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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY DINNIMAN AND FONTANA, MARCH 7, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 7, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 75 |
2 | (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further |
3 | providing for Commonwealth portion of fines, etc. and for |
4 | municipal corporation portion of fines, etc.; defining |
5 | "interactive wireless communication device"; further |
6 | providing for junior driver's license, for learners' permits |
7 | and for suspension of operating privilege; prohibiting use of |
8 | interactive wireless communication device; and further |
9 | providing for duty of driver in construction and maintenance |
10 | areas or on highway safety corridors, for duty of driver in |
11 | emergency response areas, for accident report forms, for |
12 | department to compile, tabulate and analyze accident reports, |
13 | for television equipment, for restraint systems and for |
14 | applicability and uniformity of title. |
15 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
16 | declares that the part of this act that limits the number of |
17 | passengers a junior driver may transport in a motor vehicle at |
18 | one time may be referred to as Lacey's Law in honor of Lacey |
19 | Gallagher. |
20 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
21 | hereby enacts as follows: |
22 | Section 1. Sections 3571(b) and 3573(b) of Title 42 of the |
23 | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read: |
24 | § 3571. Commonwealth portion of fines, etc. |
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1 | * * * |
2 | (b) Vehicle offenses.-- |
3 | (1) All fines, forfeited recognizances and other |
4 | forfeitures imposed, lost or forfeited in connection with |
5 | matters arising under Chapter 77 of Title 75 (relating to |
6 | snowmobiles) shall unless otherwise provided in Chapter 77 of |
7 | Title 75 be payable to the Commonwealth. |
8 | (2) Except as provided in [paragraph (4)] paragraphs (4) |
9 | and (5), when prosecution under any other provision of Title |
10 | 75 (relating to vehicles) is the result of State Police |
11 | action, all fines, forfeited recognizances and other |
12 | forfeitures imposed, lost or forfeited shall be payable to |
13 | the Commonwealth, for credit to the Motor License Fund. One- |
14 | half of the revenue shall be paid to municipalities in the |
15 | same ratio provided in section 4 of the [act of June 1, 1956 |
16 | (P.L.1944, No.655), relating to partial allocation of liquid |
17 | fuels and fuel use tax proceeds] act of June 1, 1956 (1955 |
18 | P.L.1944, No.655), referred to as the Liquid Fuels Tax |
19 | Municipal Allocation Law. |
20 | (3) Except as provided in paragraph (5) and section 3573 |
21 | (relating to municipal corporation portion of fines, etc.), |
22 | when prosecution under any other provision of Title 75 is the |
23 | result of local police action, one-half of all fines, |
24 | forfeited recognizances and other forfeitures imposed, lost |
25 | or forfeited shall be payable to the Commonwealth, for credit |
26 | to the Motor License Fund. |
27 | (4) When prosecution under 75 Pa.C.S. § 3802 (relating |
28 | to driving under influence of alcohol or controlled |
29 | substance) is the result of State Police action, 50% of all |
30 | fines, forfeited recognizances and other forfeitures imposed, |
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1 | lost or forfeited shall be payable to the Commonwealth, for |
2 | credit to the Motor License Fund, and 50% shall be payable to |
3 | the county which shall be further divided as follows: |
4 | (i) Fifty percent of the moneys received shall be |
5 | allocated to the appropriate county authority which |
6 | implements the county drug and alcohol program to be used |
7 | solely for the purposes of aiding programs promoting drug |
8 | abuse and alcoholism prevention, education, treatment and |
9 | research. |
10 | (ii) Fifty percent of the moneys received shall be |
11 | used for expenditures incurred for county jails, prisons, |
12 | workhouses and detention centers. |
13 | (5) When prosecution under 75 Pa.C.S. § 3316 (relating |
14 | to prohibiting use of interactive wireless communication |
15 | device) is the result of Pennsylvania State Police action, |
16 | 25% of all revenue from fines shall be paid to municipalities |
17 | in the same ratio provided in section 4 of the Liquid Fuels |
18 | Tax Municipal Allocation Law, and 75% of the revenue from the |
19 | fines shall be allocated and are appropriated on a continuing |
20 | basis to the Department of Transportation for Statewide |
21 | public education and awareness programs to combat distracted |
22 | driving and driving under the influence and promote awareness |
23 | under 75 Pa.C.S. § 3316(f). |
24 | * * * |
25 | § 3573. Municipal corporation portion of fines, etc. |
26 | * * * |
27 | (b) Vehicle offenses.-- |
28 | (1) When prosecution under the provisions of Title 75 |
29 | (relating to vehicles) for parking is the result of local |
