used by the commission for forest
20 habitat management and educational programs relating to the
21 ruffed grouse.
22 Section 722. Lighthouse preservation plate.
23 (a) Issuance.--Upon application of any person who has
24 contributed at least $20 to an eligible sponsoring organization,
25 accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition to the
26 annual registration fee and documentation as the department
27 shall require, the department shall issue to the person a
28 special registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed
29 as belonging to a person who has so contributed.
30 (b) Eligible organizations.--Sponsoring organizations
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1 eligible under this section include the Pennsylvania Historical
2 and Museum Commission.
3 (c) Authorized use of fees.--Additional fees collected under
4 this section shall only be used by the commission.
5 Section 723. Choose life plate.
6 (a) Issuance.--Upon application of any person who has
7 contributed at least $20 to an eligible sponsoring organization,
8 accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition to the
9 annual registration fee and documentation as the department
10 shall require, the department shall issue to the person a
11 special registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed
12 as belonging to a person who has so contributed.
13 (b) Eligible organizations.--Sponsoring organizations
14 eligible under this section include, but are not limited to,
15 Choose Life, Inc.
16 (c) Authorized use of fees.--Additional fees collected under
17 this section shall only be used to pay for programs offered by
18 certain crisis pregnancy centers.
19 Section 724. Civilian Conservation Corps worker plate.
20 (a) Issuance.--Upon application of any person who has served
21 in the Civilian Conservation Corps, accompanied by a fee of $20
22 which shall be in addition to the annual registration fee and
23 documentation as the department shall require, the department
24 shall issue to the person a special registration plate
25 designating the vehicle so licensed as belonging to a person who
26 has so contributed.
27 (b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "Civilian
28 Conservation Corps worker" means a person currently or formerly
29 employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps or Pennsylvania
30 Conservation Corps or a surviving member of the person's family.
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1 Section 725. Organ donor plate.
2 Upon application of any person who has contributed at least
3 $20 to the Organ Donation Awareness Trust Fund accompanied by a
4 fee of $20 which shall be in addition to the annual registration
5 fee and documentation as the department shall require, the
6 department shall issue to the person a special registration
7 plate designating the vehicle so licensed as belonging to a
8 person who has so contributed.
9 Section 726. Prostate cancer research plate.
10 (a) Issuance.--Upon application of any person who has
11 contributed at least $20 to an eligible sponsoring organization,
12 accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition to the
13 annual registration fee and documentation as the department
14 shall require, the department shall issue to the person a
15 special registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed
16 as belonging to a person who has so contributed.
17 (b) Eligible organizations.--Sponsoring organizations
18 eligible under this section include the American Cancer Society.
19 (c) Authorized use of fees.--Additional fees collected under
20 this section shall be used solely for purposes of prostate
21 cancer research.
22 CHAPTER 9
23 LIMITED USE SPECIAL VEHICLE PLATES
24 Section 901. Antique, classic and collectible plates.
25 Upon submission by a vehicle owner of information
26 satisfactory to the department that a motorcycle or motor
27 vehicle is an antique motorcycle or motor vehicle or classic
28 motorcycle or motor vehicle or collectible motorcycle or motor
29 vehicle, accompanied by the appropriate fee, the department may
30 issue special plates for the motorcycle or vehicle. The
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1 applicant shall provide photographic proof in a manner specified
2 by the department to demonstrate the condition of the motor
3 vehicle. No annual registration fee may be charged for antique,
4 collectible or classic motorcycles or motor vehicles.
5 Section 902. Street rod plate.
6 Upon submission by a vehicle owner of information
7 satisfactory to the department that a motor vehicle is a street
8 rod, accompanied by the appropriate fee, the department shall
9 issue special plates for the vehicle, which shall have the same
10 force and effect as regular registration plates. The applicant
11 shall comply with all laws and regulations pertaining to
12 registration, including the payment of any additional fees.
13 CHAPTER 11
14 MILITARY AND VETERANS PLATES
15 Section 1101. Use of military and veterans plates.
16 Special registration plates issued under this chapter may be
17 used on a motorcycle or other authorized vehicles specified in
18 section 105(f).
19 Section 1102. Expeditionary Forces Medal recipient plate.
20 Upon application of any person who is a recipient of the
21 Expeditionary Forces Medal, accompanied by a fee of $20 which
22 shall be in addition to the annual registration fee and by
23 documentation as the department shall require, the department
24 shall issue to the person a special registration plate
25 designating the vehicle so registered as belonging to a person
26 who is a recipient of the Expeditionary Forces Medal.
27 Section 1103. World War II veterans plate.
28 Upon application of any person who is a veteran of World War
29 II, accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition to
30 the annual registration fee and by documentation as the
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1 department shall require, the department shall issue to the
2 person a special registration plate carrying the symbol of a
3 ruptured duck designating the vehicle so registered as belonging
4 to a person who is a veteran of World War II.
