PRINTER'S NO. 248
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
298
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY ROBINSON, LANGERHOLC, BOSCOLA, MARTIN, REGAN,
COLEMAN, FARRY, LAUGHLIN, STEFANO, HUTCHINSON, BAKER, FLYNN
AND KANE, JANUARY 31, 2023
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 31, 2023
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in equipment standards, further providing for
unlawful activities; and abrogating regulations.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4107(a)(1) and (b) introductory paragraph
of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are
amended and the section is amended by adding a subsection to
read:
ยง 4107. Unlawful activities.
(a) Violation of vehicle equipment standards.--
(1) [It] Except as otherwise provided, it is unlawful
for any person to sell, offer for sale, lease, install or
replace, either separately or as part of the equipment of a
vehicle, any item of vehicle equipment affecting the
operation of the vehicle which does not comply with this
title or regulations promulgated thereunder, or which does
not comply with an applicable Federal motor vehicle safety
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standard adopted by regulation by the department.
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(b) Other violations.--[It] Except as otherwise provided, it
is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:
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(b.2) Vehicle doors.--If a vehicle is equipped from the
original manufacturer with manufacturer designed and installed
removable doors, that vehicle may be operated on the roadways of
this Commonwealth with the doors removed. This subsection shall
not limit or otherwise impact section 4534 (relating to rearview
mirrors) or 4581 (relating to restraint systems).
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Section 2. Any regulations or parts of regulations that are
inconsistent with this act are abrogated to the extent of the
inconsistency.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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