PRINTER'S NO. 1245
No. 1104 Session of 1987
INTRODUCED BY PISTELLA, RYBAK, MICHLOVIC, KOSINSKI, BLAUM,
KENNEY, BARLEY, MICOZZIE, CIVERA, E. Z. TAYLOR, BELFANTI AND
TRELLO, APRIL 22, 1987
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 22, 1987
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, imposing a duty upon parents of children under 12
3 years of age; and prescribing a penalty.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
8 § 4586. Leaving unattended child in vehicle.
9 (a) General rule.--A parent or legal guardian of a child
10 under 12 years of age, when operating a passenger car, Class I
11 truck, Class II truck, classic motor vehicle or antique motor
12 vehicle, shall insure that the child is not left alone in the
13 vehicle unless he is attended to by a person 18 years of age or
14 older.
15 (b) Penalty.--A person who fails to comply with subsection
16 (a) commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be
17 sentenced to pay a fine of $200.
18 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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