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§ 4527. Image display device

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 75 Pa.C.S.A. VehiclesEffective: June 20, 2016

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 75 Pa.C.S.A. Vehicles (Refs & Annos)
Part IV. Vehicle Characteristics
Chapter 45. Other Required Equipment (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter B. Safety and Anti-Pollution Equipment (Refs & Annos)
Effective: June 20, 2016
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 4527
§ 4527. Image display device
Currentness
(a) General rule.--No motor vehicle shall be operated on a highway with an image display device where a broadcast television image, a live stream video image from the Internet, satellite or any other source or a prerecorded video image is visible to the driver while the vehicle is in motion.
(b) Exception.--This section shall not apply to the following:
(1) Television-type receiving equipment in a vehicle used exclusively for safety or law enforcement purposes as approved by the Pennsylvania State Police.
(2) Image display devices used in conjunction with any of the following:
(i) A vehicle information display.
(ii) A global positioning device.
(iii) A mapping display.
(iv) A visual display used to enhance or supplement the driver's view forward, behind or to the sides of a motor vehicle for the purpose of maneuvering the vehicle.
(v) A visual display used to enhance or supplement a driver's view of vehicle occupants.
(vi) A visual display used exclusively for safety or traffic engineering information.
(vii) A television receiver, video monitor, television or video screen or any other similar means of visually displaying a television broadcast or video signal, if that equipment has an interlock device that, when the motor vehicle is driven, disables the equipment from displaying a broadcast television image, live stream video image from the Internet, satellite or any other source or a prerecorded video image.

Credits

1976, June 17, P.L. 162, No. 81, § 1, effective July 1, 1977. Amended 1994, April 29, P.L. 148, No. 25, § 3, imd. effective; 2016, April 20, P.L. 151, No. 19, § 1, effective in 60 days [June 20, 2016].
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 4527, PA ST 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 4527
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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