30 | police action, all fines, forfeited recognizances and other |
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1 | forfeitures imposed, lost or forfeited shall be payable to |
2 | the municipal corporation under which the local police are |
3 | organized. |
4 | (2) Except as provided in [paragraph (3)] paragraphs (3) |
5 | and (4), when prosecution under any other provision of Title |
6 | 75 (except Chapter 77 (relating to snowmobiles)) is the |
7 | result of local police action, one-half of all fines, |
8 | forfeited recognizances and other forfeitures imposed, lost |
9 | or forfeited shall be payable to the municipal corporation |
10 | under which the local police are organized. |
11 | (3) When prosecution under 75 Pa.C.S. § 3802 (relating |
12 | to driving under influence of alcohol or controlled |
13 | substance) is the result of local police action, 50% of all |
14 | fines, forfeited recognizances and other forfeitures imposed, |
15 | lost or forfeited shall be payable to the municipal |
16 | corporation under which the local police are organized, and |
17 | 50% shall be payable to the county which shall be further |
18 | divided as follows: |
19 | (i) Fifty percent of the moneys received shall be |
20 | allocated to the appropriate county authority which |
21 | implements the county drug and alcohol program to be used |
22 | solely for the purposes of aiding programs promoting drug |
23 | abuse and alcoholism prevention, education, treatment and |
24 | research. |
25 | (ii) Fifty percent of the moneys received shall be |
26 | used for expenditures incurred for county jails, prisons, |
27 | workhouses and detention centers. |
28 | (4) When prosecution under 75 Pa.C.S. § 3316 (relating |
29 | to prohibiting use of interactive wireless communication |
30 | device) is the result of local police action, 25% of all |
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1 | revenue from fines shall be payable to the municipal |
2 | corporation under which the local police are organized, and |
3 | 75% shall be payable and is appropriated on a continuing |
4 | basis to the Department of Transportation for Statewide |
5 | public education and awareness programs to combat driving |
6 | under the influence and distracted driving as established by |
7 | 75 Pa.C.S. § 3316(f). |
8 | * * * |
9 | Section 3. Section 102 of Title 75 is amended by adding a |
10 | definition to read: |
11 | § 102. Definitions. |
12 | Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent |
13 | provisions of this title which are applicable to specific |
14 | provisions of this title, the following words and phrases when |
15 | used in this title shall have, unless the context clearly |
16 | indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section: |
17 | * * * |
18 | "Interactive wireless communication device." A wireless |
19 | telephone, personal digital assistant, smart phone, portable or |
20 | mobile computer, or similar device which can be used for voice |
21 | communication, texting, e-mailing, browsing the Internet or |
22 | instant messaging. The term does not include a device being used |
23 | exclusively as a global positioning or navigation system or a |
24 | system or device that is physically or electronically integrated |
25 | into the vehicle. |
26 | * * * |
27 | Section 2. Sections 1503(c), 1505(e) and 1538(e) of Title 75 |
28 | are amended to read: |
29 | § 1503. Persons ineligible for licensing; license issuance to |
30 | minors; junior driver's license. |
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2 | (c) Junior driver's license.--The department may issue a |
3 | junior driver's license to a person 16 or 17 years of age under |
4 | rules and regulations adopted by the department and subject to |
5 | the provisions of this section. A junior driver's license shall |
6 | automatically become a regular driver's license when the junior |
7 | driver attains 18 years of age. |
8 | (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no licensed |
9 | junior driver shall drive a vehicle upon a public highway |
10 | between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. unless accompanied by a spouse 18 |
11 | years of age or older, a parent or a person in loco parentis. |
12 | (2) A licensed junior driver conforming to the |
13 | requirements of section 1507 (relating to application for |
14 | driver's license or learner's permit by minor) may drive a |
15 | vehicle upon a public highway between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. |
16 | between the junior driver's home and activity or employment |
17 | or in the course of the junior driver's activity or |
18 | employment if the junior driver is a member of a volunteer |
19 | fire company authorized by the fire chief to engage in |
20 | fighting fires, is engaged in public or charitable service or |
21 | is employed and is carrying an affidavit or certificate of |
22 | authorization signed by the junior driver's fire chief, |
23 | supervisor or employer indicating the probable schedule of |
