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.

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
 1   Amending Titles 44 (Law and Justice) and 75 (Vehicles) of the
 2      Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, codifying prohibition on
 3      political subdivisions and Commonwealth agencies imposing
 4      quotas on the issuance of citations for certain offenses and
 5      prohibiting the practice of station averaging; in licensing
 6      of drivers, further providing for schedule of convictions and
 7      points; in rules of the road in general, providing for radar
 8      enforcement systems pilot program; and making a repeal.
 9      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10   hereby enacts as follows:
11      Section 1.    Title 44 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
12   Statutes is amended by adding a part to read:
13                                     PART V
14                              LAW ENFORCEMENT
15   Chapter
16      85.    Issuance of Citations
17                                 CHAPTER 85
18                           ISSUANCE OF CITATIONS
19   Sec.
20   8501.    Definitions.
21   8502.    Quotas prohibited.
 1   8503.    Station averaging prohibited.
 2   8504.    Violation.
 3   § 8501.    Definitions.
 4      The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
 5   shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
 6   context clearly indicates otherwise:
 7      "Citation."    A traffic citation, ticket or other type of
 8   citation.
 9      "Enforcement officer."       A municipal police officer,
10   Pennsylvania State Police officer, Game Commission officer, Fish
11   Commission officer or other officer employed by a political
12   subdivision, regional police department or agency of the
13   Commonwealth.
14      "Points of contact."    Quantifiable contacts made in the
15   furtherance of an enforcement officer's duties, including the
16   number of traffic stops completed, arrests, written warnings and
17   crime prevention measures. The term does not include the
18   issuance of citations or the number of citations issued by an
19   enforcement officer.
20   § 8502.    Quotas prohibited.
21      (a)    General rule.--No political subdivision, regional police
22   department or agency of the Commonwealth may order, mandate,
23   require or in any other manner, directly or indirectly, suggest
24   to an enforcement officer that the enforcement officer issue a
25   certain number of citations on a daily, weekly, monthly,
26   quarterly or yearly basis.
27      (b)    Award not affected.--The prohibition under subsection
28   (a) shall not affect the conditions of a Federal or State grant
29   or money awarded to a political subdivision, regional police
30   department or agency of the Commonwealth and used to fund

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 1   traffic enforcement programs.
 2   § 8503.    Station averaging prohibited.
 3      (a)     General rule.--No political subdivision, regional police
 4   department or agency of the Commonwealth may for purposes of
 5   evaluating an enforcement officer's job performance compare the
 6   number of citations issued by the enforcement officer to the
 7   number of citations issued by any other enforcement officer who
 8   has similar job duties.
 9      (b)     Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
10   construed to prohibit the evaluation of the job performance of
11   an enforcement officer based on the enforcement officer's points
12   of contact.
13   § 8504.    Violation.
14      A citation issued in violation of this chapter shall be null
15   and void.
16      Section 2.     Section 1535(d) and (e) of Title 75 are amended
17   to read:
18   § 1535.    Schedule of convictions and points.
19      * * *
20      (d)     [Exception] Exceptions.--
21             (1)   This section does not apply to a person who was
22      operating a pedalcycle or an animal drawn vehicle.
23             (2)   If a speeding offense under section 3362 (relating
24      to maximum speed limits) is charged as a result of use of a
25      device authorized by section 3372 (relating to radar
26      enforcement systems pilot program), no points may be assigned
27      under subsection (a).
28      (e)     Suspension of operating privilege.--In addition to other
29   provisions of this title relating to the suspension or
30   revocation of operating privileges, the department shall suspend

