PRINTER’S NO. 1595

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL No. 1286 Session of 2003

INTRODUCED BY RAYMOND, BAKER, BENNINGEOFF, BROWNE, BUNT, CAPPELLi, COSTA, CREIGHTON, GEIST, HARHM, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HORSEY, JAMES, KELLER, KENNEY, MCGEEHAN, MELIC,R.MILLER, NAILOR, O’NEILL, PHILLIPS, RUBLEY, SATETER,B.Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, WALKO, WASHINGTON AND YOUNGBTJOOD,

MAY 5, 2003

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MAY 5, 2003

AN ACT

1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

2 Statutes, providing for duplicate vehicle keys; and

3 prescribing a penalty.

4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

5 hereby enacts as follows:

6 Section 1. Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

7 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:

S § 7125. Duplicate vehicle keys.

9 (a) General rule.--No dealer, manufacturer or person shall

10 duplicate a motor vehicle key without verifying proof of

11 ownership of the vehicle for which a duplicate key has been

12 requested.

13 (b) Proof of ownership.--For purposes of this section, proof

14 of ownership shall include one form of State-issued photo

15 identification and a copy of the following:

16 (1) certificate of title

1 (2) department registration; or

2 (3) sales or lease agreement.

3 (a) Department contirmatiom.--Absent proof of ownership

4 sufficient to satisfy subsection (b), a duplicate key may be

5 issued by a dealer, manufacturer or person upon submission of an

C application for verification of vehicle information to the

7 department on a form provided by the department, together with

B the required fee.

9 (d) Penalty.---A dealer, manufacturer or person who uses a

10 false or fictitious name, address or photo identification, makes

11 a material false statement or fails to disclose any other

12 material fact in an application for verification of vehicle

13 information or duplicates or conspires to duplicate a motor

14 vehicle key without verifying ownership of the vehicle with the

15 department in accordance with this section commits a felony of

16 the third degree.

17 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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