2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 75 - VEHICLES
Chapter 65 - Penalties and Disposition of Fines
6501 - Definition of conviction.

                                CHAPTER 65
                    PENALTIES AND DISPOSITION OF FINES

     Sec.
     6501.  Definition of conviction.
     6502.  Summary offenses.
     6503.  Subsequent convictions of certain offenses.
     6503.1. Habitual offenders.
     6504.  Inability to pay fine and costs.
     6505.  Disposition of fines and forfeitures (Repealed).
     6506.  Surcharge.
     6507.  Levy and imposition of surcharge in cities of the first
            class.

        Enactment.  Chapter 65 was added June 17, 1976, P.L.162,
     No.81, effective July 1, 1977.
     § 6501.  Definition of conviction.
        (a)  General rule.--For the purposes of this title a
     conviction includes a plea of guilty, a plea of nolo contendere,
     a finding of guilty by a court or an unvacated forfeiture of
     bail or collateral deposited to secure a defendant's appearance
     in court.
        (b)  Payment of fine as guilty plea.--A payment by any person
     charged with a violation of this title of the fine prescribed
     for the violation is a plea of guilty.
        (c)  Certified record of convictions.--For the purpose of
     this title, a certified record of conviction includes a
     certified record of conviction from any Federal or state court
     and a certified record of administrative adjudication from any
     state. These records or copies of these records shall be
     admissible in any court of law without any need for further
     documentation.
     (May 30, 1990, P.L.173, No.42, eff. Nov. 1, 1990)

        1990 Amendment.  Act 42 added subsec. (c).