PRINTER'S NO. 3305
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2296
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY MIZGORSKI, RYAN AND DeLUCA, FEBRUARY 18, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 18, 2020
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in commercial drivers, further providing for
notification requirements for drivers.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1604(a) and (d) of Title 75 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended and the section
is amended by adding a subsection to read:
ยง 1604. Notification requirements for drivers.
(a) Notification of convictions.--A driver of a commercial
motor vehicle holding a driver's license issued by this
Commonwealth who is convicted of violating a Federal or state
law or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control
in this or any other state or any Federal, provincial,
territorial or municipal law relating to motor vehicle traffic
control in Canada, other than parking violations, shall notify
his employer in writing of the conviction within [30] 15 days of
the date of conviction.
(a.1) Notification of charges.--
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(1) A driver of a commercial motor vehicle holding a
driver's license issued by this Commonwealth who is cited,
arrested or charged with violating a Federal or State law or
local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control in
this or any other state or any Federal, provincial,
territorial or municipal law relating to motor vehicle
traffic control in Canada, other than parking violations,
shall notify his employer in writing within 30 days of the
date of receiving the citation or being arrested or
officially charged.
(2) An employer that receives timely notice from an
employee under paragraph (1) may not terminate the employee
solely for providing the notice unless the employee is
convicted of the violation.
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(d) Penalties.--
(1) Any person who violates subsection (a), (a.1) or (c)
commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be
sentenced to pay a fine of $100.
(2) Any person who violates subsection (b) commits a
summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to
pay a fine of $200.
(3) In addition to the fine contained in paragraph (1),
any person who violates subsection (a) or (a.1) shall, upon
conviction, pay an additional fine of $300 if the unreported
conviction or citation, arrest or charge was related to any
of the following violations:
(i) Violations under Subchapter B of Chapter 37
(relating to serious traffic offenses).
(ii) Section 3802 (relating to driving under
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influence of alcohol or controlled substance).
(iii) A Federal or State law or local ordinance in
any other state or any Federal, provincial, territorial
or municipal law in Canada that is classified as a felony
or is punishable by imprisonment for more than five
years.
(iv) A Federal or State law or local ordinance in
any other state or any Federal, provincial, territorial
or municipal law in Canada that is related to driving
under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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