Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 85 - Highly Automated Vehicles
Section 8507 - Self-certification review

(a) Review and issuance.--The department shall review a self-certification form submitted under section 8506 (relating to self-certification). If a self-certification form is not rejected by the department within 30 days of the date of receipt by the department, the self-certification form shall be considered complete and a certificate of compliance shall be issued to the applicant. The department may only reject a self-certification form for any of the following reasons:
(1) The form is incomplete.
(2) The information contained in the form does not certify that that the applicant's highly automated vehicle or the automated driving system installed in the highly automated vehicle, as applicable, meets the requirements of this title.
(3) The form contains materially inaccurate information and the applicant is not responsive to clarifying questions.
(b) Effective period.--
(1) The department may not require renewal of a certificate of compliance issued under this subchapter.
(2) An applicant for a certificate of compliance who, prior to the effective date of this section, operated a highly automated vehicle in accordance with automated vehicle testing guidance established by the department prior to the effective date of this section may continue to operate the highly automated vehicle without a certificate of compliance on highways pending the review of a self-certification form if the following criteria are met:
(i) The applicant has submitted a self-certification form for a certificate of compliance to the department.
(ii) The department has not denied the self-certification form.
(iii) The department has not issued a notice, in writing, to the applicant prohibiting continued HAV operation while the department reviews the self-certification form.
(iv) The highly automated vehicle is operated in accordance with this subchapter.
(c) Duty of certificate holders.--A certificate holder shall continue to provide information or records that may be required by the department and reasonably necessary for the administration and enforcement of this subchapter. By order of the secretary, a certificate holder shall provide information or records if there is a specific safety concern.
(Nov. 3, 2022, P.L.1946, No.130, eff. 240 days)

2022 Amendment. Act 130 added section 8507.