PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1209, 2061 PRINTER'S NO. 2445
No. 1034 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY MARSICO, BALDWIN, BEBKO-JONES, BELFANTI, BROWNE,
CAWLEY, CIVERA, COY, CREIGHTON, CRUZ, DeWEESE, D. EVANS,
FICHTER, FRANKEL, GEIST, GOODMAN, HARHAI, HASAY, HORSEY,
JAMES, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LEH, LYNCH, PICKETT, PRESTON,
READSHAW, ROBERTS, SHANER, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STERN,
R. STEVENSON, E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE,
WANSACZ, WASHINGTON, WEBER, ZUG AND HARPER, APRIL 2, 2003
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
JULY 16, 2003
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for drivers in funeral
3 processions; AND PROVIDING FOR STUDENT DRIVER SIGNS. <--
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 3107 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
8 § 3107. Drivers in funeral processions.
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10 (b.1) Visual signals authorized.--Notwithstanding any other
11 provision of this title to the contrary, a funeral director or
12 the director's representative may display flashing or revolving
13 yellow lights in any funeral processional vehicle while
14 traveling to or returning from a funeral destination. <--
15 * * *
1 SECTION 2. TITLE 75 IS AMENDED BY ADDING A SECTION TO READ: <--
2 § 4538. STUDENT DRIVER SIGNS.
3 (A) GENERAL RULE.--A VEHICLE THAT IS OPERATED BY A STUDENT
4 DRIVER SHALL DISPLAY A SIGN OF SUCH SIZE AND LETTERING AS THE
5 DEPARTMENT DETERMINES APPROPRIATE IN ORDER TO ALERT OTHER
6 MOTORISTS THAT THE PARTICULAR VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED BY A
7 STUDENT DRIVER.
8 (B) DEFINITION.--AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM "STUDENT
9 DRIVER" MEANS A PERSON WITH A VALID LEARNER'S PERMIT ISSUED
10 UNDER SECTION 1505 (RELATING TO LEARNERS' PERMITS).
11 Section 2 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. <--
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