PRINTER'S NO. 1176
No. 1034 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY KASUNIC, DeLUCA, KOSINSKI, VEON, BIRMELIN, DALEY,
WOGAN, CARLSON, BOYES, GLADECK, MAIALE, RYBAK, ROBINSON,
TANGRETTI, ANGSTADT, VROON, HERMAN, YANDRISEVITS, STUBAN,
CORNELL, TRELLO, JOHNSON, BUNT, PISTELLA, GEIST, MORRIS, FOX,
COWELL, B. SMITH, DORR, BELARDI, DISTLER, NOYE, KENNEY,
STABACK, COLAIZZO, GRUPPO, HALUSKA, MELIO, HOWLETT,
LEVDANSKY, FARGO, E. Z. TAYLOR, VAN HORNE, GIGLIOTTI, SEMMEL,
SAURMAN, J. TAYLOR, RAYMOND, PRESTON, SERAFINI, LINTON,
MARSICO AND BISHOP, APRIL 5, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 5, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, providing for the suspension of licensing for
3 controlled substance abuse.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 1503(b) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by
8 adding a subsection to read:
9 § 1503. Persons ineligible for licensing.
10 * * *
11 (b) Minors completing training course.--The department shall
12 issue a driver's license to a person 17 years of age who:
13 (1) has successfully completed a driver's training
14 course approved by the department; [and]
15 (2) has not been involved in an accident for which they
1 are partially or fully responsible in the opinion of the
2 department or is convicted of any violation of this title[.];
3 and
4 (3) has not been convicted of abuse of a controlled
5 substance.
6 * * *
7 (d) Conviction for controlled substance abuse.--
8 (1) Notwithstanding section 7 of the act of April 14,
9 1972 (P.L.221, No.63), known as the Pennsylvania Drug and
10 Alcohol Abuse Control Act, a person who is convicted of using
11 a controlled substance in violation of the act of April 14,
12 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance,
13 Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, is ineligible for licensing or
14 license renewal by the department to drive a vehicle for one
15 year following the date of conviction and, if in possession
16 of a driver's license or learner's permit at the time of the
17 conviction, shall relinquish it to the court immediately.
18 (2) A person shall not be relieved of this penalty by
19 participating in a controlled substance treatment program or
20 Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition as part of his
21 sentence.
22 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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