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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, BAKER, BEAR, BRENNAN, CAUSER, CREIGHTON, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FRANKEL, GABIG, GABLER, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRELL, GROVE, HANNA, HARHART, HARKINS, HARRIS, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, MAJOR, MANN, MOUL, MURT, OBERLANDER, PETRARCA, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PYLE, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROCK, SOLOBAY, STERN, SWANGER, TALLMAN AND CALTAGIRONE, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated |
2 | Statutes, further providing for definitions. |
3 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
4 | hereby enacts as follows: |
5 | Section 1. The definition of "emergency vehicle" in section |
6 | 102 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is |
7 | amended by adding a paragraph to read: |
8 | § 102. Definitions. |
9 | Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent |
10 | provisions of this title which are applicable to specific |
11 | provisions of this title, the following words and phrases when |
12 | used in this title shall have, unless the context clearly |
13 | indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section: |
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15 | "Emergency vehicle." A fire department vehicle, police |
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1 | vehicle, sheriff vehicle, ambulance, blood delivery vehicle, |
2 | human organ delivery vehicle, hazardous material response |
3 | vehicle, armed forces emergency vehicle, one vehicle operated by |
4 | a coroner or chief county medical examiner and one vehicle |
5 | operated by a chief deputy coroner or deputy chief county |
6 | medical examiner used for answering emergency calls, any vehicle |
7 | owned and operated by the Philadelphia Parking Authority |
8 | established in accordance with 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 55 (relating to |
9 | parking authorities) and used in the enforcement of 53 Pa.C.S. |
10 | Ch. 57 (relating to taxicabs and limousines in first class |
11 | cities), or any other vehicle designated by the State Police |
12 | under section 6106 (relating to designation of emergency |
13 | vehicles by Pennsylvania State Police), or a privately owned |
14 | vehicle used in answering an emergency call when used by any of |
15 | the following: |
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17 | (9) A coroner or county medical examiner and chief |
18 | deputy coroner or chief deputy medical examiner. |
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20 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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