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Summary of EPA Region 3 Anti-Idling Regulations and Laws
| State | Citation | Applicability | Idling Time Limit | Fines | Exemptions | Citation web site/ SIP web site |
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DE |
Delaware Code, Title 7, Chapter 60, Regulation 45: Excessive Idling of Heavy Duty Vehicles |
Heavy-Duty Motor Vehicles (i.e. GVWR >8,500 lbs.) |
3 minutes (15 minutes: 32° F to -10° F; No limit: Less than -10° F) |
$50-$500 |
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link 1 (PDF, 2 pp, 16KB) In SIP link 2 (PDF, 2 pp, 110KB) |
DC |
District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Title 20, §900.1 |
Diesel/Gasoline Vehicles |
3 minutes (5 minutes if < than 32° F) |
$500; fines doubled for each subsequent violation |
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link (PDF, 20 pp, 137 KB) Not in SIP |
MD |
Maryland Transportation Code §22-402(c)(3) |
Motor Vehicles |
5 minutes |
Not > $500 ( Maryland Code §27-101(b)) |
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In SIP (voluntary measure) link 2 (PDF, 135 pp, 2.35 MB) |
PA |
Diesel-Powered Motor Vehicle Idling Act, act of Oct. 9, 2008 (P.L. 809, No. 124) |
Diesel Powered Motor Vehicles |
5 minutes (15 minutes for school bus; 15 minutes for weighing, sampling, active loading/unloading) |
$150-$300 and court costs |
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link 3 (PDF, 6 pp, 329 KB) |
PA, Allegheny County |
County of Allegheny Ordinance No. 16782, §2105.91 and §2105.92 |
Every Heavy-Duty Diesel Powered Vehicle and School Bus |
5 minutes (20 minutes/hour if <40° F or >75° F) |
1st offense--warning; 2nd offense--$100; 3rd and subsequent offenses--$500 |
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link (PDF, 284 pp, 1.42 MB) Not in SIP |
PA, Allegheny County, Borough of Emsworth |
Borough of Emsworth, PA Code §157-15 |
Motor Vehicles |
10 minutes |
Not >$600, plus costs of prosecution |
None |
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PA, Bucks County, Township of Falls |
Township of Falls, PA Code §156-2 |
Motor Vehicles |
15 minutes within 10 feet of any lot line of a property |
Not > $1000, plus court costs |
None |
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PA, City of Philadelphia |
Air Management Regulation IX § 3(A) |
Heavy-Duty Diesel Powered Motor Vehicles (i.e. GVWR >8,500 lbs or 12 person carrying capacity) |
2 minutes or 0 minutes for layovers ( 5 minutes if < 32° F; 20 minutes if < 20° F) |
$300 |
None |
link (PDF, 4 pp, 12KB) Not in SIP |
Philadelphia, PA Code and Charter §12-1127(1) |
Motor Vehicles |
3 minutes |
$300 |
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Philadelphia, PA Code and Charter 12-1127(2) |
Buses and Trucks |
5 minutes |
$300 |
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PA, Montgomery County, Township of Upper Providence |
Township of Upper Providence, PA Code §169-23(C) |
Internal Combustion Engine-Powered Vehicles |
10 minutes between 9pm-6am (60 minutes between 6am-9pm) |
$75 -$600 |
None |
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VA |
Virginia Administrative Code, Title 9, 5-40-5670(C) |
Motor Vehicles |
10 minutes for diesel vehicles & tour buses in commercial or residential urban areas (3 minutes for all other vehicles) |
Not >$32,500 (Code of Virginia 10.1-1316) |
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In SIP link 2 (PDF, 106 pp, 2.1 MB) |
Virginia Code, §46.2-1224.1 |
Buses (except school buses or public transit buses) |
10 minutes |
Not >$50 |
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VA, Arlington County |
Arlington, VA County Code §14.2-2 |
Buses (except school buses or public transit buses) |
10 minutes |
$50 |
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VA, Fairfax County |
Fairfax County, VA Code §103-3-10(b) |
Any Mobile Source |
3 minutes |
Not >$1,000 ( Fairfax County, VA Code §103-5-7) |
None |
WV |
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Diesel powered motor vehicles |
15 minutes in any 60 minute period |
$150 - $300 |
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