SENATE AMENDED PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 674, 3053, 3403, PRINTER'S NO. 3940 3758, 3819
No. 601 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS, GEIST, TIGUE, ARMSTRONG, BASTIAN, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BUNT, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, DALEY, FLEAGLE, GERGELY, GILLESPIE, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, M. KELLER, LEDERER, MANN, MILLARD, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PICKETT, PYLE, READSHAW, SAINATO, SATHER, SCAVELLO, SHANER, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STERN, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, WATSON, WILT, SAYLOR, KAUFFMAN AND DENLINGER, FEBRUARY 16, 2005
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, IN SENATE, APRIL 24, 2006
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated 2 Statutes, further providing for period of disqualification, 3 revocation or suspension of operating privilege and for 4 chemical testing to determine amount of alcohol or controlled 5 substance. 6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 7 hereby enacts as follows: 8 Section 1. Section 1541(a.1) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania 9 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: 10 § 1541. Period of disqualification, revocation or suspension of 11 operating privilege. 12 * * * 13 (a.1) Credit toward serving period of suspension for certain 14 violations.--Credit toward serving the period of suspension or 15 revocation imposed for sections 1543(b)(1.1) (relating to
1 driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked), 3732 2 (relating to homicide by vehicle), 3735 (relating to homicide by 3 vehicle while driving under [the] influence), 3735.1 (relating 4 to aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the 5 influence), 3742 (relating to accidents involving death or 6 personal injury), 3802 (relating to driving under influence of 7 alcohol or controlled substance) and 3808(a)(2) (relating to 8 illegally operating a motor vehicle not equipped with ignition 9 interlock) shall not commence until the date of the person's 10 release from prison. 11 * * * 12 Section 2. Section 1547 of Title 75 is amended by adding a 13 subsection to read: 14 § 1547. Chemical testing to determine amount of alcohol or 15 controlled substance. 16 * * * 17 (g.1) Cost of testing.--The cost of chemical testing, 18 including the drawing of blood and urine, performed under this 19 section shall be paid as follows: 20 (1) By the individual tested, if the individual was 21 convicted under section 3802. CONVICTED OF OR PLACED INTO ANY <-- 22 PREADJUDICATION PROGRAM OR ADJUDICATED DELINQUENT FOR A 23 VIOLATION OF SECTION 3802. 24 (2) By the requesting authority, if the test shows the <-- 25 individual was not convicted under section 3802. INDIVIDUAL <-- 26 WAS FOUND NOT GUILTY UNDER SECTION 3802 OR HAD THE CHARGES 27 DISMISSED BECAUSE THE INDIVIDUAL WAS NOT GUILTY OF A <-- 28 VIOLATION OF SECTION 3802. DISMISSED OR WITHDRAWN. <-- 29 * * * 30 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. A18L75BIL/20050H0601B3940 - 2 -