PRINTER'S NO. 1867
No. 1540 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY NICKOL, BARRAR, CALTAGIRONE, CREIGHTON, DALEY,
GEIST, HALUSKA, HENNESSEY, KIRKLAND, LAUGHLIN, McCALL,
S. MILLER, READSHAW, ROHRER, ROSS, SAYLOR, SHANER, STABACK,
SURRA, WATERS AND WILT, MAY 7, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MAY 7, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for the violation of safety
3 requirements for towed vehicles.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 4905(f) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 4905. Safety requirements for towed vehicles.
9 * * *
10 (f) Penalty for violation of [subsection (e)] subsections
11 (d) and (e).--
12 (1) A person who operates a commercial motor vehicle, as
13 defined in section 1603 (relating to definitions), in
14 violation of subsection (d) or (e) commits a summary offense
15 and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of
16 $300 for each violation.
17 (2) A person who operates a motor vehicle other than a
1 commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 1603, in
2 violation of subsection (d) or (e) commits a summary offense
3 and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not
4 less than $50 nor more than $100.
5 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 90 days.
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