§ 560.1. Smoking, eating, or drinking on public conveyances; penalty
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 55 P.S. Navigation
55 P.S. § 560.1
§ 560.1. Smoking, eating, or drinking on public conveyances; penalty
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), it shall be unlawful for any person to smoke a cigar, pipe, cigarette or other device used to smoke or to eat or drink anything on a public conveyance owned or operated by the authority, including, but not limited to, a bus, street railway car, light rail vehicle, a commuter rail train or incline.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to: (i) passengers on a commuter rail car which comprises part of a commuter rail train and which car is specifically designated as an area on the train where smoking, eating or drinking is permitted; (ii) passengers on a bus, street railway car or light rail vehicle which is being used to transport groups or parties of persons, the charge for which is based upon the transportation of a group and not upon the number of persons carried and for which payment is made by a single person or organization and not by the passengers as individuals; or (iii) eating or drinking in the transit stations used by public conveyances owned or operated by the authority.
(d) A person who violates the provisions of subsection (a) shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding, be sentenced to pay a fine of fifty dollars and the costs of prosecution and, in default of the payment of the fine and costs, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a period of not more than ten days.
Credits
1956, April 6, P.L. (1955) 1414, No. 465, § 10.1, added 1992, July 9, P.L. 700, No. 104, § 2, imd. effective. Amended 1999, June 18, P.L. 72, No. 11, § 2, imd. effective.
55 P.S. § 560.1, PA ST 55 P.S. § 560.1
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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