PRINTER'S NO. 3413
No. 2489 Session of 1990
INTRODUCED BY CAPPABIANCA, DOMBROWSKI, PETRARCA, SCRIMENTI,
VROON, WASS, GODSHALL, TRELLO, E. Z. TAYLOR, LAUGHLIN, PESCI,
MORRIS, PRESTON, BILLOW, KAISER, DIETTERICK, STABACK,
SERAFINI, MELIO, MICHLOVIC AND ITKIN, APRIL 24, 1990
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 24, 1990
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further defining "emergency vehicle."
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. The definition of "emergency vehicle" in section
6 102 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes,
7 amended March 13, 1990 (P.L.69, No.14), is amended to read:
8 § 102. Definitions.
9 Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent
10 provisions of this title which are applicable to specific
11 provisions of this title, the following words and phrases when
12 used in this title shall have, unless the context clearly
13 indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section:
14 * * *
15 "Emergency vehicle." A fire department vehicle, police
16 vehicle, sheriff vehicle, ambulance, blood-delivery vehicle,
17 armed forces emergency vehicle, one vehicle operated by a
1 coroner or chief county medical examiner and one vehicle
2 operated by a chief deputy coroner or deputy chief county
3 medical examiner used for answering emergency calls, or other
4 vehicle designated by the State Police under section 6106
5 (relating to designation of emergency vehicles by Pennsylvania
6 State Police), or a privately owned vehicle used in answering an
7 emergency call when used by any of the following:
8 (1) A police chief and assistant chief.
9 (2) A fire chief, assistant chief and, when a fire
10 company has three or more fire vehicles, a second or third
11 assistant chief.
12 (3) A fire police captain and fire police lieutenant.
13 (4) An ambulance corps commander and assistant
14 commander.
15 (5) A river rescue commander and assistant commander.
16 (6) A county emergency management coordinator.
17 (7) A fire marshal.
18 (8) A member of an organized scuba rescue team
19 affiliated with a police department, fire department or fire
20 company.
21 * * *
22 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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