PRINTER'S NO. 3753
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2276
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY BOBACK, ROZZI, SCHLOSSBERG, HICKERNELL, JAMES,
D. COSTA, WHEELAND, GIBBONS, DRISCOLL, BULLOCK, YOUNGBLOOD,
WHITE, WATSON, McNEILL, A. HARRIS, WARD, READSHAW, TRUITT,
PHILLIPS-HILL, KAUFFMAN, MILLARD, O'BRIEN, CONKLIN, KORTZ,
RAPP, TOOHIL, EVERETT, FARRY, HARHAI AND GOODMAN,
AUGUST 5, 2016
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, AUGUST 5, 2016
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in particular rights and
immunities, providing for civil immunity for use of force in
motor vehicle rescue.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 8340.3. Civil immunity for use of force in motor vehicle
rescue.
A person who forcibly enters a motor vehicle for the purpose
of removing a minor child from the vehicle shall be immune from
civil liability for any damage to the motor vehicle if the
person:
(1) Has a reasonable belief that forcible entry into the
vehicle is necessary because the minor child is in imminent
danger of suffering harm if not immediately removed from the
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vehicle.
(2) Determines the vehicle is locked or there is
otherwise no reasonable method for the minor child to exit
the vehicle.
(3) Prior to forcibly entering the vehicle, contacts or
attempts to contact law enforcement or emergency responders.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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