PRINTER'S NO. 3948
No. 2845 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY SEMMEL, YOUNGBLOOD, SCHULER, THOMAS, STEVENSON,
ARGALL, SEYFERT, FAIRCHILD, BELFANTI, READSHAW, CLARK,
E. Z. TAYLOR, PETRONE, HERSHEY, KAISER, GODSHALL, KENNEY,
BELARDI, PLATTS, RUBLEY, BOSCOLA, WOGAN, WALKO, HENNESSEY,
HARHART, FICHTER, BAKER, ADOLPH, DeLUCA, L. I. COHEN, McCALL,
B. SMITH, MELIO, DALLY, CORNELL, DENT, WILT, BARRAR, GEIST,
BARD, SERAFINI, GIGLIOTTI, GRUPPO, KIRKLAND, BENNINGHOFF,
BROWNE AND HARHAI, OCTOBER 6, 1998
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, OCTOBER 6, 1998
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
2 act relating to the public school system, including certain
3 provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
4 schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
5 laws relating thereto," further providing for defacing,
6 injuring or destroying property used for school purposes and
7 for suspension of operating privilege.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Section 777 of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30,
11 No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by
12 adding a subsection to read:
13 Section 777. Defacing, Injuring or Destroying Property Used
14 for School Purposes; Penalty.--* * *
15 (c) If a child is convicted for a violation of this section,
16 the court, including a court not of record, shall send to the
17 Department of Transportation a certified record of the
1 conviction or other disposition on a form prescribed by the
2 department.
3 Section 2. Section 1338.1 of the act, added November 17,
4 1995 (Sp.Sess., P.L.1110, No.29), is amended to read:
5 Section 1338.1. Suspension of Operating Privilege.--(a) The
6 Department of Transportation shall suspend for 90 days the
7 operating privilege of any child upon receiving a certified
8 record that the child was convicted of violating section 1333 or
9 777. If the department receives a second or subsequent
10 conviction for a child's violation of section 1333 or 777, the
11 department shall suspend the child's operating privilege for six
12 months.
13 (b) Any child whose record is received by the department
14 under section 1333(c) or 777 and who does not have a driver's
15 license shall be ineligible to apply for a driver's license
16 under 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1505 (relating to learners' permits) and
17 1507 (relating to application for driver's license or learner's
18 permit by minor) for the time periods specified in subsection
19 (a). If the child is under sixteen (16) years of age when
20 convicted, suspension of operating privileges shall commence in
21 accordance with 75 Pa.C.S. § 1541 (relating to period of
22 revocation or suspension of operating privilege) for the time
23 specified in subsection (a).
24 (c) An insurer may not increase premiums, impose any
25 surcharge or rate penalty or make any driver record point
26 assignment for automobile insurance, nor shall an insurer cancel
27 or refuse to renew an automobile insurance policy on account of
28 a suspension under this section.
29 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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