Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

66 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 512 (2026)

 Power of commission to require insurance.

✓ current as of May 2026
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§ 512.  Power of commission to require insurance.

The commission may, as to motor carriers, prescribe, by regulation or order, such requirements as it may deem necessary for the protection of persons or property of their patrons and the public, including the filing of surety bonds, the carrying of insurance, or the qualifications and conditions under which such carriers may act as self-insurers with respect to such matters. All motor carriers of passengers, whose current liquid assets do not exceed their current liabilities by at least $100,000, shall cover each and every vehicle, transporting such passengers, with a public liability insurance policy or a surety bond issued by an insurance carrier or a bonding company authorized to do business in this Commonwealth, in such amounts as the commission may prescribe, but not less than $5,000 for one and $10,000 for more than one person injured in any one accident.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1980–2006 · leading case: Metro Transp. Co. v. Pennsylvania Pub. Util. Comm'n, 563 A.2d 228 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1989).
Metro Transp. Co. v. Pennsylvania Pub. Util. Comm'n, 563 A.2d 228 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1989). · cites it 3× “Metro continues to contend that it can provide adequate protection for its patrons and the general public at a more economically feasible price than third-party coverage would allow. Because of the resulting economic impact involved, we conclude that Metro does have the…”
Love-Diggs v. Tirath, 911 A.2d 539 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2006). · cites it 2× “66 Pa.C.S. § 512, 52 Pa. Code §§ 32.11 , 32.”
Pennsylvania Pub. Util. Comm'n v. Metro Transp. Co. (In Re Metro Transp. Co.), 64 B.R. 968 (Bankr. E.D. Pa. 1986). “A-00103281 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT A petition has been filed by Metro Transportation Company, t/a Yellow Cab Company (Metro), pursuant to Section 512 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S § 512, and the regulations at 52 Pa.”
Charter Risk Retention Grp. Ins. v. Rolka, 796 F. Supp. 154 (M.D. Penn. 1992). · cites it 2× “Introduction Plaintiff, Charter Risk Retention Group Insurance Company, seeks a declaratory judgment that defendants’ enforcement of section 512 of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Code (the Code), 66 Pa.C.S. § 512, and certain regulations of the Pennsylvania Public Utility…”
Czarnecki v. Delco Cab, Inc., 419 A.2d 139 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1980). · cites it 2× “§ 1355, now 66 Pa.C.S. § 512 (1979), which states: The commission may, as to motor carriers, prescribe, by regulation or order, such requirements as it may deem necessary for the protection of persons or property of their patrons and the public, including the filing of surety…”
Capital City Cab Serv. Inc. v. Susquehanna Area Reg'l Airport Auth., 70 Pa. D. & C.4th 501 (2004). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to 66 Pa.C.S. §512, the PUC may order that: “All motor carriers of passengers, whose current liquid assets do not exceed their current liabilities by at least $100,000, shall cover each and every vehicle, transporting such passengers, with a public liability insurance…”
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