75 Pa.C.S. § 1359
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Special plates for steelworkers.
Official statutory text
(a) General rule.--Upon application of any person who is a steelworker, accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition to the annual registration fee and by such documentation as the department shall require, the department shall issue to such person a special registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed as belonging to a person who is a steelworker. The special registration plate may be used only on a passenger car or a truck with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds. The plate shall bear the likeness of the official emblem of the American Iron and Steel Institute.
(b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "steelworker" means a person currently or formerly employed in the manufacture of steel or a surviving member of the steelworker's family. (July 11, 1996, P.L.660, No.115, eff. 60 days; Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff. 60 days; Dec. 18, 2007, P.L.436, No.67, eff. 60 days; July 2, 2014, P.L.988, No.109, eff. 60 days)
2014 Amendment. Act 109 amended subsec. (a). 1996 Amendment. Act 115 added section 1359.
(b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "steelworker" means a person currently or formerly employed in the manufacture of steel or a surviving member of the steelworker's family. (July 11, 1996, P.L.660, No.115, eff. 60 days; Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff. 60 days; Dec. 18, 2007, P.L.436, No.67, eff. 60 days; July 2, 2014, P.L.988, No.109, eff. 60 days)
2014 Amendment. Act 109 amended subsec. (a). 1996 Amendment. Act 115 added section 1359.
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