Lower Merion, PA

Lower Merion Township's Subdivision and Land Development Code, Section 135-4.9R, requires new development to build in electric vehicle charging capacity, not just parking. Projects…

Lower Merion's Property Maintenance Code caps outdoor storage on residential lots at one boat, trailer, camper or unregistered/uninspected vehicle, inserted as Section 302.10, and…

Lower Merion Township bars parking a truck, trailer, semitrailer or other commercial vehicle at any time on the highways listed in Schedule XVI under § 145-27, though vehicles making…

Lower Merion Township's § 145-23 bars parking or standing in front of a driveway, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a crosswalk, on a sidewalk, in an intersection or…

Lower Merion Township lets owners and lessees of single-family homes, semidetached homes, two-family dwellings and townhouses get a resident parking permit exempting them from posted…

Lower Merion Township bars overnight parking on specific streets listed in Schedule XVII of its traffic code, each with its own posted hours. On Mary Waters Ford Road's east side…

Lower Merion Township bans parking any recreational vehicle, boat or boat trailer within the public right-of-way of any street, allowing only brief stops to load or unload. Section…

Once the Township Manager declares a snow emergency, triggered by three or more inches of snow, Lower Merion bans parking on designated snow emergency routes and on the posted sides of…

Lower Merion Township limits how many unregistered, uninspected or similar vehicles can sit outdoors on residential property. Section 302.10 of the Property Maintenance Code, inserted…

Lower Merion Township's Zoning Code, § 155-8.7, sets design standards for loading, unloading and drive-through queuing rather than fixed hours. Shared loading areas must connect…

A Pennsylvania private parking lot cannot tow you unless it is posted. Under 75 Pa.C.S. § 3353(b)(2) the trespass-parking rule does not reach a private parking lot at all unless the…

Lower Merion Township lets residents keep chickens, other fowl and livestock, but any coop, shelter or corral needs a Building and Planning Department permit and must sit at least 100…

Lower Merion Township outright bans keeping poisonous reptiles of any kind anywhere in the Township, along with operating or maintaining a piggery, under § 90-52.E. The prohibition…

Lower Merion Township bars anyone owning, harboring or keeping a dog or cat from letting it run at large on public streets or another person's property, and from letting it defecate on…

Lower Merion Township Code § 90-53 bars any dog or cat owner from letting the animal run at large on public streets or another person's property, and from letting it defecate on…

Lower Merion Township bans harming birds and other wildlife inside its parks. Township Code § 109-6 makes it unlawful to annoy, injure or kill any animal or bird, disturb fish or…

Pennsylvania's Bee Law requires all beekeepers to register their colonies annually with the Department of Agriculture for inspection and disease control.

Pennsylvania state law prohibits municipalities from enacting breed-specific legislation that restricts dogs solely based on their breed or appearance.

Pennsylvania sets no statewide cap on how many dogs or cats a household may keep. The line that matters is the Dog Law's kennel definition in § 102: any establishment in or through…

Pennsylvania Game Commission regulations prohibit intentionally feeding bears and elk statewide, with deer feeding restricted in chronic wasting disease zones.

Chapter 59 of the Lower Merion Township Code declares any vines, tall grass or other objectionable vegetation over 12 inches tall a public nuisance under § 59-1, along with a list of…

Lower Merion Township bans cutting, injuring or removing any Township shade tree without authorization under § 128-10, and lets the Shade Tree Commission order a private owner to…

Lower Merion allows artificial turf playing fields but keeps them out of required setbacks, except a front setback on a primary road, and only exempts them from counting as impervious…

Montgomery County sets no countywide tree-trimming rule for private yards. Street-tree trimming is a municipal function; many boroughs and townships appoint a Shade Tree Commission…

Montgomery County does not set a watering schedule. Pennsylvania is not under permanent western-style outdoor-watering rules. During dry spells, the PA Department of Environmental…

Lower Merion Township Code § 92-6 phases out gas-powered leaf blowers: banned from June 1 to October 1 and January 1 to April 1 starting in 2026, expanding to January 1 through October…

Lower Merion Township bans the use of engine brake retarders on gasoline- or diesel-powered motor vehicles on City Avenue's west side between Green Hill Lane and Haverford Road, under…

Lower Merion Township treats a barking dog that disturbs the neighborhood as disorderly conduct. Code § 111-7B lists 'the keeping of dogs, chickens or other animals under such…

