PRINTER'S NO. 1349
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1068
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY R. BROWN, V. BROWN, COHEN, SCHLEGEL CULVER,
GABLER, GODSHALL, MILLARD, MOUL, MURT, D. PARKER AND
SCHWEYER, APRIL 24, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 24, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for
definitions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definition of "emergency vehicle" in section
102 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes,
amended October 14, 2014 (P.L.2491, No.140), is amended and the
section is amended by adding a definition to read:
ยง 102. Definitions.
Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent
provisions of this title which are applicable to specific
provisions of this title, the following words and phrases when
used in this title shall have, unless the context clearly
indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section:
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"Emergency vehicle." A State or county emergency management
vehicle, fire department vehicle, police vehicle, sheriff
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vehicle, ambulance, advanced life support squad vehicle, basic
life support squad vehicle, emergency canteen support service
organization vehicle, rescue service vehicle, blood delivery
vehicle, human organ delivery vehicle, hazardous material
response vehicle, armed forces emergency vehicle, one vehicle
operated by a coroner or chief county medical examiner and one
vehicle operated by a chief deputy coroner or deputy chief
county medical examiner used for answering emergency calls, a
vehicle owned by or leased to a regional emergency medical
services council that is used as authorized by the Department of
Health to respond to an actual or potential disaster, mass
casualty situation or substantial threat to public health, a
vehicle owned by a county or regional police association and
operated by a police officer that is used for police transport
or victim extraction, any vehicle operated by a special agent,
special agent supervisor, narcotics agent or narcotics agent
supervisor while performing official duties as employees of the
Office of Attorney General, any vehicle owned and operated by
the Philadelphia Parking Authority established in accordance
with 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 55 (relating to parking authorities) and
used in the enforcement of 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 57 (relating to
taxicabs and limousines in first class cities), or any other
vehicle designated by the State Police under section 6106
(relating to designation of emergency vehicles by Pennsylvania
State Police), or a privately owned vehicle used in answering an
emergency call when used by any of the following:
(1) A police chief and assistant chief.
(2) A fire chief, assistant chief and, when a fire
company has three or more fire vehicles, a second or third
assistant chief.
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(3) A fire police captain and fire police lieutenant.
(4) An ambulance corps commander and assistant
commander.
(5) A river rescue commander and assistant commander.
(6) A county emergency management coordinator.
(7) A fire marshal.
(8) A rescue service chief and assistant chief.
(9) The chief or operations director of a county
hazardous materials response team.
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"Rescue service vehicle." A vehicle used to provide rescue
services in this Commonwealth by a volunteer nonprofit chartered
corporation, association or organization located in this
Commonwealth.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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