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75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6101 (2026)

 Applicability and uniformity of title.

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PART V

ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT

 

Chapter

61.  Powers of Department and Local Authorities

63.  Enforcement

65.  Penalties and Disposition of Fines

67.  Service of Process on Nonresidents (Repealed)

 

Enactment.  Part V was added June 17, 1976, P.L.162, No.81, effective July 1, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

 

 

CHAPTER 61

POWERS OF DEPARTMENT AND

LOCAL AUTHORITIES

 

Subchapter

A.  General Provisions

B.  Traffic-control Devices

C.  Reciprocity

 

Enactment.  Chapter 61 was added June 17, 1976, P.L.162, No.81, effective July 1, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

Cross References.  Chapter 61 is referred to in section 6309.2 of this title.

 

 

SUBCHAPTER A

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Sec.

6101.  Applicability and uniformity of title.

6102.  Powers and duties of department and local authorities.

6103.  Promulgation of rules and regulations by department.

6103.1. Exemption from additional requirements for highway occupancy permits for agricultural purposes.

6104.  Administrative duties of department.

6105.  Department to prescribe traffic and engineering investigations.

6105.1. Designation of highway safety corridors.

6105.2. Designation of litter enforcement corridors.

6106.  Designation of emergency vehicles by Pennsylvania State Police.

6107.  Designation of authorized vehicles by department.

6108.  Power of Governor during emergency.

6109.  Specific powers of department and local authorities.

6110.  Regulation of traffic on Pennsylvania Turnpike.

6110.1. Fare evasion.

6111.  Regulation of traffic on bridges under authority of interstate commissions.

6112.  Removal of traffic hazards by property owner.

6113.  Control of public travel on private property by owner.

6114.  Limitation on sale, publication and disclosure of records.

6115.  Emergency telephones along Pennsylvania Turnpike.

6116.  Payment by credit or debit card.

6117.  Authority of qualified employees of department and Department of Revenue.

6118.  Municipal police officer education and training.

6119.  Removal of dead deer.

§ 6101.  Applicability and uniformity of title.

(a)  Requirement.--The provisions of this title shall be applicable and uniform throughout this Commonwealth and in all political subdivisions in this Commonwealth, and no local authority shall enact or enforce any ordinance on a matter covered by the provisions of this title unless expressly authorized.

(b)  Sanctions.--When a court of competent jurisdiction determines and notifies the department that an ordinance adopted by a local authority is in violation of subsection (a), commencing 40 days following entry of a final order, unless an appeal has been timely filed with a court of record, the following sanctions apply until the local authority repeals or substantially amends the ordinance to remove the language that was found to be in violation of subsection (a):

(1)  Suspension of unobligated capital expenditures for bridges and highways.

(2)  Suspension of allocation under the act of June 1, 1956 (1955 P.L.1944, No.655), referred to as the Liquid Fuels Tax Municipal Allocation Law.

(3)  Suspension of allocation and apportionment under section 9010(c.1) (relating to disposition and use of tax).

(4)  Suspension of expenditures from the special fund into which allocations under the Liquid Fuels Tax Municipal Allocation Law are deposited, unless a contract for the work that is the subject of the expenditure has been fully executed or the moneys have been otherwise obligated.

(c)  Suspended funds.--Upon notification that the local authority has repealed or substantially amended the ordinance to remove the language that was found to be in violation of subsection (a), the department shall immediately end all sanctions against the local authority and return all suspended funds to the local authority.

(Oct. 24, 2012, P.L.1473, No.187, eff. 60 days)

 

Cross References.  Section 6101 is referred to in sections 3316, 3316.1, 9010 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1984–2026 · leading case: Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 5 v. The City of Philadelphia (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2025).
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Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 5 v. The City of Philadelphia (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2025). · cites it 11× “75 Pa.C.S. § 6101 (emphasis added). Not only does the Vehicle Code expressly indicate its intent that the law be consistent throughout the Commonwealth, but it also expressly states a local authority shall not “enact or enforce” an ordinance on a matter covered by the provisions…”
D.A. Berger v. City of Philadelphia Bureau of Admin. Adjudication (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2026). “Berger further argues the BAA’s Decision violates Section 6101(a) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 6101(a) (prohibiting local authorities from enacting or enforcing ordinances on matters covered by the Vehicle Code unless expressly authorized).”
Garing v. Buffington, 32 Pa. D. & C.3d 501 (1984). “75 Pa.C.S. §6101 et seq., Act of June 17, 1976, P.”
75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6101(a): 2 cases
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 5 v. The City of Philadelphia (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2025). “75 Pa.C.S. § 6101 (emphasis added). Not only does the Vehicle Code expressly indicate its intent that the law be consistent throughout the Commonwealth, but it also expressly states a local authority shall not “enact or enforce” an ordinance on a matter covered by the provisions…”
D.A. Berger v. City of Philadelphia Bureau of Admin. Adjudication (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2026). “Berger further argues the BAA’s Decision violates Section 6101(a) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 6101(a) (prohibiting local authorities from enacting or enforcing ordinances on matters covered by the Vehicle Code unless expressly authorized).”
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