Pennsylvania § 8504 - Certificate of compliance required.
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§ 8504. Certificate of compliance required.
(a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no person may operate on a highway in this Commonwealth a highly automated vehicle, unless:
(1) the firm, copartnership, association, corporation or educational or research institution is a certificate holder or is a highly automated vehicle driver approved by a certificate holder to operate a highly automated vehicle on behalf of the certificate holder; and
(2) the highly automated vehicle is operated in accordance with this title.
(b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to:
(1) A highly automated work zone vehicle operated in accordance with section 8531 (relating to highly automated work zone vehicles).
(2) A platoon operated in accordance with section 8532 (relating to platooning).
(3) A highly automated vehicle registered in another state operating in this Commonwealth under an interstate agreement in accordance with section 8510.5 (relating to interstate agreements).
(Nov. 3, 2022, P.L.1946, No.130, eff. 240 days)
2022 Amendment. Act 130 added section 8504.
Cross References. Section 8504 is referred to in section 8510.1 of this title.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 8504 cover?
Section 8504 ("Certificate of compliance required.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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