PRINTER'S NO. 482
No. 378 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY WAUGH, KUKOVICH, MOWERY, COSTA, SCHWARTZ, STACK,
TARTAGLIONE, WOZNIAK, KASUNIC AND THOMPSON, MARCH 12, 2003
REFERRED TO BANKING AND INSURANCE, MARCH 12, 2003
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, providing for a safe driver point system.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
6 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
7 § 1539.1. Safe driver point system.
8 (a) Established.--A safe driver point system for drivers
9 licensed in this Commonwealth who maintain a driving record free
10 from any convictions under this title is hereby established and
11 shall be administered by the department.
12 (b) Assignment of safe driver points.--Upon the completion
13 of each calendar year, the department shall award one safe
14 driver point to each driver licensed in this Commonwealth who
15 maintained a driving record free from convictions under this
16 title. A driver may accumulate no more than three safe driver
17 points under this section.
18 (c) Assignment of points for violations.--The safe driver
1 points awarded under this section may be used to offset any
2 points assigned under section 1535 (relating to schedule of
3 convictions and points), except as follows:
4 (1) Points assigned for violations of this title that
5 involve damage to another's property, injury or death.
6 (2) Points assigned for violations of this title where a
7 conviction for any of the following arise from the same
8 incident:
9 (i) An offense under section 3718 (relating to minor
10 prohibited from operating with any alcohol in system).
11 (ii) Any offense under Subch. B of Ch. 37 (relating
12 to serious traffic offenses).
13 (iii) An offense under 18 Pa.C.S. (relating to
14 crimes and offenses).
15 (3) Points assigned for violations of this title in
16 which the number of points assigned exceed the maximum number
17 of safe driver points that may be accumulated under this
18 section.
19 (d) Effect on insurance policies.--When the application of
20 the safe driver point system to a subsequent conviction under
21 this title result in the assignment of no points for the
22 violation, an insurer may not increase premiums, impose any
23 surcharge or rate penalty or make any driver record point
24 assignment for automobile insurance, nor shall an insurer cancel
25 or refuse to renew an automobile insurance policy on account of
26 the violation.
27 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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