2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 75 - VEHICLES
Chapter 15 - Licensing of Drivers
1571 - Violations concerning licenses.


                               SUBCHAPTER C
                                VIOLATIONS

     Sec.
     1571.  Violations concerning licenses.
     1572.  Cancellation of driver's license.
     1573.  Displaying a foreign license during suspension or
            revocation.
     1574.  Permitting unauthorized person to drive.
     1575.  Permitting violation of title.
     1576.  Local authorities liable for negligence of their
            employees (Repealed).
     § 1571.  Violations concerning licenses.
        (a)  Offenses defined.--It is unlawful for any person:
            (1)  To exhibit or cause or permit to be exhibited or
        have in possession any recalled, canceled, suspended, revoked
        or disqualified driver's license.
            (2)  To lend a driver's license to any other person or
        permit the use thereof by another.
            (3)  To exhibit or represent as one's own any driver's
        license not issued to the person.
            (4)  To fail or refuse to surrender to the department
        upon lawful demand a recalled, canceled, suspended, revoked,
        disqualified, fictitious or fraudulently altered driver's
        license.
            (5)  To exhibit or cause or permit to be exhibited or
        have in possession a fictitious or fraudulently altered
        driver's license.
        (a.1)  Employees and agents.--It is unlawful for any
     department employee or any agent of the department to issue a
     fictitious or fraudulently altered driver's license when the
     employee or agent has knowledge that the application for the
     driver's license or the driver's license contains fictitious or
     fraudulent information.
        (b)  Penalty.--
            (1)  Any person violating the provisions of subsection
        (a)(1) through (4) commits a summary offense and shall, upon
        conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $100.
            (2)  Any person violating the provisions of subsection
        (a)(5) commits a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be
        sentenced as provided in 18 Pa.C.S. §§ 1101(4) (relating to
        fines) and 1104(1) (relating to sentence of imprisonment for
        misdemeanors).
            (3)  Any person violating the provisions of subsection
        (a.1) commits a felony of the third degree and shall be
        sentenced as provided in 18 Pa.C.S. §§ 1101(3) (relating to
        fines) and 1103(3) (relating to sentence of imprisonment for
        felony). Each fictitious or fraudulently altered driver's
        license issued by a department employee or an agent of the
        department shall constitute a separate offense.
     (May 30, 1990, P.L.173, No.42, eff. Nov. 1, 1990; Oct. 2, 2002,
     P.L.801, No.114, eff. 60 days)

        Cross References.  Section 1571 is referred to in section
     1535 of this title.

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