Pennsylvania Act 2012-163 — VEHICLE CODE (75 PA.C.S.) - VEHICLES EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION AND LIMITS ON NUMBER OF TOWED VEHICLES

Act text

Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for vehicles exempt from registration and for limits on number of towed vehicles.

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

Section 1. Section 1302 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:

§ 1302. Vehicles exempt from registration.

The following types of vehicles are exempt from registration:

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(22) Any portable traffic control signal or device upon a trailer not exceeding 3,000 pounds gross vehicle weight.

Section 2. Section 4904 of Title 75 is amended by adding a subsection to read:

§ 4904. Limits on number of towed vehicles.

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(i) Portable traffic control signals or devices.--Portable traffic control signals mounted upon a trailer not exceeding 3,000 pounds gross vehicle weight may be operated in tandem as long as the length of the two trailers combined does not exceed 300 inches and the trailers are designed by the manufacturer to be able to be towed in tandem on public roadways.

Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.