PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1375
PRINTER'S NO. 2165
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1152
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY BOBACK, WHEELAND, MILLARD, WATSON, KAUFFMAN,
O'NEILL, McNEILL, V. BROWN, BARRAR, O'BRIEN, D. COSTA,
BULLOCK, NEILSON, ROZZI, MURT, READSHAW, IRVIN, GOODMAN,
WARD, CONKLIN, COX, GABLER, FREEMAN, GILLEN AND FARRY,
APRIL 12, 2017
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 28, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in particular rights and
immunities, providing for civil immunity for use of force in
motor vehicle rescue.
AMENDING TITLE 42 (JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE) OF THE
PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES, IN PARTICULAR RIGHTS AND
IMMUNITIES, PROVIDING FOR RESCUE 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 8340.3. Civil immunity for use of force in motor vehicle
rescue.
(a) General rule.--A person shall be immune from civil
liability for any damage resulting from the forcible entry of a
motor vehicle for the purpose of removing an individual from the
vehicle if the person:
(1) Determines that the vehicle is locked or there is
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