1. (a) Types and styles of parking permits will vary with need. Specific instructions for the type and style of the permit will be furnished to the employee with the permit at the time of issue. These instructions are in addition to the requirements contained in this chapter.
2. (b) The Departmental Parking Officer shall ensure that no employee has the use of more than one parking space on Commonwealth parking facilities.
3. (c) Vehicle operators shall be personally responsible for ensuring that parking permits are properly positioned or displayed on the vehicle they park on Commonwealth parking facilities.
4. (d) Parking permits shall be replaced when they are no longer legible. Damaged permits shall be returned to the Departmental Parking Officer by the assignee with a request for a replacement.
5. (e) Parking permits shall be returned to the Departmental Parking Officer, agency of issue, when an employee departs State service, transfers to another State agency or at the request of the Departmental Parking Officer.
6. (f) Display of placards or signs designating ‘‘Official Business,’’ ‘‘Messenger,’’ ‘‘Mail Car,’’ ‘‘Service Car’’ and similar statements instead of an official parking permit provided by the Department of General Services is not authorized and the operator will be cited for violation of the parking rules and regulations.
7. (g) The Commonwealth is not responsible for fire, theft or damage to any vehicle, or its contents, while it is parked on Commonwealth parking facilities.
8. (h) Unauthorized fabrication or duplication of official parking permits is unlawful, and offenders will be cited for violation of laws, rules and regulations.
9. (i) Parking permits will be issued for the nearest available parking area to the employee’s place of employment, to the extent possible and practical.

Authority

The provisions of this § 71.6 amended under sections 506, 2401.1, 2402(a) and 2416(e) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § § 186, 631.1, 632(a) and 646(e)).

Source

The provisions of this § 71.6 amended January 10, 2025, effective January 11, 2025, 55 Pa.B. 257. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (240671) to (240672).