Penalty for violation of chapter. (a) General rule.-- Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which a penalty is not otherwise
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Section: 4907
Jurisdiction: PA
Bluebook Citation: 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4907
§ 4907. Penalty for violation of chapter. (a) General rule.-- Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which a penalty is not otherwise
provided commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay
a fine of $300 for each violation. (b) Penalty for violation of permit.-- Any person whose vehicle, combination or load is in violation of or not in compliance
with any condition of a permit and any person who violates or fails to comply with
any condition of a permit while operating or transporting a vehicle, combination or
load, in addition to any other violation prohibited by this chapter, commits a summary
offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $500 for each violation. (c) Penalty for violation of multijurisdictional permit.-- Any person who violates or fails to comply with any provision of a permit issued under
section 6146.1 (relating to multijurisdictional permit agreement), in addition to
any other violation prohibited by this title, commits a summary offense and shall,
upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $500 for each violation. (d) Penalty for operation with an invalid permit.-- Any person who operates or moves an oversize or overweight vehicle, combination or
load with an expired, void or invalidated permit, in addition to any other violation
prohibited by this chapter, commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction,
be sentenced to pay a fine of $1,000 for each violation. (e) Failure to properly administer, adhere to and enforce the requirements of this chapter.-- When it is determined in a summary proceeding that a local authority has failed to
comply with any of the requirements of this chapter or the department's concomitant
regulations, the following shall occur: (1) The local authority shall be liable for the costs for scheduling and conducting the
proceeding and for the reasonable costs incurred to respond to and defend against
the charges. The costs shall be assessed by the magisterial district judge and payable
within 30 days of assessment. (2) The local authority shall forfeit any right of recovery for the cost of any repairs
and restoration necessitated by the movement of vehicles upon highways or bridges. (Dec. 7, 1994, P.L.820, No.115, eff. imd.; Dec. 28, 1994, P.L.1450, No.172, eff. 60
days; June 22, 2001, P.L.411, No.33, eff. 60 days; Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1618, No.207,
eff. 60 days) 2004 Amendment. Act 207 amended subsec. (e)(1). See section 29 of Act 207 in the appendix to this
title for special provisions relating to construction of law. 2001 Amendment. Act 33 added subsec. (e). Cross References. Section 4907 is referred to in section 4901 of this title.
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