Bill > HB214

This bill amends Pennsylvania's vehicle law to further provide for the inability to pay fines and costs. The key provisions are: 1) It changes the language from a person being "unable" to pay fines and costs to being "without the financial means" to pay them. This allows the court to order installment payments or community service in lieu of full payment, rather than just imprisonment for non-payment. 2) The bill allows the court to order a reasonable period of community service in lieu of up to 50% of the original fine and costs imposed, in cases where the person is without the financial means to pay. The court will determine the duration, timing, and manner of the community service. The bill aims to provide more flexibility and alternatives for individuals who cannot afford to pay fines and costs, rather than automatic imprisonment for non-payment.