Lower Merion Township sets numeric nighttime noise limits from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Code § 105-1 defines those as 'nighttime hours,' and § 105-3C caps sound reaching a residential…

Lower Merion Township caps continuous sound at a receiving property line at 65 dBA by day and 50 dBA at night in residential zones, and 70 dBA by day and 55 dBA at night in…

Lower Merion Township exempts construction, repair, and landscaping noise from its decibel limits only from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. weekdays and 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekends and…

Lower Merion Township's noise ordinance exempts aircraft and railway transportation outright from its decibel limits; Township Code Section 105-6.A(12) lists aircraft and railway…

Lower Merion Township caps sound reaching a residential property at 65 dBA continuous (75 dBA impulsive) by day and 50 dBA (60 dBA impulsive) at night under Code Chapter 105, with…

Lower Merion Township bans open burning of rubbish, refuse, leaves, tree branches and yard trimmings on any street or private property, including at building operations or open dumps…

A bonfire, campfire or other unencased recreational fire is allowed in Lower Merion Township only with a paid permit from the Chief Fire Officer, who must first inspect the property…

Lower Merion requires bulk liquefied petroleum gas storage to follow the International Fire Code, and separately bans storing charcoal, lighter fluid or propane inside any multifamily…

Lower Merion Township bars fireworks in its parks outright and charges a permit fee anywhere else in the Township. Code § 109-16 makes it unlawful to use firecrackers, fireworks or…

Before closing on a Lower Merion property sale, the seller must certify to the buyer that smoke detectors are installed as required by the township's Fire Prevention and Property…

Pennsylvania's Forest Fire Protection Law makes it a crime to set fire to any woodlot, forest, or wild land anywhere in the Commonwealth. Accidental ignition is a misdemeanor…

Lower Merion Township requires fences around swimming facilities to meet the standards of the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code under § 155-3.7A(3) of the Zoning Code, and fencing…

Before Lower Merion Township will issue a building permit to construct or install a residential swimming pool, § 143-8A(1) requires the owner to post a completion guaranty, a bond or…

Lower Merion Township exempts fences six feet or less in height from a building permit, except when the fence sits within the front yard zoning setback, under the Township's local…

Lower Merion caps residential fences at 4 feet along the primary frontage and 6 feet on side and rear lines in the LDR and MDR districts, per Table 3.7.1. Corner lots must also keep…

Lower Merion bans electric, barbed wire, razor wire, hog wire, rolled wire, and fence-spike fencing on any property, along with thin wire mesh under 12 gauge, galvanized or painted…

Lower Merion caps retaining wall height at 6 feet within a required setback and 8 feet beyond the setback, and requires a 10-foot gap between a sequence of retaining walls except in…

Lower Merion Township's fence configuration rule at Zoning Code § 155-3.7.C(3) requires the smooth or finished face of any fence to point outward, toward the street or the neighboring…

Lower Merion Township limits every accessory building and structure, sheds included, to two stories or 20 feet if it sits inside the principal building's footprint envelope, dropping…

Lower Merion Township's zoning code lets a converted garage revert back into a garage as of right, but freezes it at the existing footprint. The Building and Planning Department…

Lower Merion Township permits a restricted accessory dwelling unit in LDR, MDR, IC, and IH Zoning Districts by converting a single-family dwelling or existing institutional building…

When a Lower Merion Township restricted accessory dwelling unit is not owner-occupied, § 155-10.2.C(10) requires its use be sponsored by a nonprofit organization dedicated to elderly…

Montgomery County has no tiny-home rule. Whether a tiny house on a foundation is allowed depends on your borough or township zoning and minimum-dwelling standards, plus the statewide…

A nontraffic home occupation in Lower Merion Township cannot receive any commercial visits at all. A minor home occupation may host up to four visits a day, one per hour, only between…

Lower Merion Township permits home occupations as an accessory use to any residential dwelling under § 155-10.1.A of the Zoning Code, but caps floor area at 500 square feet or 25% of…

A home business sign in Lower Merion Township is capped at 1 square foot, one per parcel, under Table 9.2.P of the Zoning Code. A historic home occupation gets a slightly larger…

Lower Merion Township allows family day-care for up to six nonresident children only inside a single-family detached home where the caregiver lives, under Township Code § 155-10.1.B…

Pennsylvania has no traditional cottage-food law. Home food producers must register as a Limited Food Establishment with the PA Department of Agriculture and pass an inspection of the…

Montgomery County has no countywide STR parking rule. Off-street parking requirements for short-term rentals are set by each borough or township zoning ordinance, and many Pennsylvania…

