PennsylvaniaDrivers would face bans on plate covers and hiding devices
Pennsylvania drivers would face a ban on license plate covers and a $2,000 fine for driving with devices that hide plates or interfere with authorized cameras or toll systems.
What it does
Drivers could not operate vehicles with devices that hide or disguise license plates or interfere with authorized traffic cameras or toll systems. A conviction would carry a $2,000 fine.
People could not display a license plate with any plate cover on a vehicle. This would include clear covers as well as tinted ones.
Two specified license plate display violations would carry a $2,000 fine upon conviction. This penalty clause does not cover the plate-cover prohibition.
People could not face both a plate-display charge and an obscuring-device charge for an offense committed at the same time and place.
Argument forBarring devices that block cameras or toll systems could make it harder for drivers to avoid traffic enforcement or toll charges.
Argument againstThe ban on all plate covers could affect drivers whose clear covers leave their license plates easy to read.
More detail
Drivers would be prohibited from operating a motor vehicle with a license plate obscuring device. The rule would cover people driving motor vehicles equipped with these devices or products. Covered products enable intentional hiding of a plate, disguise its appearance, or interfere with legally authorized traffic cameras or electronic toll collection. A violation would be a summary offense, a lower-level offense, with a $2,000 fine upon conviction. The driving restriction would take effect 60 days after enactment.
People would be prohibited from displaying a license plate with a plate cover on any vehicle. The rule would cover any plate cover, including a clear cover. The plate-cover rule would take effect 60 days after enactment.
People convicted of violating section 1332(b)(2) or (4) would pay a $2,000 fine. The penalty covers two specified plate-display violations. Their full descriptions are not included in these pages. The fine would apply upon conviction for one of those two violations. The stated penalty would take effect 60 days after enactment.
Authorities could not charge a person under both the plate-display rule and the obscuring-device rule for an offense at the same time and place. The restriction would cover charges under section 1332(b) and section 3724. The restriction would apply to an offense committed at the same time and place. The charging restriction would take effect 60 days after enactment.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Oct 13Referred to TransportationLatest
- Sep 28Third consideration and final passagePassed House
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 28Re-reported as committedMinor
- Jun 30Re-committed to AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded A3736. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Rules): Re-report Bill As Committed. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 30Second consideration, with amendmentsMinor
- Jun 30Re-reported as committedMinor
- Jun 16Re-committed to RulesMinor
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Transportation): Report Bill As Amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Transportation): Adopt Amendment A03638. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 16First considerationMinor
- Jun 16Reported as amendedMajor
- Feb 17Referred to TransportationIntroduced
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