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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY PAYNE, BELFANTI, BRIGGS, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, DAY, J. EVANS, GEIST, GINGRICH, GRELL, HARHAI, HARHART, HELM, HUTCHINSON, KNOWLES, MELIO, MILLER, MOUL, MURPHY, PHILLIPS, RAPP, REICHLEY, SCAVELLO, SWANGER AND VULAKOVICH, MAY 12, 2010 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MAY 12, 2010 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated |
2 | Statutes, defining "State-owned vehicle"; and providing for |
3 | accidents involving State-owned vehicles. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Section 102 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania |
7 | Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a definition to read: |
8 | § 102. Definitions. |
9 | Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent |
10 | provisions of this title which are applicable to specific |
11 | provisions of this title, the following words and phrases when |
12 | used in this title shall have, unless the context clearly |
13 | indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section: |
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15 | "State-owned vehicle." A vehicle that is owned by the |
16 | Commonwealth, not including vehicles that are used for law |
17 | enforcement purposes. |
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2 | Section 2. Title 75 is amended by adding a section to read: |
3 | § 3758. Accidents involving State-owned vehicles. |
4 | (a) General rule.--All traffic accidents involving a State- |
5 | owned vehicle shall be reported by the operator of that vehicle |
6 | as soon as possible to the municipal law enforcement department |
7 | in the jurisdiction where the accident occurred or to the |
8 | Pennsylvania State Police if no local law enforcement department |
9 | exists in that municipality. The accident shall be investigated |
10 | by either the municipal law enforcement department or by the |
11 | Pennsylvania State Police and a copy of the vehicle accident |
12 | report shall be filed with the Department of General Services. |
13 | (b) Penalties.--Failure to comply with subsection (a) by the |
14 | operator of any State-owned vehicle involved in an accident |
15 | shall for a first offense result in a six-month prohibition from |
16 | operating a State-owned vehicle. Upon a second offense, the |
17 | violator shall be permanently ineligible to operate a State- |
18 | owned vehicle. |
19 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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