Bucks County, PA Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)
Key Facts
- 2026 EVCS fee
- $90.00 per charging output
- Enforcing agency
- County Office of Consumer Protection, Weights & Measures
- Base ordinance
- No. 165, enacted Dec. 16, 2020
- EVCS amendment
- No. 176, effective April 17, 2026
- Penalty
- $200 fine per violation or up to 30 days jail
- State authority
- Consolidated Weights and Measures Act, 3 Pa.C.S. §§4101-4194
Summary
Bucks County requires an annual license for every commercial electric vehicle charging station (EVCS) output in the county, at $90.00 per output for 2026. Ordinance No. 176 folded EVCS into the county's existing weighing-and-measuring device licensing law, enforced by the Office of Consumer Protection.
“Electric Vehicle Charging Station (EVCS) Commercially used battery charging station equipment with an associated parking space that is publicly accessible and has as its primary purpose the transfer of electric energy (by conductive or inductive means) to a battery or other energy storage device in an electric vehicle. Each individual charging output capable of simultaneously delivering measured electrical energy to a vehicle shall constitute a separate EVCS for fee and inspection purposes.” ... “For 2026 and until adjusted by resolution, the EVCS annual license/permit fee is $90.00 per individual EV Charging Station output.”
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: the cited page had not changed since it was quoted.
Full Breakdown
Bucks County licenses commercial weighing, measuring and scanning devices under Ordinance No. §§ 4101-4194. On April 17, 2026, the County amended that MOA to add electric vehicle charging stations to the device types it is authorized to inspect and test, and adopted Ordinance No. 176 to bring EVCS into Ordinance No. 165's licensing scheme. Ordinance No. 176 inserts a new definition of "Electric Vehicle Charging Station (EVCS)" into § 1 of Ordinance No. 165, describes it as commercially used battery charging equipment with an associated, publicly accessible parking space whose primary purpose is transferring electric energy to a vehicle's battery, and states that each individual charging output capable of simultaneously delivering measured electrical energy counts as a separate EVCS for fee and inspection purposes.
The acronym "EVCS" is also inserted into § 2's permit-required language, meaning any person operating an EVCS for commercial purposes must obtain an annual license/permit for each device, the same as a fuel dispenser, vehicle tank meter, scale, or price-lookup device. Ordinance No. 00 per individual EV charging station output, until the County adjusts that fee by resolution. The amendment took effect immediately once the PDA approved the MOA amendment on April 17, 2026.
Violations & Fines
Ordinance No. 165, § 6 (unaffected by the 176 amendment) sets the penalty for any violation of the ordinance's provisions, which include the § 2 permit requirement now extended to EVCS operators: a fine of $200.00 per violation payable to the County plus costs of prosecution, or imprisonment in the County Correctional Facility for not more than 30 days, or both, imposed at summary proceeding upon conviction.
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Sources & Official References
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