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PRINTER'S NO. 517
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 532
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY FARRY, FONTANA, STEFANO, VOGEL AND FLYNN,
APRIL 2, 2025
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 2, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in rules of the road in general, providing for
private parking lots.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 3356. Private parking lots.
(a) Authorization .--The owner or operator of a private
parking lot or the private parking lot's agents may establish
rules and rates that govern the parking of vehicles on the
private property. Rules and rates may include fees or charges
for violating the property owner's or operator's rules.
(b) Signage.--The owner or operator of a private parking lot
or the private parking lot's agents shall place signage that is
legible and clearly visible to individuals entering the area of
the parking lot. The signage must state that the property is not
operated by a governmental entity and list the rates for parking
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charges and for fees for violating the rules of the property
owner or operator.
(c) Invoices.--Any invoice for unpaid parking charges and
fees for violating the rules of the property owner or operator
of a private property used for vehicle parking must be placed on
the vehicle in a prominent location or mailed to the registered
owner of the vehicle within 10 business days of the violation.
(d) Limited informational access.--
(1) An owner or operator of a private parking lot or the
private parking lot's agents may, upon the filing of an
affidavit certifying the intended use of records and the
execution of a contract in a form and manner prescribed by
the department, obtain records from the department limited to
the name and mailing address of a registration plate issued
under section 1331 (relating to issuance and reissuance of
registration plates).
(2) The affidavit of intended use and contract executed
between the private parking lot owner or operator or the
private parking lot agent and the department shall specify
that access to records shall be solely for the purpose of
obtaining the name and mailing address of the registrant of a
vehicle which has parked an unattended vehicle on the private
property of the private parking lot for the purpose of
mailing the registrant an invoice for unpaid parking charges
and fees for violating the rules of the property owner or
operator of a private property.
(3) Private parking lot owners or operators or the
private parking lot's agent in compliance with this section
shall obtain the records via mass record interrogation via
computer access.
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(4) Access to registered motor vehicle owner information
by a private parking lot owner or operator or the private
parking lot's agents shall not be considered a sale,
publication or disclosure of a driving record under section
6114(a) (relating to limitation on sale, publication and
disclosure of records) and shall be considered a permissible
use authorized under 18 U.S.C. § 2721(b)(14) (relating to
prohibition on release and use of certain personal
information from State motor vehicle records).
(e) Fees.--The department may charge a reasonable fee for
each record request . The following shall apply to the fee for
each record request:
(1) The fee may not exceed $1 in 2025 and 2026.
(2) The department shall have the following duties
regarding the fee:
(i) D etermine the percentage increase in the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the
period beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31,
2027.
(ii) Apply, as of July 1, 2027, the increase
calculated under subparagraph (i) to the fee.
(iii) Determine t he percentage increase in the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for each
subsequent 12-month period and apply the increase
calculated under this subparagraph to the fee.
(3) The department shall round the adjustments to the
fee under paragraph (2) to the nearest multiple of $1.
(f) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Agent." An individual or entity designated in writing by
the owner or operator of a private parking lot to carry out some
or all of the duties detailed in this section.
"Private parking lot." The term shall mean the same as under
section 3353(b)(2) (relating to prohibitions in specified
places).
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 120 days.
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