PRINTER'S NO. 1482
No. 1121 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, RAFFERTY, ARMSTRONG, O'PAKE, WOZNIAK,
ERICKSON, McILHINNEY, ORIE, FERLO, MUSTO, BOSCOLA, DINNIMAN,
EARLL AND BRUBAKER, OCTOBER 22, 2007
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, OCTOBER 22, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, in general provisions, further defining "emergency
3 vehicle."
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. The definition of "emergency vehicle" in section
7 102 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is
8 amended to read:
9 § 102. Definitions.
10 Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent
11 provisions of this title which are applicable to specific
12 provisions of this title, the following words and phrases when
13 used in this title shall have, unless the context clearly
14 indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section:
15 * * *
16 "Emergency vehicle." A fire department vehicle, police
17 vehicle, sheriff vehicle, ambulance, blood delivery vehicle,
18 human organ delivery vehicle, hazardous material response
1 vehicle, armed forces emergency vehicle, one vehicle operated by
2 a coroner or chief county medical examiner and one vehicle
3 operated by a chief deputy coroner or deputy chief county
4 medical examiner used for answering emergency calls, any vehicle
5 owned and operated by the Philadelphia Parking Authority
6 established in accordance with 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 55 (relating to
7 parking authorities) and used in the enforcement of 53 Pa.C.S.
8 Ch. 57 (relating to taxicabs and limousines in first class
9 cities), or any other vehicle designated by the State Police
10 under section 6106 (relating to designation of emergency
11 vehicles by Pennsylvania State Police), or a privately owned
12 vehicle used in answering an emergency call when used by any of
13 the following:
14 (1) A police chief and assistant chief.
15 (2) A fire chief, assistant chief and, when a fire
16 company has three or more fire vehicles, a second or third
17 assistant chief.
18 (3) A fire police captain and fire police lieutenant.
19 (4) An ambulance corps commander and assistant
20 commander.
21 (5) A river rescue commander and assistant commander.
22 (6) A county emergency management coordinator and local
23 emergency coordinator.
24 (7) A fire marshal.
25 (8) A rescue service chief and assistant chief.
26 * * *
27 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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