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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY RAFFERTY, FOLMER, FONTANA, LOGAN, WAUGH, D. WHITE, ERICKSON AND STACK, JANUARY 5, 2010 |
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| REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 5, 2010 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated |
2 | Statutes, further providing for the offense of accidents |
3 | involving death or personal injury. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Section 3742(b)(2) and (3) of Title 75 of the |
7 | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read: |
8 | § 3742. Accidents involving death or personal injury. |
9 | * * * |
10 | (b) Penalties.-- |
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12 | (2) If the victim suffers serious bodily injury, any |
13 | person violating subsection (a) commits a felony of the third |
14 | degree, and the sentencing court shall order the person to |
15 | serve a minimum term of imprisonment of not less than [90 |
16 | days] one year and a mandatory minimum fine of [$1,000] |
17 | $10,000, notwithstanding any other provision of law. |
18 | (3) If the victim dies, any person violating subsection |
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1 | (a) commits a felony of the third degree, and the sentencing |
2 | court shall order the person to serve a minimum term of |
3 | imprisonment of not less than [one year] two years and a |
4 | mandatory minimum fine of [$2,500] $20,000, notwithstanding |
5 | any other provision of law. |
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7 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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