PRINTER'S NO. 70
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
94
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, FARNESE, BLAKE, BREWSTER AND TARTAGLIONE,
JANUARY 14, 2015
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 14, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for
snow and ice dislodged or falling from certain moving
vehicles.
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.--
(1) A driver of a motor vehicle with a registered gross
weight exceeding 48,000 pounds that is a truck tractor or
combination being operated on a street or highway of this
Commonwealth has an affirmative duty to make all reasonable
efforts to remove all accumulated ice or snow from the motor
vehicle, including the roof of the truck trailer or a vehicle
in the combination.
(2) A driver of a motor vehicle who violates this
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subsection may be stopped on a street or highway by a law
enforcement officer if the law enforcement officer believes
the accumulated ice or snow may pose a threat to persons or
property.
(3) A person who violates this subsection 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
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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