5 Section 1104. Pearl Harbor survivors plate.
6 Upon application of any person who is a survivor of Pearl
7 Harbor, accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition
8 to the annual registration fee and by documentation as the
9 department shall require, the department shall issue to the
10 person a special registration plate designating the vehicle so
11 licensed as belonging to a person who is a survivor of Pearl
12 Harbor.
13 Section 1105. Special plates for veterans of Korean War.
14 Upon application of any person who is a veteran of the Korean
15 War, accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition to
16 the annual registration fee and by documentation as the
17 department shall require, the department shall issue to the
18 person a special registration plate designating the vehicle so
19 licensed as belonging to a person who is a veteran of the Korean
20 War.
21 Section 1106. Special plates for veterans of Persian Gulf War.
22 Upon application of any person who is a veteran of the
23 Persian Gulf War, accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in
24 addition to the annual registration fee and by documentation as
25 the department shall require, the department shall issue to the
26 person a special registration plate designating the vehicle so
27 licensed as belonging to a person who is a veteran of the
28 Persian Gulf War.
29 Section 1107. Prisoner of war plate.
30 On the application of an ex-prisoner of war whose
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1 imprisonment while in the service of the armed forces of the
2 United States is certified by the appropriate branch of the
3 armed forces, the department shall issue a special registration
4 plate designating the vehicle as belonging to an ex-prisoner of
5 war. The registration plate shall contain the letters "POW" and
6 such other numbers or letters as the department may determine
7 and shall have the words "prisoner of war" in at least ten-point
8 bold type inscribed at the bottom of the plate. Only one special
9 registration plate shall be issued to an ex-prisoner of war
10 under this section.
11 Section 1108. Vietnam Conflict veterans.
12 Upon application of any person who is a veteran of the
13 Vietnam Conflict as that term is defined for the awarding of the
14 Vietnam Service Medal, accompanied by a fee of $20 in addition
15 to the annual registration fee and by documentation as the
16 department shall require, the department shall issue to the
17 person a special registration plate designating the vehicle so
18 licensed as belonging to a person who is a veteran of the
19 Vietnam Conflict.
20 Section 1109. Medal of Honor recipients.
21 Upon application of any person who is a recipient of the
22 Medal of Honor, the department shall issue to the person a
23 special registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed
24 as belonging to a person who is a recipient of the Medal of
25 Honor. The plate shall have a light blue background interspersed
26 with 13 white stars. The center of the plate shall bear a golden
27 bronze replica of the appropriate medal. The initials of each
28 recipient shall be embossed in red to the left of the medal and
29 the letters "CMH" (for Congressional Medal of Honor) shall be
30 embossed in red to the right of the medal.
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1 Section 1110. Purple Heart recipients.
2 Upon application of any person who is a recipient of the
3 Purple Heart, the department shall issue to the person a special
4 registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed as
5 belonging to a person who is a recipient of the Purple Heart. A
6 severely disabled veteran, as described in 75 Pa.C.S. § 1342(b)
7 (relating to veteran plates and placard), who is qualified to
8 receive a plate under this section may also elect to receive a
9 placard under 75 Pa.C.S. § 1342(b).
10 Section 1111. Distinguished Flying Cross recipients.
11 Upon application of any person who is a recipient of the
12 Distinguished Flying Cross, accompanied by a fee of $20 which
13 shall be in addition to the annual registration fee and
14 documentation as the department shall require, the department
15 shall issue to the person a special registration plate
16 designating the vehicle so licensed as belonging to a person who
17 has so contributed.
18 Section 1112. Missing in Action plate.
19 Upon application of any person, accompanied by a fee of $20,
20 which shall be in addition to the annual registration fee, the
21 department shall issue to the person a special registration
22 plate honoring those members of the United States Armed Forces
23 who the Department of Defense has determined to be missing in
24 action. The plate shall have a black background with white
25 letters and/or numbers. The registration plate shall contain the
26 letters "MIA" and other numbers or letters as the department may
27 determine and shall have the words "YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN" in at
28 least ten-point bold type inscribed at the bottom of the plate.
29 Section 1113. Submarine service plate.
30 Upon application of any person who is a veteran of a
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1 submarine crew, accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in
2 addition to the annual registration fee and by documentation as
3 the department shall require, the department shall issue to the
4 person a special registration plate designating the vehicle so
5 licensed as belonging to a person who is a veteran of a United
6 States submarine crew.
7 CHAPTER 51
8 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
9 Section 5101. Repeals.
10 The following acts and parts of acts are repealed:
11 75 Pa.C.S. § 1339.
12 75 Pa.C.S. § 1340.
13 75 Pa.C.S. § 1340.1.
14 75 Pa.C.S. § 1341.
15 75 Pa.C.S. § 1342.
16 75 Pa.C.S. § 1345.
17 75 Pa.C.S. § 1346.
18 75 Pa.C.S. § 1347.
19 75 Pa.C.S. § 1348.
20 75 Pa.C.S. § 1350.
21 75 Pa.C.S. § 1351.
22 75 Pa.C.S. § 1352.
23 75 Pa.C.S. § 1353.
24 75 Pa.C.S. § 1354.
25 75 Pa.C.S. § 1355.
26 75 Pa.C.S. § 1356.
27 75 Pa.C.S. § 1357.
28 75 Pa.C.S. § 1358.
29 75 Pa.C.S. § 1359.
30 75 Pa.C.S. § 1360.
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1 75 Pa.C.S. § 1905(b) and (c).
2 Section 5102. Effective date.
3 This act shall take effect in 90 days.
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