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75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1704 (2026)

  Administration of chapter.

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§ 1704.  Administration of chapter.

(a)  General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the Department of Transportation shall administer and enforce this chapter and may make rules and regulations necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.

(b)  Insurance matters.--The Insurance Department shall administer and enforce those provisions of this chapter as to matters under its jurisdiction as determined by this chapter or other statute and may make rules and regulations necessary for the administration and enforcement of those provisions.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1988–2022 · leading case: Burstein v. Prudential Prop. & Cas. Ins., 809 A.2d 204 (Pa. 2002).
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Burstein v. Prudential Prop. & Cas. Ins., 809 A.2d 204 (Pa. 2002). · cites it 4× “" 75 Pa.C.S. § 1704(b). As a result, the Department's regulations relating to coverage exclusions could be persuasive in some cases.”
Nationwide Ins. v. Schneider, 960 A.2d 442 (Pa. 2008). · cites it 2× “The Department is charged with the obligation to administer and enforce insurance-related matters under the MVFRL, see 75 Pa.C.S. § 1704(b), and, as such, has the initial responsibility to interpret the statute's requirements.”
Ins. Fed'n of Pennsylvania, Inc. v. Koken, 801 A.2d 622 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2002). · cites it 6× “In July 2001, the Commissioner denied the Federation's petition, concluding that the Insurance Department has the authority to disapprove automobile insurance policies that do not provide for binding arbitration of UM and UIM coverage disputes.”
Salazar v. Allstate Ins., 702 A.2d 1038 (Pa. 1997). · cites it 2× “To avoid rendering the renewal notice language mere surplusage, the Franks court stated that the renewal notice requirement is a regulatory provision, to be enforced by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department (Department) pursuant to Section 1704 of the MVFRL, 75 Pa.C.S. §…”
Winslow-Quattlebaum v. Maryland Ins. Grp., 752 A.2d 878 (Pa. 2000). “Here, the forms submitted as part of Winslow-Quattlebaum’s application for insurance under the Plan were exact replicas of forms mandated by the Insurance Department for use by the Plan.”
Allstate Ins. v. Seelye, 846 A.2d 1286 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2004). “The Insurance Department is the administrative agency charged with implementation of the MVFRL under 75 Pa.C.S. § 1704(b), 1 and it had promulgated the form used by the *1289 insurer in Winslow-Quattlebaum .”
Willisch v. Nationwide Ins. Co. of Am., 852 F. Supp. 2d 582 (E.D. Pa. 2012). “” 38 Despite the language “as prescribed by regulations of the commissioner” in the definition of “passive anti-theft device,” and the Insurance Department’s obligation under the MVFRL to “administer and enforce” insurance-related matters and to make any necessary rules and…”
Stiffler v. Ins. Comm'r of Pennsylvania, 786 A.2d 296 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2001). “75 Pa.C.S. § 1704(b). The Trust Fund was funded by an annual assessment levied upon all motor vehicles required to be registered in the Commonwealth.”
Bickerton v. Ins. Comm'r, 808 A.2d 971 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2002). “75 Pa.C.S. § 1704(b). The Trust Fund was funded by an annual assessment levied upon all motor vehicles required to be registered in the Commonwealth.”
Medrow v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., 548 A.2d 393 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1988). “It is a rule which DOT was authorized to enact by Section 1704 of the Code, 75 Pa. C. S. §1704. That section provides that, with the exception of matters under the jurisdiction of the Insurance Department, as determined by Chapter 17 of the Code (the Motor Vehicle Financial…”
Nathan Keeler v. Esurance Ins. Servs. In, No. 21-2449 (3d Cir. Oct. 18, 2022). “See 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1704 (b) (delegating enforcement authority to the Insurance Department); DeMichele, 888 A.”
Stiffler v. Ins. Com'r of Com., 786 A.2d 296 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2001). “75 Pa.C.S. § 1704(b). The Trust Fund was funded by an annual assessment levied upon all motor vehicles required to be registered in the Commonwealth.”
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75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1704(b): 11 cases
Burstein v. Prudential Prop. & Cas. Ins., 809 A.2d 204 (Pa. 2002). “" 75 Pa.C.S. § 1704(b). As a result, the Department's regulations relating to coverage exclusions could be persuasive in some cases.”
Nationwide Ins. v. Schneider, 960 A.2d 442 (Pa. 2008). “The Department is charged with the obligation to administer and enforce insurance-related matters under the MVFRL, see 75 Pa.C.S. § 1704(b), and, as such, has the initial responsibility to interpret the statute's requirements.”
Ins. Fed'n of Pennsylvania, Inc. v. Koken, 801 A.2d 622 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2002). “In July 2001, the Commissioner denied the Federation's petition, concluding that the Insurance Department has the authority to disapprove automobile insurance policies that do not provide for binding arbitration of UM and UIM coverage disputes.”
Salazar v. Allstate Ins., 702 A.2d 1038 (Pa. 1997). “To avoid rendering the renewal notice language mere surplusage, the Franks court stated that the renewal notice requirement is a regulatory provision, to be enforced by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department (Department) pursuant to Section 1704 of the MVFRL, 75 Pa.C.S. §…”
Winslow-Quattlebaum v. Maryland Ins. Grp., 752 A.2d 878 (Pa. 2000). “Here, the forms submitted as part of Winslow-Quattlebaum’s application for insurance under the Plan were exact replicas of forms mandated by the Insurance Department for use by the Plan.”
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