Pennsylvania § 8510.1 - Enforcement and penalties.

§ 8510.1. Enforcement and penalties.

(a) Enforcement of title.--

(1) The certificate holder is considered a driver of a highly automated vehicle for the purpose of assessing compliance under any provision of this title relating to a driver of a vehicle or motor vehicle, subject to the following:

(i) If a police officer charges for a violation of this title, the police officer shall charge the certificate holder for any applicable offense.

(ii) If there is no HAV driver on board, the requirements of this title relating to exhibiting a driver's license and registration card are satisfied if a vehicle registration card is in the highly automated vehicle and physically or electronically available for inspection by a police officer.

(2) (Reserved).

(b) Enforcement by department.--

(1) The department may only suspend or limit a certificate of compliance for the following reasons:

(i) The certificate holder's highly automated vehicle or automated driving system does not meet the applicable requirements of this subchapter.

(ii) The certificate holder submitted materially false information on the self-certification form submitted to the department under section 8506 (relating to self-certification).

(2) The department may only revoke a certificate of compliance for the following reasons:

(i) The certificate holder knowingly operated a highly automated vehicle during a time period when the certificate holder's certificate of compliance was suspended under paragraph (1).

(ii) The certificate holder knowingly operated a highly automated vehicle in a manner that violated a certificate of compliance limitation established by the department under paragraph (1).

(iii) The certificate holder was convicted of any of the following violations with respect to a violation of this title by the certificate holder's highly automated vehicle when the ADS was engaged and no highly automated vehicle driver was on board or in a remote location:

(A) Section 3732 (relating to homicide by vehicle).

(B) Section 3732.1 (relating to aggravated assault by vehicle).

(3) Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be construed to allow the department to suspend, limit or revoke a certificate of compliance except for the instances specifically authorized in paragraphs (1) and (2).

(4) The department shall provide a notice and an opportunity for an administrative hearing to a certificate holder whose certificate of compliance is suspended, limited or revoked under paragraphs (1) and (2).

(c) Penalties.--

(1) Except as provided for in paragraphs (2) and (3), a certificate holder that violates a provision of this subchapter shall be guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $25 and not more than $1,000.

(2) Except as provided for in paragraph (3), a person that violates section 8504 (relating to certificate of compliance required) shall be guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $500.

(3) A person that knowingly violates section 8504 and whose certificate of compliance was suspended or revoked by the department shall be guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $1,000.

(4) A certificate holder that violates a provision of this title in which the penalty is a misdemeanor or felony shall be subject to 18 Pa.C.S. § 307 (relating to liability of organizations and certain related persons).

(Nov. 3, 2022, P.L.1946, No.130, eff. 240 days)

2022 Amendment. Act 130 added section 8510.1.

Cross References. Section 8510.1 is referred to in section 8505 of this title.