Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, Title 75 (Vehicles)
75 Pa.C.S. § 3701.1: Leaving an unattended child in a motor vehicle
What this law says, in plain English
A driver or person in charge of a motor vehicle cannot leave a child under six years old unattended in the vehicle when out of sight under circumstances endangering the child's health, safety, or welfare. Violation is a summary offense, with each unattended child constituting a separate offense.
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