PRINTER'S NO. 837
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
714
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY ROSS, McNEILL, WATSON, STEPHENS, O'BRIEN, HARPER,
READSHAW, HICKERNELL, HARHART, SCHLOSSBERG, KAUFFMAN,
D. COSTA, FARINA, CUTLER, DeLUCA, MENTZER, MURT AND GIBBONS,
MARCH 4, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 4, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in miscellaneous offenses relating to operation of
vehicles, further providing for the offense of careless
driving; establishing the Driver Distraction Awareness Fund;
and providing for additional duties of the Department of
Transportation.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3714 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 3714. Careless driving.
(a) General rule.--Any person who drives a vehicle in
careless disregard for the safety of persons or property is
guilty of careless driving, a summary offense.
(b) Unintentional death.--If the person who violates this
section unintentionally causes the death of another person as a
result of the violation, the person shall, upon conviction, be
sentenced to pay a fine of $500.
(c) Serious bodily injury.--If the person who violates this
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