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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY TARTAGLIONE, RAFFERTY, STACK, M. WHITE, ERICKSON, FONTANA, FOLMER, VANCE, EICHELBERGER, COSTA, WOZNIAK, GREENLEAF, EARLL AND WAUGH, JANUARY 25, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 25, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the |
2 | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in budget and finance, |
3 | further providing for Commonwealth portion of fines. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Section 3571(b)(2) of Title 42 of the |
7 | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and the subsection |
8 | is amended by adding a paragraph to read: |
9 | § 3571. Commonwealth portion of fines, etc. |
10 | * * * |
11 | (b) Vehicle offenses.-- |
12 | * * * |
13 | (2) (i) Except as provided in [paragraph (4)] |
14 | paragraphs (4) and (5), when prosecution under any other |
15 | provision of Title 75 (relating to vehicles) is the |
16 | result of State Police action, all fines, forfeited |
17 | recognizances and other forfeitures imposed, lost or |
18 | forfeited shall be payable to the Commonwealth, for |
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1 | credit to the Motor License Fund. One-half of the revenue |
2 | shall be paid to municipalities as designated in |
3 | subparagraph (ii) in the same ratio provided in section 4 |
4 | of the act of June 1, 1956 (1955 P.L.1944, No.655), |
5 | [relating to partial allocation of liquid fuels and fuel |
6 | use tax proceeds.] referred to as the Liquid Fuels Tax |
7 | Municipal Allocation Law. |
8 | (ii) (A) Only municipalities that provide at least |
9 | 40 hours per week of local police services through a |
10 | municipal police department, participation in a |
11 | regional police department or contracts with other |
12 | municipal or regional police for police services may |
13 | receive revenue under subparagraph (i). |
14 | (B) Revenue that is not paid to municipalities |
15 | under clause (A) shall be transferred to the |
16 | Pennsylvania State Police for cadet classes. |
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18 | (5) When prosecution under any other provision of Title |
19 | 75 is the result of State Police action on an interstate |
20 | highway, as defined in 75 Pa.C.S. § 102 (relating to |
21 | definitions), all fines, forfeited recognizances and other |
22 | forfeitures imposed, lost or forfeited shall be payable to |
23 | the Commonwealth, for credit to the Motor License Fund. |
24 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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