Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4730 (2026)

  Violations of use of certificate of inspection.

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§ 4730.  Violations of use of certificate of inspection.

(a)  General rule.--No person shall:

(1)  make, issue, transfer or possess any imitation or counterfeit of an official certificate of inspection; or

(2)  display or cause to be displayed on any vehicle or mass transit vehicle or have in possession any certificate of inspection knowing the same to be fictitious or stolen or issued for another vehicle or issued without an inspection having been made.

(b)  Unauthorized use by official inspection station.--No official inspection station shall furnish, loan, give or sell certificates of inspection and approval to any other official inspection station or any other person except upon an inspection made in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.

(c)  Penalty.--A violation of the provisions of this section constitutes a summary offense punishable:

(1)  For a first offense, by a fine of $100.

(2)  For a subsequent offense, by a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.

(June 18, 1980, P.L.223, No.67, eff. imd.)

 

1980 Amendment.  Act 67 amended subsec. (a).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1980–2025 · leading case: Bureau of Traffic Saf. v. Searer, 413 A.2d 1157 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1980).
Bureau of Traffic Saf. v. Searer, 413 A.2d 1157 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1980). · cites it 2× “Searer was cited for a violation of the Vehicle Code (Code), 75 Pa. C.S. §4730(b). 1 At tbe de novo bearing before tbe Court of Common Pleas following Searer’s appeal from tbe Bureau’s suspension of bis certificate of appointment, Trooper Vandzura of tbe Pennsylvania State…”
Commonwealth v. Wright Oldsmobile Honda, 569 A.2d 411 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1990). “DOT also argues that the trial court failed to consider 75 Pa.C.S. § 4730(b) which prohibits the unauthorized use of certificates of inspection, which includes the furnishing, loaning, sale, or giving of such certificates to any other inspection station.”
H. Marvin v. Bureau of Motor Vehs. (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2021). “In Wright, the Department argued inter alia that the trial court failed to consider a different provision, 75 Pa.C.S. § 4730(b), which prohibited the unauthorized use of certificates of inspection, which included the furnishing, loaning, sale, or giving of such certificates to…”
S. Zaidi v. Bureau of Motor Vehs. (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2025). “” 75 Pa.C.S. § 4730(b). See also 67 Pa. Code § 175.”
Brown v. Commonwealth, 450 A.2d 315 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1982). “The appellant argues that the findings of fact made by the trial court would not support its conclusion that he violated Section 4730 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C. S. §4730, which in pertinent part provides that “[n]o official inspection station shall furnish, loan, give or…”
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4730(b) — 4 cases
Bureau of Traffic Saf. v. Searer, 413 A.2d 1157 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1980). “Searer was cited for a violation of the Vehicle Code (Code), 75 Pa. C.S. §4730(b). 1 At tbe de novo bearing before tbe Court of Common Pleas following Searer’s appeal from tbe Bureau’s suspension of bis certificate of appointment, Trooper Vandzura of tbe Pennsylvania State…”
Commonwealth v. Wright Oldsmobile Honda, 569 A.2d 411 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1990). “DOT also argues that the trial court failed to consider 75 Pa.C.S. § 4730(b) which prohibits the unauthorized use of certificates of inspection, which includes the furnishing, loaning, sale, or giving of such certificates to any other inspection station.”
H. Marvin v. Bureau of Motor Vehs. (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2021). “In Wright, the Department argued inter alia that the trial court failed to consider a different provision, 75 Pa.C.S. § 4730(b), which prohibited the unauthorized use of certificates of inspection, which included the furnishing, loaning, sale, or giving of such certificates to…”
S. Zaidi v. Bureau of Motor Vehs. (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2025). “” 75 Pa.C.S. § 4730(b). See also 67 Pa. Code § 175.”
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