24 | the junior driver's activities. Upon termination of the |
25 | junior driver's activity or employment, the junior driver |
26 | shall surrender the affidavit or certificate to the fire |
27 | chief, supervisor or employer. If the junior driver shall |
28 | fail to surrender the affidavit or certificate, the employer, |
29 | fire chief or supervisor shall immediately notify the |
30 | Pennsylvania State Police. |
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1 | (2.1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2.2), a junior |
2 | driver may not drive a vehicle with more than one passenger |
3 | under 18 years of age. |
4 | (2.2) With parental or in loco parentis approval, a |
5 | junior driver may drive a vehicle with passengers who are |
6 | siblings or relatives who live in the same dwelling as the |
7 | junior driver. |
8 | (3) In addition to the other provisions of this title |
9 | relating to the suspension or revocation of operating |
10 | privileges, in the event that a licensed junior driver is |
11 | involved in an accident reportable under section 3746(a) for |
12 | which the junior driver is partially or fully responsible in |
13 | the opinion of the department or is convicted of any |
14 | violation of this title, the department may suspend the |
15 | operating privileges of the junior driver until the junior |
16 | driver attains 18 years of age or for a period of time not |
17 | exceeding 90 days. |
18 | (4) Any junior driver or other person violating any |
19 | provision of this subsection is guilty of a summary offense. |
20 | § 1505. Learners' permits. |
21 | * * * |
22 | (e) Authorization to test for driver's license and junior |
23 | driver's license.--A person with a learner's permit is |
24 | authorized to take the examination for a regular or junior |
25 | driver's license for the class of vehicle for which a permit is |
26 | held. Before a person under the age of 18 years may take the |
27 | examination for a junior driver's license, the minor must: |
28 | (1) Have held a learner's permit for that class of |
29 | vehicle for a period of six months. |
30 | (2) Present to the department a certification form |
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1 | signed by the father, mother, guardian, person in loco |
2 | parentis or spouse of a married minor stating that the minor |
3 | applicant has completed [50] 65 hours of practical driving |
4 | experience, including no less than ten hours of nighttime |
5 | driving and five hours of inclement weather driving, |
6 | accompanied as required under subsection (b). Submission of a |
7 | certification shall not subject the parent, guardian, person |
8 | in loco parentis or spouse of a married minor to any |
9 | liability based upon the certification. |
10 | (3) Have the certification form completed when the minor |
11 | is ready for the licensing examination. The certification |
12 | form shall be developed by the department and will be |
13 | provided by the department when the original application for |
14 | a learner's permit is processed. The department will make |
15 | this form readily available through the mail or electronic |
16 | means. |
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18 | § 1538. School, examination or hearing on accumulation of |
19 | points or excessive speeding. |
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21 | (e) Additional suspension of operating privilege.-- |
22 | (1) In addition to any other provisions of law relating |
23 | to the suspension or revocation of operating privileges, a |
24 | person's operating privileges shall be suspended under any of |
25 | the following circumstances: |
26 | (i) Prior to reaching age 18, the person violates |
27 | section 3362 (relating to maximum speed limits) by |
28 | traveling 26 miles per hour or more over the posted speed |
29 | limit and the violation results in a conviction, guilty |
30 | plea or plea of no contest before or after the person |
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1 | reaches age 18. |
2 | (ii) The person accumulates six or more points under |
3 | the provisions of section 1535 (relating to schedule of |
4 | convictions and points) and the violations resulting in |
5 | points accumulation were committed before the person |
6 | reached age 18. |
7 | (2) The first suspension under paragraph (1) shall be |
8 | for a period of 90 days with every subsequent suspension |
9 | under paragraph (1) to be for a period of 120 days. |
10 | Suspensions under paragraph (1) shall be imposed |
11 | consecutively to each other and to any other suspension. A |
12 | suspension under paragraph (1) shall be considered a |
13 | subsequent suspension even if it is imposed contemporaneously |
14 | with a first suspension imposed under paragraph (1). A |
15 | suspension under this paragraph shall be in lieu of a |
16 | suspension under subsection (d)(1). |
17 | Section 4. Title 75 is amended by adding a section to read: |
18 | § 3316. Prohibiting use of interactive wireless communication |
19 | device. |
20 | (a) Driver restrictions.-- |
