PRINTER'S NO. 438
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
402
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY CRUZ, YOUNGBLOOD, D. COSTA, COHEN, V. BROWN AND
THOMAS, FEBRUARY 9, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 9, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for
immediate notice of accident to police department.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3746 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 3746. Immediate notice of accident to police department.
(a) General rule.--The driver of a vehicle involved in an
accident shall immediately by the quickest means of
communication give notice to the nearest office of a duly
authorized police department if the accident involves:
(1) injury to or death of any person; or
(2) damage to any vehicle involved to the extent that it
cannot be driven under its own power in its customary manner
without further damage or hazard to the vehicle, other
traffic elements, or the roadway, and therefore requires
towing.
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