PRINTER'S NO. 179
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
187
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY DeLUCA, DAVIS, SCHREIBER, V. BROWN, SCHLOSSBERG,
D. COSTA, READSHAW, GILLEN, DEASY AND MURT, JANUARY 23, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 23, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in driving after imbibing alcohol or utilizing
drugs, further providing for ignition interlock.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3805(a) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 3805. Ignition interlock.
(a) General rule.--If a person violates section 3802
(relating to driving under influence of alcohol or controlled
substance) [and, within the past ten years, has a prior offense
as defined in section 3806(a) (relating to prior offenses)] or
has had their operating privileges suspended pursuant to section
1547(b.1) (relating to chemical testing to determine amount of
alcohol or controlled substance) or 3808(c) (relating to
illegally operating a motor vehicle not equipped with ignition
interlock) and the person seeks a restoration of operating
privileges, the department shall require as a condition of
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issuing a restricted license pursuant to this section that the
following occur:
(1) Each motor vehicle owned by the person or registered
to the person has been equipped with an ignition interlock
system and remains so for the duration of the restricted
license period.
(2) If there are no motor vehicles owned by the person
or registered to the person that the person so certify to the
department. A person so certifying shall be deemed to have
satisfied the requirement that all motor vehicles owned by
the person or registered to the person be equipped with an
ignition interlock system as required by this subsection.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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