House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda

House of Representatives
Session of 2023 - 2024 Regular Session

Posted:	June 17, 2024 01:01 PM
From:	Representative Pat Gallagher and Rep. Greg Scott
To:	All House members
Subject:	Banning License Plate Flipping Devices

License plates ensure vehicles can be identified and vehicle owners are held accountable. However, current laws are not explicit about the legality of license plate flipping devices. When affixed to vehicles, these devices can be used to conceal a license plate, modify its appearance, or switch one license plate to another. Drivers can use these devices to evade identification for purposes such as avoiding tolls, reckless driving, or even more nefarious criminal activity. Recently, the City of Philadelphia took action to explicitly prohibit these devices within the city. We feel this prohibition should be statewide, which is why we are introducing a bill to explicitly ban license plate flipping devices throughout Pennsylvania. This commonsense bill eliminates ambiguities in state law about license plate flipping devices and ensures that drivers cannot exploit these devices to evade accountability. Please join us in co-sponsoring this needed legislation.
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Introduced as HB2426