PRINTER'S NO. 1002
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
782
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY KILLION, BARTOLOTTA, BLAKE, BREWSTER, FARNESE,
FOLMER, FONTANA, MENSCH, RAFFERTY, SABATINA, VULAKOVICH AND
WARD, JUNE 22, 2017
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, JUNE 22, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in particular rights and
immunities, providing for civil immunity of person rescuing
minor from motor vehicle.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 8332.9. Civil immunity of person rescuing minor from motor
vehicle.
(a) General rule.--A person who removes or attempts to
remove a minor from a motor vehicle shall be immune from civil
liability for any damage to the motor vehicle or property
contained in the motor vehicle resulting from the removal or
attempt if the person:
(1) Determines that the motor vehicle is locked or no
reasonable method exists for the minor to exit the motor
vehicle.
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