Montgomery County does not require short-term-rental insurance. Liability-insurance conditions, where they exist, are set by your borough or township and attached to the local STR…

Montgomery County imposes a 4% hotel room rental tax on stays under 30 days, collected by the County Treasurer for the Convention and Visitors Bureau. On top of that, Pennsylvania's 6%…

Montgomery County sets no countywide occupancy cap for short-term rentals. Maximum guest counts are a municipal zoning matter under the PA Municipalities Planning Code, and many Montco…

Montgomery County sets no cap on how many nights a year a short-term rental may operate. Any limit on length of stay or number of stays per year is a municipal zoning choice made by…

Montgomery County sets no countywide short-term rental permit. Whether you need a permit is decided by your borough or township under Pennsylvania's Municipalities Planning Code. Many…

Montgomery County imposes no primary-residence requirement on short-term rentals. Whether an STR must be the owner's primary residence is decided by each borough or township zoning…

Restaurants in Lower Merion Township that want to seat customers on the sidewalk must get a Building and Planning Department permit to place tables in the public right-of-way under §…

Groups of five or more using a Lower Merion Township park need a permit first. Township Code § 109-11 requires the Director of Parks and Recreation to issue permits for organized…

Lower Merion Township requires a written permit from the Police Department before any parade, procession or public assemblage may occupy or march along a Township street. Section…

In Lower Merion Township, Code § 133-20 puts sidewalk and curb repair squarely on the abutting property owner, not the township. A quarter-inch elevation difference between blocks, a…

Lower Merion Township makes it unlawful to place, pile or accumulate goods, merchandise, boxes or other articles on or above any public sidewalk under § 133-1, with narrow exceptions…

Lower Merion Township requires a permit before anyone excavates, opens pavement, installs pipes, sewers, curbs, driveways or poles, or stores materials, within the Township…

Lower Merion Township requires full fire sprinkler systems in nearly all new construction, exempting only single-family detached homes, twins and duplexes unless they use wooden truss…

Lower Merion Township's Security of Buildings code requires new and substantially altered commercial buildings to secure single out-swinging main entrance doors with an approved…

Lower Merion Township requires a building permit for construction, alteration, demolition and related work under its Uniform Construction Code, Chapter 143. The Code Official in the…

Lower Merion Township requires an owner or contractor to give the Construction Code Official twenty-four hours' notice before an inspection, under the local amendment to UCC §…

Lower Merion Township adopts the International Plumbing Code as its Plumbing Code under Chapter 115, administered through the Uniform Construction Code in Chapter 143. Local amendments…

Lower Merion requires a permit from the Code Official before any electrical work begins in the Township, under Chapter 72 of the Township Code, which adopts the ICC Electrical Code…

Lower Merion Township classifies businesses for its Mercantile License Tax under Chapter 138, Article III. Every wholesale vendor, retail vendor, and combined wholesale-and-retail…

Lower Merion Township requires anyone operating a tattoo or body piercing business to hold a premises license from the Building and Planning Department plus a current inspection…

Chapter 95 of the Lower Merion Township Code requires anyone buying or selling junk, rubber, rags, scrap metal or similar materials as a junk dealer to first obtain a license from the…

No towing company may haul a vehicle off private property in Lower Merion Township without the owner's consent unless it holds an annual towing service license from the Township Police…

Lower Merion Township's Zoning Code lists adult entertainment as a regulated use only in the LI Light Industrial District, and Table 5.3 fixes hard buffers: no adult entertainment use…

Lower Merion Township's zoning code creates a special use category called Significant Tobacco Retailer covering vape, e-cig, and smoke shops. These retailers must sit at least 1,000…

Lower Merion Township excludes automobile, motorcycle, and lawnmower repair from the one home-based repair-services use its Zoning Code allows in historic resources. Table 7.1.2 lets a…

Lower Merion Township adopted the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code and inserted its own Section 106.1, making it unlawful to maintain, alter or occupy any structure in…

Lower Merion Township requires tenants, occupants and owners to clear a 36-inch-wide, ADA-compliant pathway on the sidewalk fronting their property within 24 hours after snow or sleet…

Lower Merion caps weeds and plant growth at 10 inches under an amendment to Section 302.4 of its adopted Property Maintenance Code, and the limit applies to every premises in the…

Lower Merion Township's tattoo and body piercing ordinance requires every needle used on a client to be sterilized, used once, and immediately dropped into a medical sharps container…

