Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 3719 - Passengers in open trucks(a) General rule.--An open-bed pickup truck or open flatbed truck may not be driven at a speed of more than 35 miles per hour if any person is occupying the bed of the truck.(b) Children.--(1) Such a truck may not be driven at any speed if a child less than 18 years of age is occupying the bed of the truck or trailer.(2) This subsection shall not apply to:(i) a child of a farmer who is being transported between parts of a farm or farms owned or operated by the farmer in order to perform work on the farm or farms;(ii) a child possessing a valid hunting license who is being transported between a hunting camp and a hunting site or between hunting sites during hunting season;(iii) a child who is a participant in an officially sanctioned parade, only during the course of the parade; or(iv) a child employed to perform farm labor who is being transported between parts of a farm or farms owned or operated by the child's employer or employers.1998, Dec. 21, P.L. 1226, No. 151, § 36, effective in 60 days.