Pennsylvania Act 2012-124 — JUDICIAL CODE (42 PA.C.S.) - COMMONWEALTH PORTION OF FINES

Act text

Session of 2012

No. 2012-124

SB 237

AN ACT

Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in budget and finance, further providing for Commonwealth portion of fines.

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

Section 1. Section 3571(b)(2) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and the subsection is amended by adding a paragraph to read:

§ 3571. Commonwealth portion of fines, etc.

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(b) Vehicle offenses.--

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(2) Except as provided in [paragraph (4)] paragraphs (4) and (5) , when prosecution under any other provision of Title 75 (relating to vehicles) is the result of State Police action, all of the following apply:

(i) All fines, forfeited recognizances and other forfeitures imposed, lost or forfeited shall be payable to the Commonwealth, for credit to the Motor License Fund. One-half of the revenue shall be paid to municipalities as designated in subparagraph (ii) in the same ratio provided in section 4 of the act of June 1, 1956 ( 1955 P.L.1944, No.655), [relating to partial allocation of liquid fuels and fuel use tax proceeds.] referred to as the Liquid Fuels Tax Municipal Allocation Law.

(ii) Distribution of revenue is as follows:

(A) Only a municipality that has a population of not more than 3,000 or that provides at least 40 hours per week of local police services through a municipal police department, participation in a regional police department or contracts with other municipal or regional police for police services may receive revenue under subparagraph (i).

(B) Revenue that is not paid to municipalities under clause (A) shall be transferred to the Pennsylvania State Police for cadet classes.

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(5) When prosecution under any other provision of Title 75 is the result of State Police action on an interstate highway, as defined in 75 Pa.C.S. § 102 (relating to definitions), all fines, forfeited recognizances and other forfeitures imposed, lost or forfeited shall be payable to the Commonwealth for credit to the Motor License Fund.

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

APPROVED--The 5th day of July, A.D. 2012.

TOM CORBETT