THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY ALLOWAY, SOLOBAY, KASUNIC, FONTANA, WASHINGTON AND BROWNE, MAY 12, 2011

SENATOR CORMAN, APPROPRIATIONS, RE-REPORTED AS AMENDED, APRIL 30, 2012   

AN ACT

Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, in general provisions, further defining "emergency

vehicle." vehicle"; and adding a definition.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  The definition of "emergency vehicle" in section

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102 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is

amended to read:

Section 1.  The definition of "emergency vehicle" in section

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102 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes,

amended January 27, 2012 (P.L.1, No.1), is amended and the

section is amended by adding a definition to read:

§ 102.  Definitions.

Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent

provisions of this title which are applicable to specific

provisions of this title, the following words and phrases when

used in this title shall have, unless the context clearly

indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section:

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"Emergency vehicle."  A fire department vehicle, police

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vehicle, sheriff vehicle, ambulance, advanced life support squad

vehicle, basic life support squad vehicle, blood delivery

vehicle, human organ delivery vehicle, hazardous material

response vehicle, armed forces emergency vehicle, one vehicle

operated by a coroner or chief county medical examiner and one

vehicle operated by a chief deputy coroner or deputy chief

county medical examiner used for answering emergency calls, a

vehicle owned by or leased to a regional emergency medical

services council that is used as authorized by the Department of

Health to respond to an actual or potential disaster, mass

casualty situation or substantial threat to public health, a

vehicle owned by a county or regional police association that is

used for police transport or victim extraction, any vehicle

operated by a special agent, special agent supervisor, narcotics

agent or narcotics agent supervisor while performing official

duties as employees of the Office of Attorney General, any

vehicle owned and operated by the Philadelphia Parking Authority

established in accordance with 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 55 (relating to

parking authorities) and used in the enforcement of 53 Pa.C.S.

Ch. 57 (relating to taxicabs and limousines in first class

cities), or any other vehicle designated by the State Police

under section 6106 (relating to designation of emergency

vehicles by Pennsylvania State Police), or a privately owned

vehicle used in answering an emergency call when used by any of

the following:

(1)  A police chief and assistant chief.

(2)  A fire chief, assistant chief and, when a fire

company has three or more fire vehicles, a second or third

assistant chief.

(3)  A fire police captain and fire police lieutenant.

(4)  An ambulance corps commander and assistant

commander.

(5)  A river rescue commander and assistant commander.

(6)  A county emergency management coordinator.

(7)  A fire marshal.

(8)  A rescue service chief and assistant chief.

"Emergency canteen support service organization vehicle."  A

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vehicle that is:

(1)  Owned by a Pennsylvania-registered, not-for-profit

corporation which is authorized to do business within this

Commonwealth and has a minimum of two fully functional

canteen units and a minimum of one restroom facility vehicle.

(2)  Registered with the county emergency dispatch center

as an emergency canteen support service vehicle on call 24

hours a day, seven days a week, 52 weeks per year.

(3)  Dispatched for emergency service only via the county

emergency dispatch center upon request of an emergency

provider, whether fire, police, river rescue or other

emergency provider.

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"Emergency vehicle."  A county emergency management vehicle,

fire department vehicle, police vehicle, sheriff vehicle,

ambulance, advanced life support squad vehicle, basic life

support squad vehicle, emergency canteen support service

organization vehicle, blood delivery vehicle, human organ

delivery vehicle, hazardous material response vehicle, armed

forces emergency vehicle, one vehicle operated by a coroner or

chief county medical examiner and one vehicle operated by a

chief deputy coroner or deputy chief county medical examiner

used for answering emergency calls, a vehicle owned by or leased

to a regional emergency medical services council that is used as

authorized by the Department of Health to respond to an actual

or potential disaster, mass casualty situation or substantial

threat to public health, a vehicle owned by a county or regional

police association and operated by a police officer that is used

for police transport or victim extraction, any vehicle operated

by a special agent, special agent supervisor, narcotics agent or

narcotics agent supervisor while performing official duties as

employees of the Office of Attorney General, any vehicle owned

and operated by the Philadelphia Parking Authority established

in accordance with 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 55 (relating to parking

authorities) and used in the enforcement of 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 57 

(relating to taxicabs and limousines in first class cities), or

any other vehicle designated by the State Police under section

6106 (relating to designation of emergency vehicles by

Pennsylvania State Police), or a privately owned vehicle used in

answering an emergency call when used by any of the following:

(1)  A police chief and assistant chief.

(2)  A fire chief, assistant chief and, when a fire

company has three or more fire vehicles, a second or third

assistant chief.

(3)  A fire police captain and fire police lieutenant.

(4)  An ambulance corps commander and assistant

commander.

(5)  A river rescue commander and assistant commander.

(6)  A county emergency management coordinator.

(7)  A fire marshal.

(8)  A rescue service chief and assistant chief.

(9)  The chief or operations director of a county

hazardous materials response team.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.