Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 71 - Vehicle Theft and Related Provisions
Section 7113 - Reporting stolen and recovered vehicles

(a) Stolen vehicle.--Every police department or police office, having knowledge of a stolen vehicle, shall immediately furnish the State Police with full information about the stolen vehicle. The State Police shall forward the stolen vehicle information to the department.
(b) Recovered stolen vehicle.--Within 48 hours of the recovery or receiving notice of recovery of a stolen vehicle by the department to which the theft was originally reported, the police shall notify the owner of the vehicle. If the vehicle was recovered by a department other than the department to which the theft was originally reported, the department that recovered the vehicle shall promptly notify the department to which the theft was originally reported, which department in turn shall notify the owner. If the vehicle was recovered without their knowledge, the owner shall notify the same police department to which the theft was originally reported. On recovering or receiving and verifying the report of recovery of a stolen vehicle, the police shall notify the State Police. The State Police shall notify the department of the recovery.
(June 25, 1987, P.L.30, No.13, eff. 60 days)

1987 Amendment. Act 13 amended subsec. (b).
Cross References. Section 7113 is referred to in section 7114 of this title.

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