Bill Text: PA HB2054 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: In licensing, further providing for eligibility, minors and juniors.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-06 - Referred to TRANSPORTATION [HB2054 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB2054-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2825
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2054 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY McGEEHAN, DECEMBER 6, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, DECEMBER 6, 2011
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in licensing, further providing for eligibility,
minors and juniors.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1503(c)(2.1) of Title 75 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, added October 25, 2011
(P.L.334, No.81), is amended to read:
§ 1503. Persons ineligible for licensing; license issuance to
minors; junior driver's license.
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(c) Junior driver's license.--The department may issue a
junior driver's license to a person 16 or 17 years of age under
rules and regulations adopted by the department and subject to
the provisions of this section. A junior driver's license shall
automatically become a regular driver's license when the junior
driver attains 18 years of age.
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(2.1) For the first six months after issuance of the
junior driver's license, a junior driver shall not drive a
vehicle with more than one passenger under 18 years of age
who is not a member of the driver's immediate family unless
the junior driver is accompanied by a parent or legal
guardian. After the expiration of the first six months, a
junior driver shall not drive a vehicle with more than three
passengers under 18 years of age who are not members of the
driver's immediate family unless the junior driver is
accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. A junior driver
shall not drive a vehicle with more than one passenger under
18 years of age who is not a member of the driver's immediate
family unless the junior driver is accompanied by a parent or
legal guardian if the junior driver has been involved in an
accident reportable under section 3746(a) for which the
junior driver is partially or fully responsible in the
opinion of the department or has been convicted of any
violation of this title. For purposes of this [subsection]
paragraph, a junior driver's immediate family shall include
[brothers, sisters, stepbrothers or stepsisters of the
driver, including adopted or foster children] minors under 18
years of age residing in the same household as the junior
driver.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect December 27, 2011, or
immediately, whichever is later.
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