(a)Restoration.--The department may restore the operating privileges of individuals from operating privilege suspensions imposed under any of the following:
(1)Section 1532(b) (relating to suspension of operating privilege).
(2)Section 1533(a), (b) or (d) (relating to suspension of operating privilege for failure to respond to citation).
(3)Section 1543 (relating to driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked).
(4)Section 1544(a) or (c) (relating to additional period of revocation or suspension).
(b)Duties.--The department shall have all of the following duties:
(1)Notify each individual under a suspension of operating privilege who may be eligible for relief under the program based on the criteria specified under subsection (d).
(2)Review the applications file
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(a) Restoration.--The department may restore the operating privileges of individuals from operating privilege suspensions imposed under any of the following:
(1) Section 1532(b) (relating to suspension of operating privilege).
(2) Section 1533(a), (b) or (d) (relating to suspension of operating privilege for failure to respond to citation).
(3) Section 1543 (relating to driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked).
(4) Section 1544(a) or (c) (relating to additional period of revocation or suspension).
(b) Duties.--The department shall have all of the following duties:
(1) Notify each individual under a suspension of operating privilege who may be eligible for relief under the program based on the criteria specified under subsection (d).
(2) Review the applications filed for relief under the program and make a determination as to the applicant's eligibility for relief within 30 days of receipt of the application and all other required items.
(3) Determine if an applicant has satisfied all court-ordered obligations which resulted in a suspension of the applicant's operating privilege under section 1533(a), (b) or (d).
(4) Determine if an applicant's conviction of a violation under section 1543 occurred only as the result of a suspension imposed under section 1532(b)(2), 1533 or 6146 (relating to enforcement agreements) and if the applicant is currently under or will be under a suspension of operating privilege for a conviction under section 1543.
(5) Determine whether the granting of relief under the program would result in immediate restoration of the applicant's operating privilege.
(6) Prioritize the processing of applications for which the granting of relief will result in an immediate restoration of the applicant's operating privilege.
(7) Update the driver's records and restore the operating privilege of an individual as authorized under this section.
(c) Eligibility.--The program shall be available to an individual who meets all of the following criteria:
(1) The individual's operating privilege has been indefinitely suspended under section 1533(a), (b) or (d) before the effective date of this paragraph.
(2) The department's records show that the individual's operating privilege will be or is suspended for a conviction under section 1543(a) only as a result of a suspension imposed under section 1532(b)(2), 1533 or 6146 before the effective date of this paragraph.
(3) The individual has served the operating privilege suspension required for the underlying offense which resulted in a violation of section 1533(a), (b) or (d).
(4) The individual has submitted a completed application for relief to the department on a form specified by the department. The individual must submit all of the following items with the application:
(i) A restoration fee.
(ii) Proof of financial responsibility.
(iii) If the individual does not own a motor vehicle currently registered in this Commonwealth, a signed statement certifying that the individual does not own a motor vehicle currently registered in this Commonwealth.
(d) Reinstatement.--The department shall amend the driver's record of an eligible individual to show that the individual satisfied the court-ordered obligations that resulted in the suspension of the individual's operating privilege under section 1533. The department shall amend the driver's records of an eligible individual to show that suspension imposed for a violation under section 1543(a) will end or will not be imposed. The department shall rescind an additional suspension imposed under section 1544(a) for a violation that occurred at the same time as a violation of section 1543(a) from the driver's record of an eligible individual. The department shall not be required to reinstate the operating privilege of an eligible individual under this section if the department is authorized under this title to suspend the operating privilege of the individual for other violations of this title. Upon restoration from suspension under the program, the driver's record of an eligible individual shall show five points.
(e) Compliance.--The department shall not be required to restore the operating privilege of an eligible individual under this section until the individual has complied with section 1558 (relating to relief from administrative suspension participation requirements).
(f) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Eligible individual."An individual who meets the criteria specified under subsection (d) for relief.