PRINTER'S NO. 2602

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 2087 Session of 1995

        INTRODUCED BY L. I. COHEN, PETTIT, BELARDI, YOUNGBLOOD, SHANER,
           GIGLIOTTI, RUBLEY, HENNESSEY, STABACK, ROEBUCK, WAUGH,
           JOSEPHS, GLADECK, ITKIN, HERSHEY, E. Z. TAYLOR AND BARD,
           OCTOBER 17, 1995

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, OCTOBER 17, 1995

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
     2     Statutes, prohibiting the use of children in the solicitation
     3     of contributions from motorists.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  Section 3545 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
     7  Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
     8  § 3545.  Pedestrians soliciting rides or business.
     9     No person shall:
    10         (1)  Stand on a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a
    11     ride.
    12         (2)  Stand on a roadway for the purpose of soliciting
    13     employment, business or contributions from the occupant of
    14     any vehicle.
    15         (3)  Stand on or in proximity to a highway for the
    16     purpose of soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle
    17     while parked or about to be parked on a street or highway.

     1         (4)  Use a child 11 years of age or younger to stand on a
     2     roadway for the purpose of soliciting contributions from the
     3     occupant of any vehicle.
     4     Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.


















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