21 | (1) No person shall drive a motor vehicle upon a roadway |
22 | or trafficway in this Commonwealth while using an interactive |
23 | wireless communication device for a purpose other than: |
24 | (i) voice communication through the use of an |
25 | interactive wireless communications device while in |
26 | hands-free mode; |
27 | (ii) reading, selecting or entering a telephone |
28 | number or name into an interactive wireless communication |
29 | device for the purpose of voice communication; or |
30 | (iii) utilizing a global positioning or navigation |
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1 | system. |
2 | (2) No person with a learner's permit or junior driver's |
3 | license shall drive a motor vehicle upon a roadway or |
4 | trafficway in this Commonwealth while using an interactive |
5 | wireless communication device. |
6 | (b) Exceptions.--This section shall not apply to: |
7 | (1) A driver using an interactive wireless communication |
8 | device to contact a 911 system or wireless E-911 service, as |
9 | defined in the act of July 9, 1990 (P.L.340, No.78), known as |
10 | the Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act. |
11 | (2) A driver using an interactive wireless communication |
12 | device when the vehicle is stopped due to a traffic |
13 | obstruction and the motor vehicle transmission is in neutral |
14 | or park. |
15 | (3) Operators of emergency vehicles who use an |
16 | interactive wireless communications device for voice |
17 | communication for the purpose of responding to an emergency |
18 | while engaged in the performance of their official duties. |
19 | (4) Volunteer emergency responders who use an |
20 | interactive wireless communications device for voice |
21 | communication for the purpose of responding to an emergency |
22 | while engaged in the performance of their official duties. |
23 | (c) Seizure.--The provisions of this section shall not be |
24 | construed as authorizing the seizure or forfeiture of an |
25 | interactive wireless communication device. |
26 | (d) Penalty.-- |
27 | (1) A person who violates subsection (a) commits a |
28 | summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to |
29 | pay a fine of $50. |
30 | (2) A person who violates subsection (a) while passing |
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1 | through a school zone, as defined and provided under the |
2 | regulations of the department, commits a summary offense and |
3 | shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $100. |
4 | An official traffic-control device shall indicate the |
5 | beginning and end of each school zone to traffic approaching |
6 | in each direction. Establishment of a school zone, including |
7 | its location and hours of operation, shall be approved by the |
8 | department. |
9 | (e) Public education and awareness program.--The department |
10 | shall develop and maintain Statewide public education and |
11 | awareness programs to combat distracted driving and driving |
12 | under the influence and promote awareness of the provisions of |
13 | this section subject to available funding. |
14 | (f) Guidelines.--The department shall, in consultation with |
15 | the Department of Education and the Pennsylvania State Police, |
16 | promulgate guidelines for the implementation of subsection (e) |
17 | within six months of the effective date of this section. |
18 | (g) Insurance.--An insurer may not charge an insured who has |
19 | been convicted under this section a higher premium for a policy |
20 | of insurance in whole or in part by reason of that conviction. |
21 | (h) Department to compile report.--The department shall |
22 | annually compile and make available to the Transportation |
23 | Committee of the Senate and the Transportation Committee of the |
24 | House of Representatives a report detailing the public education |
25 | efforts to combat distracted driving and driving under the |
26 | influence and promote awareness of the provisions of this |
27 | section. |
28 | (i) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following |
29 | words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this |
30 | subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: |
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1 | "Hands-free mode." The use of an interactive wireless |
2 | communications device that allows the user to engage in |
3 | communication without the use of either hand by means of an |
4 | internal feature or function or an attachment or device. |
5 | "Volunteer emergency responder." Any of the following: |
6 | (1) A member of a volunteer ambulance service as defined |
7 | in section 102 of the act of July 31, 2003 (P.L.73, No.17), |
8 | known as the Volunteer Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance |
9 | Service Grant Act. |
10 | (2) A member of a volunteer fire company as defined in |
11 | section 102 of the Volunteer Fire Company and Volunteer |
12 | Ambulance Service Grant Act. |
13 | (3) A member of a volunteer rescue company as defined in |
