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State
Pennsylvania
Statute
42 Pa. Stat. and Cons. Stat. Ann. § 3571
Statutory language
Except as provided in paragraphs (4) and (5), when prosecution under any other provision of Title 75 (relating to vehicles) is the result of State Police action, all of the following apply: (i) All fines, forfeited recognizances and other forfeitures imposed, lost or forfeited shall be payable to the Commonwealth, for credit to the Motor License Fund. One-half of the revenue shall be paid to municipalities as designated in subparagraph (ii) in the same ratio provided in section 4 of the act of June 1, 1956 (1955 P.L. 1944, No. 655),1 referred to as the Liquid Fuels Tax Municipal Allocation Law.
Type of court restriction(s)
Other
Traffic
State
Municipal
Level of offense restriction(s)
Traffic
Type of charge
Fine
Who collects
Municipal court
Who receives
State/statewide agency
Other beneficiaries
Municipalities that meet the following criteria: Only a municipality that has a population of not more than 3,000 or that provides at least 40 hours per week of local police services through a municipal police department, participation in a regional police department or contracts with other municipal or regional police for police services may receive revenue under subparagraph