Title 75, VEHICLES

(a) General rule.--The Secretary of Revenue shall provide identification markers as follows: (1) Qualified motor vehicles subject to IFTA shall be issued identification markers (decals) and a license as required by IFTA. (2) Qualified motor vehicles not subject to IFTA shall be i…

(a) False statements.--Any person who willfully and knowingly makes, publishes, delivers or utters a false statement orally, or in writing, or in the form of a receipt for the sale of motor fuel, for the purpose of obtaining or attempting to obtain, or to assist any person to obt…

Such employees of the Department of Revenue as are designated as special investigators, and who carry identification indicating such capacity, are hereby declared to be peace officers of the Commonwealth, are hereby given police power and authority throughout the Commonwealth to …

(a) General rule.--The requirements of this chapter and Chapter 96 (relating to motor carriers road tax) do not apply to the following vehicles: (1) A qualified motor vehicle bearing a Pennsylvania farm vehicle registration plate and operated in accordance with the restrictions o…

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Fund." The Motor Vehicle Transaction Recovery Fund established in this chapter. "Member." Every holder of motor vehicle…

(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the General Fund a Motor Vehicle Transaction Recovery Fund. (b) Assessments.--Every applicant for motor vehicle dealer registration plates or for the authority to act as an agent for the department with respect to vehicle titling…

(a) Authorization.--The secretary, or his designee, may, in his discretion, authorize a disbursement from the fund to cover the amount of any fees and taxes pertaining to an application for titling or registration of a vehicle which a member failed to forward to the department or…

By making application to the fund, an aggrieved party assigns to the Commonwealth any claim he may have for restitution arising out of the failure of the member to forward the titling and registration documents, fees and taxes. The department may coordinate with applicable Common…

Any aggrieved party may appeal the decision of the secretary to the court of common pleas vested with jurisdiction of such appeals by or pursuant to Title 42 (relating to judiciary and judicial procedure).

No person who acts solely as either a notary or messenger for motor vehicle forms or a farm equipment dealer, mobile home dealer and manufacturer or modular housing manufacturer shall be bound by the provisions of this chapter. (Aug. 5, 1991, P.L.238, No.26, eff. imd.)

(a) Criminal penalty.--Any member who issues or forwards to the department any documents relative to the titling or registration of a vehicle without having paid the requisite fee to the fund commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $100…

(a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the provisions of this part relating to the operation of vehicles refer exclusively to the operation of vehicles upon highways except where a different place is specifically referred to in a particular provision. (b) Seriou…

No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of: (1) any uniformed police officer, sheriff or constable or, in an emergency, a railroad or street railway police officer; (2) any appropriately attired person, including an agent or employee …

(a) General rule.--Every person riding an animal or driving any animal-drawn vehicle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this part, except those provisions of this part which by their…

Unless specifically made applicable, the provisions of this part, except those contained in Subchapter B of Chapter 37 (relating to serious traffic offenses), shall not apply to persons, motor vehicles, and equipment while actually engaged in work upon a highway but shall apply t…

(a) General rule.--The driver of an emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call or when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law or when responding to but not upon returning from a fire alarm or other emergency call, may exercise the privileges set…

Every operator of a streetcar upon any roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this title except those provisions which by their nature can have no application.

(a) General rule.--The driver of a vehicle which is being driven in a funeral procession may: (1) Park or stand irrespective of the provisions of this part. (2) Proceed past a red signal indication or stop sign if the lead vehicle in the procession started through the intersectio…

(a) General rule.--The driver of a certified escort vehicle that is being operated to escort a super load must be certified and licensed by the department and wear attire that complies with 67 Pa. Code § 101.3(5) (relating to minimum attire). (b) Criteria to be established.--With…

(a) General rule.--Unless otherwise directed by a uniformed police officer or any appropriately attired person authorized to direct, control or regulate traffic, the driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any applicable official traffic-control device placed or held…

(a) General rule.--The driver of any vehicle, unless otherwise directed by an emergency service responder, shall not drive past, around or through a sign or traffic-control device closing a road or highway due to an existing or potentially hazardous condition. (b) Penalty.--Any p…

(a) General rule.--Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals exhibiting different colored lights, or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a time or in combination, only the colors green, red and yellow shall be used, except for special pedestrian signals ca…

(a) General rule.--Whenever special pedestrian-control signals exhibiting words or symbols are in place, the signals shall indicate as follows: (1) Word "Walk" or walking person symbol.--Pedestrians facing the signal should proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signa…

(a) General rule.--Whenever a flashing red or yellow signal is used in a traffic signal or with a traffic sign it shall require obedience by vehicular traffic as follows: (1) Flashing red.--When a red lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles shall …

When lane-direction-control signals are placed over the individual lanes of a street or highway, vehicular traffic may travel in any lane over which a green signal is shown, but shall not enter or travel in any lane over which a red signal is shown.

