(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.
(Apr. 29, 1994, P.L.148, No.25, eff. imd.; Apr. 20, 2016, P.L.151, No.19, eff. 60 days)
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 45 - Other Required Equipment
Section 4501 - Promulgation of regulations by department
Section 4502 - General requirements for braking systems
Section 4521 - Promulgation of regulations by department
Section 4522 - Effect of amendments to Federal regulations (Repealed)
Section 4523 - Exhaust systems, mufflers and noise control
Section 4524 - Windshield obstructions and wipers
Section 4525 - Tire equipment and traction surfaces
Section 4527 - Image display device
Section 4528 - Fire extinguishers
Section 4529 - Slow moving vehicle emblem
Section 4530 - Portable emergency warning devices
Section 4531 - Emission control systems
Section 4532 - Smoke control for diesel-powered motor vehicles
Section 4533 - Rear wheel shields
Section 4534 - Rearview mirrors
Section 4535 - Audible warning devices
Section 4537 - Device used to carry pedalcycles
Section 4551 - Safety regulations
Section 4552 - General requirements for school buses
Section 4553 - General requirements for other vehicles transporting school children
Section 4571 - Visual and audible signals on emergency vehicles
Section 4572 - Visual signals on authorized vehicles
Section 4572.1 - Flashing or revolving lights on tow trucks
Section 4572.2 - Solid waste collection vehicles
Section 4573 - Identification of certain vehicles
Section 4581 - Restraint systems
Section 4582 - Child Passenger Restraint Fund
Section 4583 - Hospital information program
Section 4584 - Oral hazard warning (Deleted by amendment)
Section 4585 - Use of information or evidence of violation of subchapter