Lower Merion Township requires every building, lot and premises to stay free of conditions that harbor rodents, insects or other pest life under § 90-33. The Board of Health can order…

Inserted Section 308.2.3 of Lower Merion's Property Maintenance Code bars storing a dumpster unenclosed on any residential or nonresidential property and requires a Township permit and…

In Lower Merion Township, transporting or disposing of municipal waste outside the Township's own collection system is unlawful and declared a public nuisance under Code § 82-8…

Lower Merion Township runs a biweekly recyclable collection alongside weekly trash pickup, and requires recyclable commingled items placed in 32-gallon Township containers, under…

Lower Merion Township requires residents who receive Township trash service to separate glass, metal and plastic containers, paper and cardboard, and leaf waste from other trash…

Lower Merion Township does not include bulk or nonprocessible waste in its standard curbside service. Residents must make special arrangements with the Public Works Department under…

Lower Merion Township requires municipal waste containers to sit at curbside or within five feet of the cartway, screened from street view between collection days, under Code §…

Residents who receive Township trash service in Lower Merion must use it for all their household municipal waste under Code § 82-6.C. Section 82-13.1.E sets the schedule itself…

Lower Merion Township suspends municipal waste collection on seven recognized holidays under Code § 82-13.1.F: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence…

Lower Merion Township's Code § 82-13.1 sets the ground rules for how residential trash must be handled between and at pickups: waste must go out regularly rather than piling up…

Lower Merion Township collects leaf waste weekly and requires it placed at the curbline in biodegradable or paper bags, or a container no larger than 45 gallons, under Code § 82-13.1…

Lower Merion bans charcoal and propane grills, fireplaces and fire containers on the patios and balconies of multifamily units under Township Code Section 78-29.1. They are allowed…

A garage-sale sign in Lower Merion Township's public right-of-way qualifies as a "temporary sign" under § 133-2.1 and may stay up no more than 45 calendar days, must not exceed six…

Lower Merion Township exempts seasonal holiday lighting from its outdoor lighting article only when individual lamps draw less than 5 watts and 50 lumens, under Township Code Section…

Lower Merion Township allows off-premises signs only up to 675 square feet with a special exception, and Table 9.2.J of the Zoning Code bans LEDs, lasers and any flashing or moving…

Lower Merion caps window signage at 10% of the available window space under Table 9.2.I of the Zoning Code, and window signs cannot obscure the interior view or be lit except for…

Montgomery County has no sign ordinance. Political yard signs are regulated by your borough or township, but under the First Amendment municipalities cannot restrict them by content…

Lower Merion Township protects culturally significant buildings and sites through a seven-member Historical Commission and a Historic Resource Inventory under Code §§ 88-16 and 88-18…

Lower Merion Township caps bare, unvegetated ground during construction at 25% of the site and requires stabilization within 20 days under Township Code § 121-5. Any grading…

Chapter 121 requires every land development, subdivision, new building, or added impervious surface in Lower Merion Township to comply with a stormwater management and erosion control…

Lower Merion Township defines base flood elevation as the 100-year flood elevation, and in the Schuylkill River floodway fringe it requires two feet of freeboard: every room, including…

Lower Merion Township overlays a Floodplain Overlay District on every lot subject to the base flood, mapped from FEMA's Flood Insurance Study. Section 155-7.3 limits the district to a…

Lower Merion Township's Shade Tree Commission controls tree planting in the public right-of-way; a property owner must submit a written request to the Director before planting, pruning…

Lower Merion Township bans drinking or holding an open container of alcohol anywhere on a public street or public real estate. Code § 111-4.2 prohibits any person from drinking an…

Lower Merion Township lists loafing, loitering, idling or lounging as an act of disorderly conduct. Code § 111-7F names it directly, though it exempts anyone present in a place while…

Lower Merion Township bans smoking in all Township parks except designated motor vehicle parking areas and any other area the Director of Parks and Recreation sets aside, under…

Lower Merion Township bans skateboards and skateshoes on all Township property, sidewalks and streets, with a narrow carve-out for minor and tertiary arterial streets during daylight…

Lower Merion Township requires every door-to-door canvasser or solicitor to register with the Police Department and carry a township-issued identification card before approaching any…

A conspicuously posted "No Soliciting" or "Do not solicit" sign legally bars any registered solicitor from entering or attempting to enter that Lower Merion property, and no one may go…

