(a) Requirement.--The provisions of this title shall be applicable and uniform throughout this Commonwealth and in all political subdivisions in this Commonwealth, and no local authority shall enact or enforce any ordinance on a matter covered by the provisions of this title unless expressly authorized.
(b) Sanctions.--When a court of competent jurisdiction determines and notifies the department that an ordinance adopted by a local authority is in violation of subsection (a), commencing 40 days following entry of a final order, unless an appeal has been timely filed with a court of record, the following sanctions apply until the local authority repeals or substantially amends the ordinance to remove the language that was found to be in violation of subsection (a):
(1) Suspension of unobligated capital expenditures for bridges and highways.
(2) Suspension of allocation under the act of June 1, 1956 (1955 P.L.1944, No.655), referred to as the Liquid Fuels Tax Municipal Allocation Law.
(3) Suspension of allocation and apportionment under section 9010(c.1) (relating to disposition and use of tax).
(4) Suspension of expenditures from the special fund into which allocations under the Liquid Fuels Tax Municipal Allocation Law are deposited, unless a contract for the work that is the subject of the expenditure has been fully executed or the moneys have been otherwise obligated.
(c) Suspended funds.--Upon notification that the local authority has repealed or substantially amended the ordinance to remove the language that was found to be in violation of subsection (a), the department shall immediately end all sanctions against the local authority and return all suspended funds to the local authority.
(Oct. 24, 2012, P.L.1473, No.187, eff. 60 days)
Cross References. Section 6101 is referred to in sections 3316, 9010 of this title.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 61 - Powers of Department and Local Authorities
Section 6101 - Applicability and uniformity of title
Section 6102 - Powers and duties of department and local authorities
Section 6103 - Promulgation of rules and regulations by department
Section 6104 - Administrative duties of department
Section 6105 - Department to prescribe traffic and engineering investigations
Section 6105.1 - Designation of highway safety corridors
Section 6105.2 - Designation of litter enforcement corridors
Section 6106 - Designation of emergency vehicles by Pennsylvania State Police
Section 6107 - Designation of authorized vehicles by department
Section 6108 - Power of Governor during emergency
Section 6109 - Specific powers of department and local authorities
Section 6110 - Regulation of traffic on Pennsylvania Turnpike
Section 6111 - Regulation of traffic on bridges under authority of interstate commissions
Section 6112 - Removal of traffic hazards by property owner
Section 6113 - Control of public travel on private property by owner
Section 6114 - Limitation on sale, publication and disclosure of records
Section 6115 - Emergency telephones along Pennsylvania Turnpike
Section 6116 - Payment by credit or debit card
Section 6117 - Authority of qualified employees of department and Department of Revenue
Section 6118 - Municipal police officer education and training
Section 6119 - Removal of dead deer
Section 6121 - Uniform system of traffic-control devices
Section 6122 - Authority to erect traffic-control devices
Section 6123 - Erection of traffic-control devices while working
Section 6123.1 - Mandatory traffic-control devices in highway work zones
Section 6124 - Erection of traffic-control devices at intersections
Section 6125 - Display of unauthorized signs, signals or markings
Section 6126 - Interference with devices, signs or signals
Section 6127 - Dealing in nonconforming traffic-control devices
Section 6128 - Dealing in official traffic-control devices or bridge parts
Section 6129 - Maintenance of pedestrian crosswalks in school zones
Section 6141 - Declaration of policy
Section 6142 - Reciprocity agreements, arrangements and declarations authorized
Section 6143 - Benefits, privileges and exemptions from taxes and fees
Section 6144 - Vehicle registration and licensing
Section 6145 - Proportional registration of fleet vehicles
Section 6146 - Enforcement agreements
Section 6146.1 - Multijurisdictional permit agreement
Section 6147 - Declaration of reciprocity in absence of agreement
Section 6148 - Applicability to leased vehicles
Section 6149 - Automatic reciprocity
Section 6150 - Proportional registration not exclusive
Section 6151 - Suspension of reciprocity benefits
Section 6152 - Form, publication and distribution of documents