PRINTER'S NO. 3840
No. 2574 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY VEON, BEBKO-JONES, COHEN, DeWEESE, FRANKEL, GERGELY, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, JAMES, JOSEPHS, KIRKLAND, LaGROTTA, LEACH, MELIO, MYERS, SIPTROTH, STURLA, THOMAS, WALKO, WATERS AND YOUNGBLOOD, APRIL 4, 2006
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 4, 2006
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated 2 Statutes, further providing for financial responsibility. 3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 4 hereby enacts as follows: 5 Section 1. The definition of "financial responsibility" in 6 section 1702 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated 7 Statutes is amended to read: 8 § 1702. Definitions. 9 The following words and phrases when used in this chapter 10 shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the 11 context clearly indicates otherwise: 12 * * * 13 "Financial responsibility." The ability to respond in 14 damages for liability on account of accidents arising out of the 15 maintenance or use of a motor vehicle in the minimum amount of 16 [$15,000] $25,000 because of injury to one person in any one 17 accident, in the minimum amount of [$30,000] $50,000 because of
1 injury to two or more persons in any one accident and in the 2 minimum amount of [$5,000] $10,000 because of damage to property 3 of others in any one accident. The financial responsibility 4 shall be in a form acceptable to the Department of 5 Transportation. 6 * * * 7 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. B2L75BIL/20060H2574B3840 - 2 -