PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2987
PRINTER'S NO. 3052
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2233
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY CURRY, HILL-EVANS, GIRAL, BELLMON, SANCHEZ AND
ZIMMERMAN, APRIL 24, 2024
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 6, 2024
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions relating to operation
of vehicles, further providing for accident scene clearance.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3745.1 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
ยง 3745.1. Accident scene clearance.
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(f.1) Violation of title or local ordinance.--An owner or
operator of a tow truck that recovers or removes a wrecked or
disabled vehicle from the roadway to a safe refuge on the
shoulder, emergency lane or median at the direction of a police
officer , WHILE THE POLICE OFFICER IS ENGAGED IN THE PERFORMANCE
OF THE POLICE OFFICER'S OFFICIAL DUTIES, is not in violation of
this title or an ordinance of a local authority for an action
performed by the owner or operator of the tow truck during the
recovery or removal of the wrecked or disabled vehicle if the
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action was performed at the specific direction of the police
officer , WHILE THE POLICE OFFICER IS ENGAGED IN THE PERFORMANCE
OF THE POLICE OFFICER'S OFFICIAL DUTIES .
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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