(a) General rule.-- (1) A city of the first class, upon passage of an ordinance, is authorized to enforce section 3112(a)(3) (relating to traffic-control signals) by recording violations using an automated red light enforcement system approved by the department. (2) This section …

(a) General rule.--A municipality, upon passage of an ordinance, is authorized to enforce section 3112(a)(3) (relating to traffic-control signals) by recording violations using an automated red light enforcement system approved by the department. (b) Applicability.-- (1) This sec…

In addition to any other costs that may be imposed under this part for a traffic violation, except for a parking violation, a cost of $20 shall be imposed. Moneys collected shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit in the Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund. (Oc…

(a) General rule.--Upon all roadways of sufficient width, a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway except as follows: (1) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction where permitted by the rules governing such movement. (2) Whe…

Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right and, upon roadways having width for not more than one line of traffic in each direction, each driver shall give to the other at least one-half of the main-traveled portion of the roadway as n…

(a) General rule.--The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction, subject to the limitations, exceptions and special rules stated in this chapter: (1) The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the s…

(a) General rule.--The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle only under one of the following conditions: (1) When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn, except that such movement shall not be made by driving off the ber…

No vehicle shall be driven to the left side of the center or marked center line of the roadway in overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction unless the left side is clearly visible and is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to per…

(a) General rule.--No vehicle shall be driven on the left side of the roadway under any of the following conditions: (1) When approaching or upon the crest of a grade or a curve in the highway where the driver's view is obstructed within such distance as to create a hazard in the…

(a) Establishment and marking.--The department and local authorities may determine those portions of any highway under their respective jurisdictions where overtaking and passing or driving on the left side of the roadway would be especially hazardous and shall by appropriate sig…

(a) Establishment and marking.--The department and local authorities with respect to highways under their respective jurisdictions may designate any highway, roadway, part of a roadway or specific lanes upon which vehicular traffic shall proceed in one direction at all or such ti…

Whenever any roadway has been divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic the following rules in addition to all others not inconsistent therewith shall apply: (1) Driving within single lane.--A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practicable entirely within a sing…

(a) General rule.--The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of the vehicles and the traffic upon and the condition of the highway. (b) Combinations of vehicles and trucks.--The driv…

(a) General rule.--Whenever any highway has been divided into two or more roadways by leaving an intervening space, physical barrier or clearly indicated dividing section so constructed as to impede vehicular traffic, every vehicle shall be driven only upon the right-hand roadway…

No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any limited access highway except at such entrances and exits as are established by public authority. Cross References. Section 3312 is referred to in section 3327 of this title.

(a) General rule.--The department may regulate or prohibit the use of any limited access highway by any class or kind of traffic which is found to be incompatible with the normal and safe movement of traffic. (b) Traffic-control devices at entrances.--The department, when adoptin…

(a) General rule.--No driver shall operate a vehicle while wearing or using one or more headphones or earphones. (b) Exception.--This section does not prohibit the use of hearing aids or other devices for improving the hearing of the driver, nor does it prohibit the use of a head…

(a) General rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the driver of a vehicle may not overtake and pass to the left of a streetcar proceeding in the same direction, whether the streetcar is actually in motion or temporarily halted to receive or discharge pass…

(a) Prohibition.--No driver shall operate a motor vehicle on a highway or trafficway in this Commonwealth while using an interactive mobile device to send, read or write a text-based communication while the vehicle is in motion. A person does not send, read or write a text-based …

(a) Motor vehicle.--Except as provided under subsection (b), no driver shall use an interactive mobile device while driving a motor vehicle. (b) Emergency use exception.--Using an interactive mobile device shall be permissible by a driver of a motor vehicle if necessary to commun…