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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY HANNA, FABRIZIO AND YOUNGBLOOD, FEBRUARY 23, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 23, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated |
2 | Statutes, in other required equipment, further providing for |
3 | exhaust systems, mufflers and noise control. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Section 4523 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania |
7 | Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read: |
8 | § 4523. Exhaust systems, mufflers and noise control. |
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10 | (f) Enforcement for violations.-- |
11 | (1) A person who reasonably believes that a motor |
12 | vehicle is in violation of this section may file a complaint, |
13 | containing the registration plate number, with a magisterial |
14 | district judge. |
15 | (2) Based on the information in the complaint, the |
16 | magisterial district justice may issue a search warrant for |
17 | the vehicle and shall forward the search warrant and |
18 | information contained in the complaint to the Pennsylvania |
19 | State Police for investigation. |
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1 | (3) Upon receipt of the search warrant, the Pennsylvania |
2 | State Police shall investigate whether the vehicle is in |
3 | violation of this section and shall take appropriate action |
4 | to enforce the provisions of this section. |
5 | (4) A person who files more than one complaint under |
6 | this section which, after investigation by the Pennsylvania |
7 | State Police, are determined not to support a violation of |
8 | this section shall be prohibited from filing any additional |
9 | complaint under this section for a period of 12 months from |
10 | the date the last complaint is determined not to support a |
11 | violation of this section. |
12 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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