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PRINTER'S NO. 592
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
16
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY BLAKE, FONTANA, COSTA, SCHWANK, HUGHES, RAFFERTY,
BOSCOLA, WARD AND HAYWOOD, MARCH 24, 2017
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 24, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in driving after imbibing alcohol or utilizing
drugs, providing for immediate suspension of operating
privilege.
This act may be referred to as Shane's Law.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 3804.1. Immediate suspension of operating privilege.
(a) Mandatory suspension.--Notwithstanding any other
provision under this chapter to the contrary and in addition to
other penalties provided under law, the department shall
immediately suspend the operating privilege of an individual who
has violated section 3802 (relating to driving under influence
of alcohol or controlled substance) if:
(1) the individual killed or seriously injured another
individual in connection with the violation; or
(2) there was a passenger under 14 years of age in the
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vehicle at the time of the violation.
(b) Notification.--The suspension under subsection (a) shall
occur immediately after the department receives a certified copy
of the charges filed against an individual to whom subsection
(a) applies from a law enforcement agency in this Commonwealth.
(c) Timing of suspension.--The suspension of operating
privilege under this section shall occur regardless of whether
the individual has been found guilty or has entered a plea of
guilty or nolo contendere.
(d) Cooperation.--Each law enforcement agency in this
Commonwealth shall cooperate in providing information to the
department to carry out the provisions of this section.
(e) Rules and regulations.--The department shall promulgate
rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of
this section.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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