PRINTER'S NO. 890
No. 832 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY S. H. SMITH, RUBLEY, TRUE, BAKER, BARD, BARRAR,
BELARDI, CLARK, CORRIGAN, DALEY, EGOLF, HENNESSEY, KAISER,
HARHAI, LEDERER, MICOZZIE, S. MILLER, READSHAW, SOLOBAY,
MANN, SEYFERT, SHANER, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TRELLO AND ROSS,
MARCH 10, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 10, 1999
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for driving under influence of
3 alcohol or controlled substance.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 3731(a) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 3731. Driving under influence of alcohol or controlled
9 substance.
10 (a) Offense defined.--A person shall not drive, operate or
11 be in actual physical control of the movement of a vehicle in
12 any of the following circumstances:
13 (1) While under the influence of alcohol to a degree
14 which renders the person incapable of safe driving.
15 (2) While under the influence of any controlled
16 substance, as defined in the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233,
17 No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and
1 Cosmetic Act, to a degree which renders the person incapable
2 of safe driving.
3 (2.1) While under the influence of the fumes from any
4 substance containing a solvent having the property of
5 releasing toxic vapors or fumes to a degree which renders the
6 person incapable of safe driving.
7 (3) While under the combined influence of alcohol [and],
8 any controlled substance or substance defined in paragraph
9 (2.1) to a degree which renders the person incapable of safe
10 driving.
11 (4) While the amount of alcohol by weight in the blood
12 of:
13 (i) an adult is 0.10% or greater; or
14 (ii) a minor is 0.02% or greater.
15 * * *
16 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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