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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1221 | PRINTER'S NO. 1858 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY ALLOWAY, SOLOBAY, KASUNIC, FONTANA, WASHINGTON AND BROWNE, MAY 12, 2011 |
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| SENATOR RAFFERTY, TRANSPORTATION, AS AMENDED, DECEMBER 13, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated |
2 | Statutes, in general provisions, further defining "emergency |
3 | vehicle." |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. The definition of "emergency vehicle" in section |
7 | 102 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is |
8 | amended to read: |
9 | § 102. Definitions. |
10 | Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent |
11 | provisions of this title which are applicable to specific |
12 | provisions of this title, the following words and phrases when |
13 | used in this title shall have, unless the context clearly |
14 | indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section: |
15 | * * * |
16 | "Emergency vehicle." A fire department vehicle, police |
17 | vehicle, sheriff vehicle, ambulance, advanced life support squad |
18 | vehicle, basic life support squad vehicle, blood delivery |
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1 | vehicle, human organ delivery vehicle, hazardous material |
2 | response vehicle, armed forces emergency vehicle, one vehicle |
3 | operated by a coroner or chief county medical examiner and one |
4 | vehicle operated by a chief deputy coroner or deputy chief |
5 | county medical examiner used for answering emergency calls, a |
6 | vehicle owned by or leased to a regional emergency medical |
7 | services council that is used as authorized by the Department of |
8 | Health to respond to an actual or potential disaster, mass |
9 | casualty situation or substantial threat to public health, a | <-- |
10 | vehicle owned by a county or regional police association that is |
11 | used for police transport or victim extraction, any vehicle |
12 | operated by a special agent, special agent supervisor, narcotics |
13 | agent or narcotics agent supervisor while performing official |
14 | duties as employees of the Office of Attorney General, any |
15 | vehicle owned and operated by the Philadelphia Parking Authority |
16 | established in accordance with 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 55 (relating to |
17 | parking authorities) and used in the enforcement of 53 Pa.C.S. |
18 | Ch. 57 (relating to taxicabs and limousines in first class |
19 | cities), or any other vehicle designated by the State Police |
20 | under section 6106 (relating to designation of emergency |
21 | vehicles by Pennsylvania State Police), or a privately owned |
22 | vehicle used in answering an emergency call when used by any of |
23 | the following: |
24 | (1) A police chief and assistant chief. |
25 | (2) A fire chief, assistant chief and, when a fire |
26 | company has three or more fire vehicles, a second or third |
27 | assistant chief. |
28 | (3) A fire police captain and fire police lieutenant. |
29 | (4) An ambulance corps commander and assistant |
30 | commander. |
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1 | (5) A river rescue commander and assistant commander. |
2 | (6) A county emergency management coordinator. |
3 | (7) A fire marshal. |
4 | (8) A rescue service chief and assistant chief. |
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6 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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