14 | section 102 of the Volunteer Fire Company and Volunteer |
15 | Ambulance Service Grant Act. |
16 | Section 5. Sections 3326(c), 3327(e) and 3752(a) of Title 75 |
17 | are amended to read: |
18 | § 3326. Duty of driver in construction and maintenance areas or |
19 | on highway safety corridors. |
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21 | (c) Fines to be doubled.--For any of the following |
22 | violations, when committed in an active work zone manned by |
23 | workers acting in their official capacity or on a highway safety |
24 | corridor designated under section 6105.1 (relating to |
25 | designation of highway safety corridors), the fine shall be |
26 | double the usual amount: |
27 | Section 3102 (relating to obedience to authorized persons |
28 | directing traffic). |
29 | Section 3111 (relating to obedience to traffic-control |
30 | devices). |
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1 | Section 3112 (relating to traffic-control signals). |
2 | Section 3114 (relating to flashing signals). |
3 | Section 3302 (relating to meeting vehicle proceeding in |
4 | opposite direction). |
5 | Section 3303 (relating to overtaking vehicle on the |
6 | left). |
7 | Section 3304 (relating to overtaking vehicle on the |
8 | right). |
9 | Section 3305 (relating to limitations on overtaking on |
10 | the left). |
11 | Section 3306 (relating to limitations on driving on left |
12 | side of roadway). |
13 | Section 3307 (relating to no-passing zones). |
14 | Section 3309 (relating to driving on roadways laned for |
15 | traffic). |
16 | Section 3310 (relating to following too closely). |
17 | Section 3316(a) (relating to prohibiting use of |
18 | interactive wireless communication device). |
19 | Section 3323 (relating to stop signs and yield signs). |
20 | Section 3326 (relating to duty of driver in construction |
21 | and maintenance areas or on highway safety corridors). |
22 | Section 3361 (relating to driving vehicle at safe speed). |
23 | Section 3362 (relating to maximum speed limits). |
24 | Section 3702 (relating to limitations on backing). |
25 | Section 3714 (relating to careless driving). |
26 | Section 3736 (relating to reckless driving). |
27 | Section 3802 (relating to driving under influence of |
28 | alcohol or controlled substance). |
29 | * * * |
30 | § 3327. Duty of driver in emergency response areas. |
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2 | (e) Fines to be doubled.--In addition to any penalty as |
3 | provided in subsection (b), the fine for any of the following |
4 | violations when committed in an emergency response area manned |
5 | by emergency service responders shall be double the usual |
6 | amount: |
7 | Section 3102 (relating to obedience to authorized persons |
8 | directing traffic). |
9 | Section 3111 (relating to obedience to traffic-control |
10 | devices). |
11 | Section 3114 (relating to flashing signals). |
12 | Section 3302 (relating to meeting vehicle proceeding in |
13 | opposite direction). |
14 | Section 3303 (relating to overtaking vehicle on the |
15 | left). |
16 | Section 3304 (relating to overtaking vehicle on the |
17 | right). |
18 | Section 3305 (relating to limitations on overtaking on |
19 | the left). |
20 | Section 3306 (relating to limitations on driving on left |
21 | side of roadway). |
22 | Section 3307 (relating to no-passing zones). |
23 | Section 3310 (relating to following too closely). |
24 | Section 3312 (relating to limited access highway |
25 | entrances and exits). |
26 | Section 3316(a) (relating to prohibiting use of |
27 | interactive wireless communication device). |
28 | Section 3323 (relating to stop signs and yield signs). |
29 | Section 3325 (relating to duty of driver on approach of |
30 | emergency vehicle). |
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1 | Section 3361 (relating to driving vehicle at safe speed). |
2 | Section 3707 (relating to driving or stopping close to |
3 | fire apparatus). |
4 | Section 3710 (relating to stopping at intersection or |
5 | crossing to prevent obstruction). |
6 | Section 3714 (relating to careless driving). |
7 | Section 3736 (relating to reckless driving). |
8 | Section 3802 (relating to driving under influence of |
9 | alcohol or controlled substance). |
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11 | § 3752. Accident report forms. |
12 | (a) Form and content.--The department shall prepare and upon |
13 | request supply to all law enforcement agencies and other |
14 | appropriate agencies or individuals, forms for written accident |
15 | reports as required in this subchapter suitable with respect to |
16 | the persons required to make the reports and the purposes to be |
17 | served. The written report forms shall call for sufficiently |
18 | detailed information to disclose with reference to a vehicle |
19 | accident the cause, conditions then existing and the persons and |
20 | vehicles involved, including whether the driver of the vehicle |
21 | was using an interactive wireless communication device when the |
22 | accident occurred, and such other information as the department |
