2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Act 90 - VEHICLE CODE (75 PA.C.S.) - CLASSES OF LICENSES AND REQUIREMENT FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE
Session of 2021
No. 2021-90
SB 725
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for classes of licenses; and, in commercial drivers, further providing for requirement for commercial driver's license.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1504(f) introductory paragraph of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 1504. Classes of licenses.
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(d.1) Operation of covered farm vehicle.--Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (d) relating to class of license required, any driver who is the holder of a Class A, B or C license under this section shall be authorized to operate a covered farm vehicle.
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(f) Penalty.--[A] Except as provided under subsection (d.1), a person who violates subsection (a) commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of up to $200, except that, if the person charged furnishes satisfactory proof of having held the proper class of license valid on the last day of the preceding driver's license period and no more than six months have elapsed from the last date for renewal, the fine shall be $25. No person charged with violating subsection (a) shall be convicted if the person produces at the office of the issuing authority within 15 days of the violation:
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Section 2. Section 1606(b)(5) and (5.1) of Title 75 are amended to read:
§ 1606. Requirement for commercial driver's license.
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(b) Exemptions.--The following persons are not required to obtain a commercial driver's license in order to drive the commercial motor vehicle specified:
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(5) A licensed driver under section 1504(d.1) (relating to classes of licenses) operating a Pennsylvania covered farm vehicle anywhere within this Commonwealth.
(5.1) A licensed driver with a Class A, Class B or Class C or out-of-State equivalent license operating a covered farm vehicle from another state when operated within 150 air-miles of the out-of-State farm.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
APPROVED--The 17th day of November, A.D. 2021.
TOM WOLF
