PRINTER'S NO. 188
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
218
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY CRUZ, BURGOS, KORTZ, HILL-EVANS AND KEEFER,
JANUARY 28, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 28, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in enforcement, further providing for investigation
by police officers.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 6308(b) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 6308. Investigation by police officers.
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(b) Authority of police officer.--
(1) Whenever a police officer is engaged in a systematic
program of checking vehicles or drivers or has reasonable
suspicion that a violation of this title is occurring or has
occurred, he may stop a vehicle, upon request or signal, for
the purpose of checking the vehicle's registration, proof of
financial responsibility, vehicle identification number or
engine number or the driver's license, or to secure such
other information as the officer may reasonably believe to be
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