23 | may require. Reports for use by the drivers and owners shall |
24 | also provide for information relating to financial |
25 | responsibility. |
26 | * * * |
27 | Section 6. Section 3753 of Title 75 is amended by adding a |
28 | subsection to read: |
29 | § 3753. Department to compile, tabulate and analyze accident |
30 | reports. |
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2 | (b.1) Report on interactive wireless communications |
3 | devices.--The department shall annually compile and make |
4 | available to the public information submitted on an accident |
5 | report concerning interactive wireless communications devices in |
6 | motor vehicles involved in traffic accidents. The report shall |
7 | note whether the driver of the motor vehicle was using an |
8 | interactive wireless communications device when the accident |
9 | occurred. The data shall be included in a report submitted to |
10 | the Transportation Committee of the Senate and the |
11 | Transportation Committee of the House of Representatives. |
12 | * * * |
13 | Section 7. Sections 4527, 4581(a) and (b) and 6101 of Title |
14 | 75 are amended to read: |
15 | § 4527. [Television] Video receiving equipment. |
16 | (a) General rule.--[No] Except as provided in subsection |
17 | (c), no person shall drive a motor vehicle [operated on a |
18 | highway shall be] equipped with [television-type] any image |
19 | display device, video receiving equipment, including a receiver, |
20 | a video monitor or a television or video screen capable of |
21 | displaying a television broadcast or video signal that produces |
22 | entertainment or business applications or similar equipment |
23 | which is located in the motor vehicle at any point forward of |
24 | the back of the driver's seat [or otherwise], or which is |
25 | visible, directly or indirectly, to the driver while operating |
26 | the motor vehicle. |
27 | (a.1) Except as provided in subsection (b), no person may |
28 | install in a motor vehicle an image display device intended to |
29 | be visible to a driver in the normal driving position when the |
30 | vehicle is in motion and when restrained by the safety seat belt |
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1 | system adjusted in accordance with the manufacturer's |
2 | recommendations. |
3 | (b) Exception.--This section shall not apply to the |
4 | following: |
5 | (1) [Television-type receiving equipment] Image display |
6 | devices in a vehicle used exclusively for safety or law |
7 | enforcement purposes as approved by the Pennsylvania State |
8 | Police. |
9 | (2) [Electronic displays] Image display devices used in |
10 | conjunction with in-vehicle navigation systems, related |
11 | traffic, road and weather information. |
12 | (3) Image display devices that provide vehicle |
13 | information related to the driving task or to enhance or |
14 | supplement the driver's view forward, behind or to the sides |
15 | of the motor vehicle or permit the driver to monitor vehicle |
16 | occupants behind the driver. |
17 | (4) Image display devices that do not display images to |
18 | the driver while the vehicle is in motion. |
19 | (5) Image display devices which display an image while a |
20 | vehicle is parked. |
21 | (c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the term "image |
22 | display device" means equipment capable of displaying to the |
23 | driver of the motor vehicle: |
24 | (1) a broadcast television image; or |
25 | (2) a visual image, other than text, from a digital |
26 | video disc or other storage device. |
27 | § 4581. Restraint systems. |
28 | (a) Occupant protection.-- |
29 | (1) Any person who is operating a passenger car, Class I |
30 | truck, Class II truck, classic motor vehicle, antique motor |
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1 | vehicle or motor home and who transports a child under four |
2 | years of age anywhere in the motor vehicle, including the |
3 | cargo area, shall fasten such child securely in a child |
4 | passenger restraint system, as defined in subsection (d). |
5 | This subsection shall apply to all persons while they are |
6 | operators of motor vehicles where a seating position is |
7 | available which is equipped with a seat safety belt or other |
8 | means to secure the systems or where the seating position was |
9 | originally equipped with seat safety belts. |
10 | (1.1) Any person who is operating a passenger car, Class |
11 | I truck, Class II truck, classic motor vehicle, antique motor |
12 | vehicle or motor home and who transports a child four years |
13 | of age or older but under eight years of age anywhere in the |
14 | motor vehicle, including the cargo area, shall fasten such |
15 | child securely in a fastened safety seat belt system and in |
16 | an appropriately fitting child booster seat, as defined in |
17 | subsection (d). This paragraph shall apply to all persons |
18 | while they are operators of motor vehicles where a seating |
19 | position is available which is equipped with a seat safety |
