Pennsylvania Act 2017-37 — VEHICLE CODE (75 PA.C.S.) - PERSON WITH DISABILITY PLATE AND PLACARD

Act text

Session of 2017

No. 2017-37

HB 1288

AN ACT

Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for person with disability plate and placard.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 1338(c)(1) and (2) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:

§ 1338. Person with disability plate and placard.

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(c) Health care provider's statement.--

(1) Any person applying for a special plate or parking placard for persons with disabilities must present a statement, certified by a physician, podiatrist, chiropractor, optometrist, physician assistant or certified registered nurse practitioner licensed or certified to practice in this Commonwealth or in a contiguous state, that the person with a disability is disabled as provided in subsection (a).

(2) Any person applying for a renewal of registration of a special plate for persons with disabilities must comply with this subsection. Once a person with a disability has been duly certified by a physician, podiatrist, chiropractor, optometrist, physician assistant or certified registered nurse practitioner as being disabled, as provided in subsection (a), the applicant need not submit a certification for subsequent renewals of registration for a special plate for persons with disabilities. A person who was issued a person with disability plate under this section and no longer qualifies for one shall not be charged a replacement fee for a regular registration plate upon payment of the regular registration fee.

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

APPROVED--The 25th day of October, A.D. 2017.

TOM WOLF