Pennsylvania Act 2024-150 — VEHICLE CODE (75 PA.C.S.) - USE OF REGISTRATION PLATE FLIPPING DEVICE

Act text

Session of 2024

No. 2024-150

HB 2426

AN ACT

Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions relating to offenses in general, providing for use of registration plate flipping device.

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

Section 1. Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:

§ 3724. Use of registration plate flipping device.

(a) Prohibition.--A person may not possess, operate a motor vehicle with, purchase, install, possess for the purpose of installing, manufacture, sell, offer to sell or otherwise distribute a registration plate flipping device.

(b) Penalty.--A person who violates subsection (a) commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, pay a fine of $2,000.

(c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Registration plate flipping device." A manual, electric or mechanical device designed or adapted to be installed on a motor vehicle and:

(1) switch between two or more registration plates for the purpose of allowing a motor vehicle operator to change the registration plate displayed on the operator's motor vehicle; or

(2) hide a registration plate from view by flipping the registration plate so that the registration plate number is not visible.

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

APPROVED--The 18th day of November, A.D. 2024.

JOSH SHAPIRO