Pennsylvania Penalties

OCCUPATIONAL LIMITED LICENSES 75 PaCS 1553

Subsection (b)(l) adds getting to treatment as one of the circumstances under which a driver may use an Occupational Limited License.

The driver must identify the employer and the treatment facility in his petition.

Subsection (d)(6) specifies that anyone who has been adjudicated delinquent, granted a consent decree, or granted ARD for DUI may not be issued an occupational license unless the suspension or revocation for that conviction has been hlly served.

Subsection (d)(8) specifies that anyone convicted of DUI must serve the entire suspension or revocation before being eligible for an Occupational Limited License.

EXCEPTIONS:
  • First time offenders, as defined under 3806(a), shall be eligible for an Occupational Limited License after serving sixty (60) days of the suspension according to subsection (d. 1).
  • A person convicted under 1547(b)(l)(ii) or 3804(e)(2)(ii), relating to an eighteen (1 8) month suspension for a first degree misdemeanor, shall be eligible for an Occupational Limited License if the individual is
    1. Otherwise eligible for restoration;
    2. Has served twelve (12) months;
    3. Has no more than one prior offense as defined in 3806(b)
    4. Only operates a vehicle with an ignition interlock system;
    5. Has certified that each vehicle owned by or registered to the person has been equipped with an Interlock Ignition System. A period of ignition interlock under subsection (d.2) shall not count towards the one year mandatory period of ignition interlock imposed under 3805.
  • Subsection (f)(2) specifies that a driver with an Occupational Limited License may not operate a school bus.