Bill > HB2210

This bill amends Pennsylvania law to allow for electronic vehicle registration cards, defining "electronic product" as a digital extension of a physical product that authorizes a vehicle's operation on a highway, and "electronic product device" as a personal electronic device like a computer or smartphone used to access or display this digital registration. It further specifies that an "electronic registration card" is an electronic version of a physical registration card, considered legally equivalent, and that the department can now issue either a physical or electronic registration card. The bill also clarifies that when a physical registration card is received, the registrant must sign it, and that both physical and electronic registration cards must be carried and exhibited to law enforcement on demand. Importantly, it states that individuals are not required to surrender their electronic product device to avoid penalties, and if damage occurs to a device surrendered to an officer, the officer is not liable. The bill also includes provisions to protect the privacy of information on the electronic product device, stating that inadvertently viewed information not related to the registration card cannot be used as evidence, and grants immunity to law enforcement officers for certain inadvertent issues arising from viewing electronic registration cards or devices, such as accidental deletion of data, viewing unrelated information, or damage to the device.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2210