Pennsylvania HB 1955: An Act amending Titles 44 (Law and Justice) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, codifying prohibition on political subdivisions and Commonwealth agencies imposing quotas on the issuance of citations for certain offenses and prohibiting the practice of station averaging; in licensing of drivers, further providing for schedule of convictions and points; in rules of the road in general, providing for radar enforcement systems pilot program; and making a repeal.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 2472
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1955
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY COOPER, K.HARRIS, PROBST, ROAE, KAUFFMAN, STAATS,
MENTZER, RIGBY AND FLICK, OCTOBER 16, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, OCTOBER 17, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Titles 44 (Law and Justice) and 75 (Vehicles) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, codifying prohibition on
political subdivisions and Commonwealth agencies imposing
quotas on the issuance of citations for certain offenses and
prohibiting the practice of station averaging; in licensing
of drivers, further providing for schedule of convictions and
points; in rules of the road in general, providing for radar
enforcement systems pilot program; and making a repeal.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 44 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a part to read:
PART V
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Chapter
85. Issuance of Citations
CHAPTER 85
ISSUANCE OF CITATIONS
Sec.
8501. Definitions.
8502. Quotas prohibited.
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8503. Station averaging prohibited.
8504. Violation.
§ 8501. Definitions.
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:
"Citation." A traffic citation, ticket or other type of
citation.
"Enforcement officer." A municipal police officer,
Pennsylvania State Police officer, Game Commission officer, Fish
Commission officer or other officer employed by a political
subdivision, regional police department or agency of the
Commonwealth.
"Points of contact." Quantifiable contacts made in the
furtherance of an enforcement officer's duties, including the
number of traffic stops completed, arrests, written warnings and
crime prevention measures. The term does not include the
issuance of citations or the number of citations issued by an
enforcement officer.
§ 8502. Quotas prohibited.
(a) General rule.--No political subdivision, regional police
department or agency of the Commonwealth may order, mandate,
require or in any other manner, directly or indirectly, suggest
to an enforcement officer that the enforcement officer issue a
certain number of citations on a daily, weekly, monthly,
quarterly or yearly basis.
(b) Award not affected.--The prohibition under subsection
(a) shall not affect the conditions of a Federal or State grant
or money awarded to a political subdivision, regional police
department or agency of the Commonwealth and used to fund
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traffic enforcement programs.
§ 8503. Station averaging prohibited.
(a) General rule.--No political subdivision, regional police
department or agency of the Commonwealth may for purposes of
evaluating an enforcement officer's job performance compare the
number of citations issued by the enforcement officer to the
number of citations issued by any other enforcement officer who
has similar job duties.
(b) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to prohibit the evaluation of the job performance of
an enforcement officer based on the enforcement officer's points
of contact.
§ 8504. Violation.
A citation issued in violation of this chapter shall be null
and void.
Section 2. Section 1535(d) and (e) of Title 75 are amended
to read:
§ 1535. Schedule of convictions and points.
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(d) [Exception] Exceptions.--
(1) This section does not apply to a person who was
operating a pedalcycle or an animal drawn vehicle.
(2) If a speeding offense under section 3362 (relating
to maximum speed limits) is charged as a result of use of a
device authorized by section 3372 (relating to radar
enforcement systems pilot program), no points may be assigned
under subsection (a).
(e) Suspension of operating privilege.--In addition to other
provisions of this title relating to the suspension or
revocation of operating privileges, the department shall suspend
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for 15 days the operating privileges of any person who for a
violation in an active work zone is convicted under:
(1) section 3361 where the department has received an
accident report submitted pursuant to section 3751 (relating
to reports by police); or
(2) section 3362 [(relating to maximum speed limits)] by
exceeding the posted speed limit by 11 miles per hour or
more.
A conviction report received by the department which indicates
that the violation of section 3361 or 3362 occurred in an active
work zone shall create a presumption that the violation occurred
in an active work zone.
Section 3. Title 75 is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 3372. Radar enforcement systems pilot program.
(a) Authority.--
(1) Notwithstanding section 3368(c)(2) (relating to
speed timing devices), full-time police officers may enfor