Lower Merion Township parks and playgrounds close at sunset. Township Code § 109-9 limits public access to the hours between sunrise and sunset daily, unless the Township Manager sets…

Lower Merion Township exempts emergency generator noise during an actual power outage outright, but generator testing noise is exempt from the decibel limits only between 10:00 a.m…

Lower Merion Township runs an automated red light enforcement program under Ordinance No. 4314, adopted July 16, 2025, currently active only at Lancaster Avenue and Remington Road in…

Where Lower Merion Township has designated a pedalcycle path under Schedule XXIV, cyclists must ride in that lane or path rather than elsewhere on the roadway. Section 145-54 ties the…

Pennsylvania draws a hard line between a golf cart and a neighborhood electric vehicle. Chapter 77A of the Vehicle Code makes it unlawful to operate a golf cart on any highway at all…

Lower Merion Township's zoning code sets minimum yard setbacks by district in Table 4.1.1 of Chapter 155. In the LDR1 district, the largest-lot residential zone on the Main Line…

Lower Merion caps residential building height by district: in the LDR1 and LDR2 districts a principal house is limited to two or three stories, up to 35 feet, with height measured from…

In Lower Merion's LDR1 district, the lowest-density residential zone, a lot may cover no more than 20% of its area with impervious surface, on a lot with a 90,000-square-foot minimum…

Lower Merion Township requires outdoor lighting to be aimed so only the lot itself is illuminated and bars any uplight for parking, driveway, sidewalk, and hardscape luminaires, under…

Lower Merion Township caps light spilling onto neighboring land at 0.1 to 0.3 footcandle at the property line depending on the adjoining use, and limits most luminaire mounting heights…

Lower Merion's Zoning Code exempts seasonal and holiday decorations from the sign permit requirement entirely. Under § 155-9.5.B(7), homeowners can put up holiday displays without…

Lower Merion treats running bamboo as a nuisance plant under Chapter 59 of its Township Code and bars new plantings outright, though bamboo already growing before May 18, 2016 may…

Before Lower Merion issues a residential rental license, the Director must inspect the unit under Section 75-17 of the Township Code, and the owner must give tenants 48 hours to 30…

Lower Merion's Fair Housing Code bars a landlord from evicting a tenant, cutting off services, or changing lease terms in retaliation for filing a Fire Prevention, Housing, or Property…

Every residential rental unit in Lower Merion needs its own license before an owner may rent it out, under Section 75-16 of the Township Code, unless the owner occupies the unit as a…

Lower Merion ties every residential rental license to code compliance: Section 75-17 requires that all dwelling units and common areas, including sidewalks, stairways, and yards, be…

Under 68 P.S. Section 250.501, a Pennsylvania landlord must serve a written notice to quit before eviction: 10 days for nonpayment of rent, and 15 days (term of one year or less) or 30…

Pennsylvania Landlord-Tenant Act establishes uniform eviction notice and procedure requirements applicable statewide, governing all residential tenancy terminations universally.

Pennsylvania's Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 caps a residential security deposit at two months' rent during the first year and one month's rent in the second and later years…

Pennsylvania's general adverse possession period is 21 years under 42 Pa.C.S. Section 5530. A shorter 10-year period applies under 42 Pa.C.S. Section 5527.1 to a parcel of one-half…

A medical marijuana dispensary in Lower Merion Township must meet the separation requirements set out in Pennsylvania's Medical Marijuana Act, per Township Code § 155-10.5.H. The…

Lower Merion Township allows a medical marijuana dispensary only where the zoning use table lists it subject to § 155-10.5, and the section itself bars drive-through service, requires…

Pennsylvania prohibits home cultivation of cannabis by patients, caregivers, and recreational users. The Medical Marijuana Act limits production to state-permitted growers, and…

Commercial drone operators in Pennsylvania must hold an FAA Part 107 certificate and comply with state crimes under Act 78 of 2018 (18 Pa.C.S. Section 3505). That law preempts local…

Pennsylvania Act 78 of 2018 (18 Pa.C.S. Section 3505) criminalizes drone surveillance of a private place, menacing operation, and contraband delivery, and preempts most local drone…

Pennsylvania is a shall-issue state requiring a License to Carry Firearms (LTCF) issued by the county sheriff for concealed carry or carry in a vehicle, with statewide rules under 18…

Pennsylvania law comprehensively preempts local regulation of firearms under 18 Pa.C.S. §6120. Cities and counties cannot regulate lawful ownership, possession, transfer, or…

Open carry of firearms is generally legal in Pennsylvania for adults 18 or older without a permit outside Philadelphia, but a License to Carry Firearms is required statewide for…

Under 18 Pa.C.S. Section 6106, carrying a firearm in a vehicle anywhere in Pennsylvania generally requires a valid License to Carry Firearms, with limited exceptions for unloaded…

Pennsylvania's Food Code requires all mobile food units to obtain retail food facility licenses through the Department of Agriculture or local health departments.

