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PRINTER'S NO. 3865
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2559
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY TAI, SOLOMON, BRIGGS, SCHLOSSBERG, YOUNGBLOOD,
McCLINTON, STURLA, DeLUCA, KINSEY, DAVIDSON, DALEY, COMITTA
AND THOMAS, JULY 17, 2018
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JULY 17, 2018
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for
snow and ice dislodged or falling from moving vehicle.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3720 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 3720. Snow and ice [dislodged or falling from moving
vehicle].
(a) Duty to remove.-- A driver of a motor vehicle has an
affirmative duty to remove accumulated snow or ice from the
motor vehicle prior to operating the motor vehicle. A driver who
operates a motor vehicle where accumulated snow or ice on the
motor vehicle may reasonably pose a threat to persons or
property shall be subject to a fine of not less than $25 nor
more than $75 for each offense, regardless of whether any snow
or ice is dislodged from the vehicle.
(b) Dislodged or fallen snow or ice.--When snow or ice is
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dislodged or falls from a moving vehicle and strikes another
vehicle or pedestrian causing death or serious bodily injury,
the operator of the vehicle from which the snow or ice is
dislodged or falls shall be subject to a fine of not less than
$200 nor more than [$1,000] $1,500 for each offense.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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