SB 532 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rules of the road in general, providing for private parking lots.

PRINTER'S NO.   517

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                        SENATE BILL
                        No. 532
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY FARRY, FONTANA, STEFANO, VOGEL AND FLYNN,
        APRIL 2, 2025

     REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 2, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 2      Statutes, in rules of the road in general, providing for
 3      private parking lots.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.    Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 7   Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
 8   § 3356.   Private parking lots.
 9      (a)    Authorization.--The owner or operator of a private
10   parking lot or the private parking lot's agents may establish
11   rules and rates that govern the parking of vehicles on the
12   private property. Rules and rates may include fees or charges
13   for violating the property owner's or operator's rules.
14      (b)    Signage.--The owner or operator of a private parking lot
15   or the private parking lot's agents shall place signage that is
16   legible and clearly visible to individuals entering the area of
17   the parking lot. The signage must state that the property is not
18   operated by a governmental entity and list the rates for parking
 1   charges and for fees for violating the rules of the property
 2   owner or operator.
 3      (c)   Invoices.--Any invoice for unpaid parking charges and
 4   fees for violating the rules of the property owner or operator
 5   of a private property used for vehicle parking must be placed on
 6   the vehicle in a prominent location or mailed to the registered
 7   owner of the vehicle within 10 business days of the violation.
 8      (d)   Limited informational access.--
 9            (1)   An owner or operator of a private parking lot or the
10      private parking lot's agents may, upon the filing of an
11      affidavit certifying the intended use of records and the
12      execution of a contract in a form and manner prescribed by
13      the department, obtain records from the department limited to
14      the name and mailing address of a registration plate issued
15      under section 1331 (relating to issuance and reissuance of
16      registration plates).
17            (2)   The affidavit of intended use and contract executed
18      between the private parking lot owner or operator or the
19      private parking lot agent and the department shall specify
20      that access to records shall be solely for the purpose of
21      obtaining the name and mailing address of the registrant of a
22      vehicle which has parked an unattended vehicle on the private
23      property of the private parking lot for the purpose of
24      mailing the registrant an invoice for unpaid parking charges
25      and fees for violating the rules of the property owner or
26      operator of a private property.
27            (3)   Private parking lot owners or operators or the
28      private parking lot's agent in compliance with this section
29      shall obtain the records via mass record interrogation via
30      computer access.

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 1            (4)   Access to registered motor vehicle owner information
 2      by a private parking lot owner or operator or the private
 3      parking lot's agents shall not be considered a sale,
 4      publication or disclosure of a driving record under section
 5      6114(a) (relating to limitation on sale, publication and
 6      disclosure of records) and shall be considered a permissible
 7      use authorized under 18 U.S.C. § 2721(b)(14) (relating to
 8      prohibition on release and use of certain personal
 9      information from State motor vehicle records).
10      (e)   Fees.--The department may charge a reasonable fee for
11   each record request. The following shall apply to the fee for
12   each record request:
13            (1)     The fee may not exceed $1 in 2025 and 2026.
14            (2)     The department shall have the following duties
15      regarding the fee:
16                  (i)    Determine the percentage increase in the
17            Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the
18            period beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31,
19            2027.
20                  (ii)    Apply, as of July 1, 2027, the increase
21            calculated under subparagraph (i) to the fee.
22                  (iii)    Determine the percentage increase in the
23            Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for each
24            subsequent 12-month period and apply the increase
25            calculated under this subparagraph to the fee.
26            (3)   The department shall round the adjustments to the
27      fee under paragraph (2) to the nearest multiple of $1.
28      (f)   Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
29   words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
30   subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

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1      "Agent."   An individual or entity designated in writing by
2   the owner or operator of a private parking lot to carry out some
3   or all of the duties detailed in this section.
4      "Private parking lot."   The term shall mean the same as under
5   section 3353(b)(2) (relating to prohibitions in specified
6   places).
7      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 120 days.




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