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 1   for 15 days the operating privileges of any person who for a
 2   violation in an active work zone is convicted under:
 3             (1)   section 3361 where the department has received an
 4      accident report submitted pursuant to section 3751 (relating
 5      to reports by police); or
 6             (2)   section 3362 [(relating to maximum speed limits)] by
 7      exceeding the posted speed limit by 11 miles per hour or
 8      more.
 9   A conviction report received by the department which indicates
10   that the violation of section 3361 or 3362 occurred in an active
11   work zone shall create a presumption that the violation occurred
12   in an active work zone.
13      Section 3.     Title 75 is amended by adding a section to read:
14   § 3372.    Radar enforcement systems pilot program.
15      (a)    Authority.--
16             (1)   Notwithstanding section 3368(c)(2) (relating to
17      speed timing devices), full-time police officers may enforce
18      section 3362 (relating to maximum speed limits) on municipal
19      roads in their respective jurisdictions using electronic
20      devices such as radio-microwave devices, commonly referred to
21      as electronic speed meters or radar, in accordance with this
22      section.
23             (2)   Speed restrictions under this section may be
24      enforced by full-time police officers on a State-owned
25      limited access or divided highway only if the highway is
26      patrolled by the local police department under the terms of
27      an agreement with the Pennsylvania State Police.
28      (b)    Requirements for police officers.--A full-time police
29   officer using an electronic device must:
30             (1)   complete a training course approved by the

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 1         Pennsylvania State Police and the Municipal Police Officers'
 2         Education and Training Commission and a recertification
 3         course every three years thereafter;
 4               (2)   be employed by a full-service police department
 5         accredited by the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation
 6         Commission; and
 7               (3)   operate the device from a clearly marked vehicle in
 8         a location that is readily visible to the motoring public.
 9         (c)   Conviction.--No person may be convicted upon evidence
10   obtained through the use of electronic devices unless:
11               (1)   the speed recorded is over 10 miles per hour in
12         excess of the legally posted speed limit; and
13               (2)   official warning signs indicating the use of
14         electronic devices by a full-time police officer and worded
15         "local police radar enforced" are erected within 500 feet of
16         the border of the political subdivision on the main roads
17         entering the political subdivision.
18         (d)   Certification of speed limit.--The speed limit for a
19   roadway chosen for speed enforcement under this section shall
20   be:
21               (1)   certified after passage of the ordinance required
22         under subsection (g) and in advance of enforcement through an
23         engineering and traffic study as authorized under section
24         6105 (relating to department to prescribe traffic and
25         engineering investigations), unless an engineering and
26         traffic study has been conducted within the two years
27         preceding the passage of the ordinance; and
28               (2)   available for public inspection.
29         (e)   Penalty.--A penalty imposed under section 3362 as a
30   result of use of an electronic device shall not be deemed a

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 1   criminal conviction and shall not be made part of the operating
 2   record under section 1535 (relating to schedule of convictions
 3   and points) of the individual upon whom the penalty is imposed,
 4   nor may the imposition of the penalty be subject to merit rating
 5   for insurance purposes.
 6      (f)   Classification, approval and testing of electronic
 7   devices.--
 8            (1)   Electronic devices used under this section shall be
 9      subject to the provisions of section 3368(d) and tested for
10      accuracy within a period of one year prior to the alleged
11      violation in accordance with specifications prescribed by
12      National Highway Safety Administration standards.
13            (2)   Electronic devices used under this section must
14      appear on the conforming products list, in conjunction with
15      National Highway Safety Administration standards.
16      (g)   Local ordinance required to enforce.--Prior to employing
17   electronic devices in speed limit enforcement, the governing
18   body of the municipality must adopt an ordinance authorizing the
19   use of electronic devices by full-time police officers on
20   roadways under subsection (a) within the boundaries of the
21   municipality where speed limits have been posted according to
22   the results of the required engineering and traffic study and in
23   accordance with section 6109(a)(11) (relating to specific powers
24   of department and local authorities) to address citizen
25   complaints or demonstrable traffic safety concerns, such as high
26   crash rates or fatalities.
27      (h)   Initial period.--During the initial 90 days of speed
28   enforcement using electronic devices in a municipality, an
29   individual may only be sanctioned for a violation in the
30   municipality with a written warning.

