Are you eligible for Registration Suspension?

spacer What is the Registration Suspend Program?

In 2004, the Pennsylvania General Assembly enacted a law authorizing the Philadelphia Parking Authority to request the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDot) to suspend the vehicle registration of a motorist who has six or more unpaid parking tickets issued in the previous three years.

There are significant safeguards in the law to insure that only those eligible receive this penalty.  It is unfair that a motorist with many unpaid parking tickets is able to operate their vehicle merely because they were able to evade normal enforcement actions.

To be eligible for registration suspension the following criteria must be met:

  • Vehicle must have six or more open parking tickets issued within the last three years.
  • A letter is sent from the authority to the registered owner warning them of the outstanding debt and gives them thirty days to pay the outstanding tickets.
  • If payment is not received within thirty days from the date of the letter, the Authority requests PennDot to suspend the vehicle’s registration.
  • PennDot then sends a letter with a suspension date, which is at least an additional thirty days from the date of the letter and that allows a last opportunity to pay.
  • If the tickets are still not paid, the vehicle registration is suspended by PennDot.
  • During the period before suspension, a citizen can pay the outstanding tickets at any of our three payment centers, or online or by telephone.

After a registration has been suspended:

  • The vehicle owner must pay in person at the Authority headquarters at 3101 Market Street so Authority staff can give the owner a restoration letter or a requirements letter if there are additional suspensions imposed by PennDot.
  • When paying after suspension, there is a $50.00 restoration fee imposed by PennDot and a $15.00 processing fee imposed by the Authority.
  • The Authority has the opportunity to update PennDot records on a real-time basis when payment is made.  This enables the Authority to restore operating privileges immediately if all of the requirements are met.

 

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