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# Pennsylvania Act 106 of 2020: Personal Delivery Devices

Canonical ID: `4da2eb8b-5140-4351-b882-572e2e5cbacb`

- **Jurisdiction:** [Pennsylvania](/locations/pennsylvania.md) (id: `28da1987-e444-4658-a95b-d59b784aa2d7`)
- **Kind:** `permit`
- **Status (derived):** in_effect

Added Personal Delivery Devices to the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S. 8511 et seq.), classifying PDDs as pedestrians and requiring a per-operator authorization from PennDOT (operational plan, liability insurance, education and accident plans; one-year term). Enacted 2020 - unlike most PDD states, PA operates an actual per-operator authorization regime.

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## Common questions

### What does Pennsylvania Act 106 of 2020: Personal Delivery Devices cover?

Added Personal Delivery Devices to the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S. 8511 et seq.), classifying PDDs as pedestrians and requiring a per-operator authorization from PennDOT (operational plan, liability insurance, education and accident plans; one-year term). Enacted 2020 - unlike most PDD states, PA operates an actual per-operator authorization regime.

### Where does Pennsylvania Act 106 of 2020: Personal Delivery Devices apply?

Pennsylvania Act 106 of 2020: Personal Delivery Devices is recorded as a permitting requirement applying in Pennsylvania on the DEPLOY registry.

### Is Pennsylvania Act 106 of 2020: Personal Delivery Devices still in effect?

Pennsylvania Act 106 of 2020: Personal Delivery Devices is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.

### What types of robots does Pennsylvania Act 106 of 2020: Personal Delivery Devices apply to?

Pennsylvania Act 106 of 2020: Personal Delivery Devices is recorded as applying to sidewalk robots on the DEPLOY registry.

### Which robot models on the DEPLOY registry fall under Pennsylvania Act 106 of 2020: Personal Delivery Devices?

8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of Pennsylvania Act 106 of 2020: Personal Delivery Devices: Amazon Scout, Avride delivery robot, Cartken Courier, Coco Bot and 4 others. Form-factor scope match does not by itself establish compliance status; review the underlying primary sources for each operator.


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