Bill Text: PA SB946 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: In registration of vehicles, further providing for department vehicle registration records.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-13 - Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS [SB946 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SB946-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1019
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 946 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY RAFFERTY, FONTANA, WAUGH, BREWSTER, TOMLINSON, YAW, M. WHITE, GREENLEAF, PICCOLA AND TARTAGLIONE, APRIL 8, 2011
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 8, 2011
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for
department vehicle registration records.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1316 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 1316. Department records.
(a) General rule.--The department shall maintain suitable
records in a manner permitting identification of vehicles and
owners, including:
(1) All registrations and transfers of registrations
issued.
(2) All registrations and transfers of registrations
denied and reasons for denial. Registrations and transfers
returned for correction of errors or omissions need not be
recorded.
(b) Confidential registration.--
(1) Subject to paragraph (3), a confidential
registration of a vehicle as to which the records of the
department are available only as prescribed by this section
may be issued to:
(i) A governmental law enforcement agency for a
vehicle used to any extent for undercover or surveillance
purposes.
(ii) Commonwealth departments and other agencies for
vehicles assigned to department secretaries and deputy
secretaries and heads of other agencies.
(iii) A judge or magisterial district judge.
(iv) A district attorney.
(2) Application for a confidential registration shall be
made on a form furnished by the department.
(3) Information concerning the identity of the
registrant of a confidential registration shall be provided
only upon written request of the registrant or a law
enforcement agency.
(4) Upon receipt of a request for information concerning
a confidential registration from any person or entity other
than the registrant or a law enforcement agency, the
department shall inform the requester that the identity of
the registrant is confidential and shall notify the
registrant of the identity of the requester.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 180 days.
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