Pennsylvania Act 2017-20 — VEHICLE CODE (75 PA.C.S.) - DUTY OF DRIVER IN EMERGENCY RESPONSE AREAS

Act text

Session of 2017

No. 2017-20

SB 288

AN ACT

Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rules of the road in general, further providing for duty of driver in emergency response areas.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 3327(b) and (b.1)(1) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:

§ 3327. Duty of driver in emergency response areas.

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(b) Penalty.--Any person violating subsection (a) commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, pay [a fine of not more than $250.] :

(1) For a first offense, a fine of not more than $250.

(2) For a second offense, a fine of not more than $500.

(3) For a third or subsequent offense, a fine of not more than $1,000.

(b.1) Suspension of operating privilege.--

(1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2), in accordance with section 1540 (relating to surrender of license), the department shall suspend the operating privilege of any person for 90 days upon receiving a certified record of the driver's conviction, adjudication of delinquency or admission into an Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program or a preadjudication program for a violation of subsection (a), if the certified conviction [indicates the violation resulted in serious bodily injury to another person. The license shall be surrendered in accordance with section 1540 (relating to surrender of license).] :

(i) indicates the violation resulted in serious bodily injury to or death of another person; or

(ii) is the driver's third or subsequent conviction for a violation of subsection (a).

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

APPROVED--The 7th day of July, A.D. 2017.

TOM WOLF