PRINTER'S NO.  1988

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

1585

Session of

2011

  

  

INTRODUCED BY FRANKEL, SWANGER, JOSEPHS, DELISSIO AND MILLER, JUNE 2, 2011

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 2, 2011  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

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Statutes, further providing for protective equipment for

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motorcycle riders.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 3525(d) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania

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Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

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§ 3525.  Protective equipment for motorcycle riders.

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(d)  Exception.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall not

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apply to the following:

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(1)  The operator or any occupant of a three-wheeled

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motorcycle equipped with an enclosed cab.

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(2)  A person 21 years of age or older who has been

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licensed to operate a motorcycle for not less than two full

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calendar years and who can show proof of health insurance and

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long-term care insurance.

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(3)  A person 21 years of age or older who has completed

 


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a motorcycle rider safety course approved by the department

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or the Motorcycle Safety Foundation and who can show proof of

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health insurance and long term care insurance.

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(4)  The passenger of a person exempt under this

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subsection if the passenger is 21 years of age or older and

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can show proof of health insurance and long-term care

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insurance.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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