THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY REED, BOYD, B. BOYLE, CAUSER, CLYMER, D. COSTA, CUTLER, EVANKOVICH, EVERETT, GEIST, GILLESPIE, HAHN, HARRIS, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, KAUFFMAN, M.K. KELLER, KNOWLES, KORTZ, KOTIK, MAJOR, MANN, MARSHALL, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MILLER, MILNE, MOUL, MUSTIO, OBERLANDER, O'NEILL, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PICKETT, PYLE, RAPP, REESE, ROAE, SACCONE, SANTARSIERO, SCAVELLO, K. SMITH, SONNEY, STERN, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TALLMAN, J. TAYLOR, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, DAVIS AND GINGRICH, JANUARY 25, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 25, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, further providing for duties of drivers in

accidents involving death or personal injury.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 3742(b)(3) of Title 75 of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

§ 3742.  Accidents involving death or personal injury.

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(b)  Penalties.--

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(3)  If the victim dies, any person violating subsection

(a) commits a felony of the third degree, and the sentencing

court shall order the person to serve a minimum term of

imprisonment of not less than [one year] three years and a

mandatory minimum fine of $2,500, notwithstanding any other

provision of law.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.