20 | belt or other means to secure the systems or where the |
21 | seating position was originally equipped with seat safety |
22 | belts. [A conviction under this paragraph by State or local |
23 | law enforcement agencies shall occur only as a secondary |
24 | action when a driver of a motor vehicle has been convicted of |
25 | violating any other provision of this title.] |
26 | (2) [Except for children under eight years of age and |
27 | except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (1.1), each] |
28 | (i) The driver [and front seat occupant] of a |
29 | passenger car, Class I truck, Class II truck or motor |
30 | home operated in this Commonwealth shall [wear] secure or |
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1 | cause to be secured in a properly adjusted and fastened |
2 | safety seat belt system the driver and every vehicle |
3 | occupant between eight years of age and 18 years of age. |
4 | [A conviction under this paragraph by State or local law |
5 | enforcement agencies shall occur only as a secondary |
6 | action when a driver of a motor vehicle has been |
7 | convicted of any other provision of this title. The |
8 | driver of a passenger automobile shall secure or cause to |
9 | be secured in a properly adjusted and fastened safety |
10 | seat belt system any occupant who is eight years of age |
11 | or older and less than 18 years of age.] |
12 | (ii) Except for children under 18 years of age and |
13 | except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (1.1) and |
14 | subparagraph (i), each driver and front seat occupant of |
15 | a passenger car, Class I truck, Class II truck, classic |
16 | motor vehicle, antique motor vehicle or motor home |
17 | operated in this Commonwealth shall wear a properly |
18 | adjusted and fastened safety seat belt system. |
19 | (iii) This paragraph shall not apply to: |
20 | [(i)] (A) A driver or front seat occupant of any |
21 | vehicle manufactured before July 1, 1966. |
22 | [(ii)] (B) A driver or front seat occupant who |
23 | possesses a written verification from a physician |
24 | that he is unable to wear a safety seat belt system |
25 | for physical or medical reasons, or from a |
26 | psychiatrist or other specialist qualified to make an |
27 | informed judgment that he is unable to wear a safety |
28 | seat belt system for psychological reasons. |
29 | [(iii)] (C) A rural letter carrier while |
30 | operating any motor vehicle during the performance of |
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1 | his duties as a United States postal service rural |
2 | letter carrier only between the first and last |
3 | delivery points. |
4 | [(iv)] (D) A driver who makes frequent stops and |
5 | is traveling less than 15 miles per hour for the |
6 | purpose of delivering goods or services while in the |
7 | performance of his duties and only between the first |
8 | and last delivery points. |
9 | A violation of this paragraph shall not be subject to the |
10 | assessment of any points under section 1535 (relating to |
11 | schedule of convictions and points). |
12 | (3) A driver who is under 18 years of age may not |
13 | operate a motor vehicle in which the number of passengers |
14 | exceeds the number of available safety seat belts in the |
15 | vehicle. |
16 | (b) Offense.--Anyone who fails to comply with the provisions |
17 | of subsection (a)(1) or (1.1) shall be guilty of a summary |
18 | offense with a maximum fine of $100. The court imposing and |
19 | collecting any such fines shall transfer the fines thus |
20 | collected to the State Treasurer for deposit in the Child |
21 | Passenger Restraint Fund, pursuant to section 4582 (relating to |
22 | Child Passenger Restraint Fund). Anyone who violates subsection |
23 | (a)(2) or (3) commits a summary offense and shall, upon |
24 | conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $10. No person shall |
25 | be convicted of a violation of subsection (a)(2) or (3) unless |
26 | the person is also convicted of another violation of this title |
27 | which occurred at the same time. No costs as described in 42 |
28 | Pa.C.S. § 1725.1 (relating to costs) shall be imposed for |
29 | summary conviction of subsection (a)(2) or (3). Conviction under |
30 | this subsection shall not constitute a moving violation. |
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2 | § 6101. Applicability and uniformity of title. |
3 | The provisions of this title shall be applicable and uniform |
4 | throughout this Commonwealth and in all political subdivisions |
5 | in this Commonwealth, and no local authority shall enact or |
6 | enforce any ordinance on a matter covered by the provisions of |
7 | this title unless expressly authorized. A person charged with |
8 | violating an ordinance determined to be enacted or enforced in |
9 | violation of this section shall be awarded court costs and |
10 | attorney fees incurred as a result of defending against the |
11 | charge. |
12 | Section 8. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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