Pennsylvania caps mini-casinos at ten Category 4 slot machine licenses statewide under 4 Pa.C.S. § 1305.1, each barred from sitting within 25 linear miles of an existing Category 1, 2…

Pennsylvania nonprofits can't run raffles, punchboards, or 50/50 drawings for charity until their own municipality's voters approve it in a referendum. Once approved, the county…

Pennsylvania's gambling code has no social-game or private-residence exception. 18 Pa.C.S. § 5513 makes it a first-degree misdemeanor to let people 'collect and assemble for the…

Pennsylvania channels all sports wagering through Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board certificates, and only an existing slot machine licensee can hold one under 4 Pa.C.S. § 13C11…

Under Pennsylvania's Uniform Planned Community Act, 68 Pa.C.S. § 5315, an association has an automatic lien on a unit for unpaid assessments and fines from the time they become due…

A Pennsylvania association's bylaws must call at least one owners' meeting a year, and notice has to go out not less than ten and not more than 60 days before it, stating the time, the…

Pennsylvania's American, Commonwealth and Military Flag Act overrides any HOA covenant that bans flags. Whatever the declaration says, an association may not stop a unit owner from…

Pennsylvania sets no dollar ceiling on a homeowners association fine. Under the Uniform Planned Community Act, 68 Pa.C.S. § 5302(a)(11), an association may levy "reasonable fines" for…

A Pennsylvania planned community association gets a lien on a lot the moment an assessment or fine falls due, and 68 Pa.C.S. § 5315(a) lets it foreclose that lien in a like manner as a…

Sobriety checkpoints are lawful in Pennsylvania, and the authority is a single clause in 75 Pa.C.S. § 6308(b) permitting an officer to stop a vehicle whenever he is engaged in a…

Pennsylvania is an all-party consent state, and 18 Pa.C.S. § 5703 grades an intentional interception of an oral communication as a felony of the third degree, one of the harshest…

Pennsylvania has never enacted a general stop-and-identify statute, so a person stopped on the street in this Commonwealth has no statutory duty to state a name or produce…

Pennsylvania does not require an officer to obtain written consent before searching a car, and it does not require a warning that you may refuse. Since 5 December 2025 it does require…

Pennsylvania protects agricultural land through Agricultural Security Areas under Act 43 of 1981 and the Agricultural Area Security Law, working alongside municipal zoning to limit…

Pennsylvania's Right to Farm Act (Act 133 of 1982, 3 P.S. §951 et seq.) protects established agricultural operations from local nuisance lawsuits and overly restrictive municipal…

Pennsylvania Act 112 of 2019 raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco and e-cigarettes to 21, aligning with the federal Tobacco 21 law (Dec 2019). The state law covers all tobacco…

Pennsylvania does not currently impose a statewide ban on flavored tobacco or menthol cigarettes, though federal FDA marketing rules restrict which flavored vape products and…

Pennsylvania allows a passenger vehicle or light truck exactly one pair of approved auxiliary driving lamps and fog lamps, mounted at least 20 inches apart from center to center and no…

Pennsylvania has never written a dash cam allowance into the Vehicle Code. 75 Pa.C.S. § 4524(a) bars nontransparent material on the front windshield that materially obstructs the…

Lane splitting is expressly illegal in Pennsylvania. Section 3523(c) of the Vehicle Code says no person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or…

Pennsylvania flatly prohibits a tinted registration plate cover. Section 1332(b)(5) of the Vehicle Code makes it unlawful to display a plate that "has a tinted plate cover," with no…

A radar detector is legal in a private passenger vehicle in Pennsylvania. The full text of Title 75, the Vehicle Code, contains no occurrence of the word "detector" at all, and the…

Studded snow tires are legal in Pennsylvania only between November 1 and April 15 of the following year, and the studs may project no more than two thirty-seconds of an inch beyond the…

Pennsylvania sets no separate front-and-rear tint percentages the way most states do. 75 Pa.C.S. § 4524(e)(1) simply bars driving with any sun screening device that does not permit a…