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 1      (i)   Report.--A municipality that adopts an ordinance
 2   authorizing the use of electronic devices shall submit an annual
 3   report to the Local Government Commission, which shall be
 4   considered a public record under the act of February 14, 2008
 5   (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law. The report shall
 6   include the following for the prior year:
 7            (1)   The number of violations, written warnings and fines
 8      issued under this section.
 9            (2)   A compilation of all fines paid and outstanding.
10            (3)   The number of moving violations and fines issued
11      under other provisions of this title.
12      (j)   Report by Local Government Commission.--Beginning with
13   the second full calendar year following the enactment of this
14   section, and in each calendar year thereafter, the Local
15   Government Commission shall submit a report to the chair and
16   minority chair of the Transportation Committee of the Senate and
17   the chair and minority chair of the Transportation Committee of
18   the House of Representatives. The report shall be considered a
19   public record under the Right-to-Know Law. The report shall
20   include the following information for the prior year:
21            (1)   The total number of violations, written warnings and
22      fines issued by municipalities under this section.
23            (2)   A compilation of all fines paid and outstanding.
24            (3)   The total number of moving violations and fines
25      issued under other provisions of this title.
26      (k)   Revenue limit.--
27            (1)   A municipal share of revenue generated from the use
28      of an electronic device may not exceed an amount equal to or
29      greater than 1% of the municipality's annual budget.
30            (2)   Revenue collected in excess of the limitation in

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 1      paragraph (1) shall be remitted to the department for deposit
 2      in the Transportation Enhancements Grant Program account
 3      established under section 3116(l)(2) (relating to automated
 4      red light enforcement systems in first class cities).
 5      (l)   Defense.--The primary use of an electronic device by a
 6   police officer shall be for purposes of traffic safety in a
 7   municipality. It shall be a defense to a prosecution arising
 8   from the use of an electronic device in a municipality that the
 9   primary use of the device is to generate revenue for the
10   municipality.
11      (m)   Construction.--Notwithstanding any provision of this
12   section, this section shall not be construed to abrogate, limit,
13   restrict or diminish any authority granted by law to and
14   exercised by the Pennsylvania State Police as of the effective
15   date of this section.
16      (n)   Expiration.--The authority granted and duties imposed
17   under this section shall expire December 31, 2029.
18      (o)   Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
19   words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
20   subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
21      "Electronic devices."    The electronic devices described under
22   subsection (a).
23      "Full-service police department."    A municipal or regional
24   police department that:
25            (1)   is authorized by one or more political subdivisions;
26            (2)   provides 24-hour-a-day patrol and investigative
27      services; and
28            (3)   reports its activities monthly to the Pennsylvania
29      State Police in accordance with the Uniform Crime Reporting
30      System.

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 1    "Full-time police officer."      As follows:
 2        (1)   An employee of a political subdivision or regional
 3    police department who complies with the following:
 4              (i)    Is certified under 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 21 Subch. D
 5        (relating to municipal police education and training).
 6              (ii)    Is empowered to enforce 18 Pa.C.S. (relating to
 7        crimes and offenses) and this title.
 8        (2)   The term does not include a Pennsylvania State
 9    Police officer, part-time or auxiliary police, constable,
10    sheriff or their deputies, fire police, transit police,
11    airport police, park ranger, university or college police,
12    game warden, fish commission officer or railroad police or
13    employee of a police agency that does not maintain continuous
14    primary police coverage of its jurisdiction 24 hours per day
15    every day of the year.
16    Section 4.      Repeals are as follows:
17        (1)   The General Assembly declares that the repeal under
18    paragraph (2) is necessary to effectuate the addition of 44
19    Pa.C.S. Pt. V.
20        (2)   The act of October 30, 1981 (P.L.321, No.114),
21    entitled "An act prohibiting political subdivisions or
22    agencies of the Commonwealth from imposing certain quotas on
23    the issuance of citations for certain offenses," is repealed.
24    Section 5.      This act shall take effect in 120 days.




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