(a.1) Disabled vehicles.--When approaching or passing a
disabled vehicle, a person shall:
(1) if it is possible to do so, pass in a lane not
adjacent to that of the disabled vehicle; or
(2) if it is impossible, illegal or unsafe, to comply
with paragraph (1), pass the disabled vehicle at a rate of
speed that is no more than 20 miles per hour less than the
posted speed limit and reasonable for safely passing the
disabled vehicle.
(b) Penalty.--Any person violating subsection (a) or
(a.1) commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction,
pay:
(1) For a first offense, a fine of not more than [$250]
$500.
(2) For a second offense, a fine of not more than [$500]
$1,000.
(3) For a third or subsequent offense, a fine of not
more than [$1,000] $2,000.
(b.1) Suspension of operating privilege.--
(1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2), in
accordance with section 1540 (relating to surrender of
license), the department shall suspend the operating
privilege of any person for 90 days upon receiving a
certified record of the driver's conviction, adjudication of
delinquency or admission into an Accelerated Rehabilitative
Disposition program or a preadjudication program for a
violation of subsection (a) or (a.1), if the certified
conviction:
(i) indicates the violation resulted in serious
bodily injury to or death of another person; or
(ii) is the driver's third or subsequent conviction
for a violation of subsection (a) or (a.1).
(2) Upon receiving a certified record of the driver's
conviction, adjudication of delinquency or admission into an
Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program or a
preadjudication program for a violation of subsection (a) or
(a.1), in accordance with section 1540, the department shall
suspend the operating privilege of the driver in accordance
with the following:
(i) For a period of six months if the certified
conviction, adjudication of delinquency or admission into
an Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program or a
preadjudication program indicates the violation resulted
in the serious bodily injury of an emergency service
responder or a person in or near a disabled vehicle.
(ii) For a period of one year if the certified
conviction, adjudication of delinquency or admission into
an Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program or a
preadjudication program indicates the violation resulted
in the death of an emergency service responder or a
person in or near a disabled vehicle.
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