PRINTER'S NO. 995
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
886
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY MURT, V. BROWN, D. COSTA, DONATUCCI, FRANKEL AND
FREEMAN, MARCH 17, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 17, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in offenses in general, prohibiting persons from
smoking in motor vehicles occupied by minors; and prescribing
a penalty.
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 3721. Smoking in motor vehicle occupied by minor.
No person may smoke a cigarette, pipe or cigar in a motor
vehicle that is occupied by a minor. An operator of a motor
vehicle who violates this section or permits a person in the
motor vehicle to violate this section commits a summary offense
with a maximum fine of $25. A conviction under this section
shall occur only as a secondary offense when the operator of a
motor vehicle has been convicted of violating any other
provision of this title.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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