1Amending Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes,
2further providing for fleeing or attempting to elude police
3officer.

4The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5hereby enacts as follows:

6Section 1. Section 3733(a) and (a.2)(2)(iii) of the
7Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:

8§ 3733. Fleeing or attempting to elude police officer.

9(a) Offense defined.--Any driver of a motor vehicle who
10willfully fails or refuses to bring his vehicle to a stop, or 
11having stopped, fails to remain in or at his vehicle, or who
12otherwise flees or attempts to elude a pursuing police officer,
13when given a visual and audible signal to bring the vehicle to a
14stop, commits an offense as graded in subsection (a.2).

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16(a.2) Grading.--

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1(2) An offense under subsection (a) constitutes a felony
2of the third degree if the driver while fleeing or attempting
3to elude a police officer does any of the following:

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5(iii) endangers a law enforcement officer or member
6of the general public due to the driver engaging in a
7high-speed chase or by an action in violation of this 
8section, creates a risk of injury to anyone.

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10Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.