PRINTER'S NO. 1727

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 1433 Session of 2005

        INTRODUCED BY JAMES, KIRKLAND, WATERS, MELIO, BEBKO-JONES,
           BELARDI, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CASORIO, CIVERA, DeWEESE,
           DONATUCCI, GRUCELA, JOSEPHS, LEDERER, MANN, MYERS, PYLE,
           RAYMOND, THOMAS, WASHINGTON, WILLIAMS AND YOUNGBLOOD,
           APRIL 26, 2005

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 26, 2005

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
     2     Statutes, further providing for suspension of operating
     3     privilege.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  Section 1532(a) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
     7  Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by
     8  adding a subsection to read:
     9  § 1532.  Suspension of operating privilege.
    10     (a)  One-year suspension.--The department shall suspend the
    11  operating privilege of any driver for one year upon receiving a
    12  certified record of the driver's conviction of or an
    13  adjudication of delinquency based on any of the following
    14  offenses:
    15         (1)  Any felony in the commission of which a court
    16     determines that a vehicle was essentially involved.
    17         (3)  Any violation of the following provisions:

     1             Section 3735.1 (relating to aggravated assault by
     2         vehicle while driving under the influence).
     3             [Section 3742 (relating to accidents involving death
     4         or personal injury).]
     5             Section 3742.1 (relating to accidents involving death
     6         or personal injury while not properly licensed).
     7             Section 7111 (relating to dealing in titles and
     8         plates for stolen vehicles).
     9             Section 7121 (relating to false application for
    10         certificate of title or registration).
    11             Section 7122 (relating to altered, forged or
    12         counterfeit documents and plates).
    13     * * *
    14     (a.2)  Five-year suspension.--The department shall suspend
    15  the operating privilege of any driver for five years upon
    16  receiving a certified record of the driver's conviction of or an
    17  adjudication of delinquency based on a violation of section 3742
    18  (relating to accidents involving death or personal injury).
    19     * * *
    20     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.







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