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Amending Chapter 12-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous Regulations and Penalties," by adding a new Section, entitled "Prohibited Operation by Truant Minors," prohibiting minors who have been determined to be truants from driving in Philadelphia under the age of 18, and providing for penalties, under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
Section 1. Chapter 12-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous Regulations and Penalties," is amended to add a new Section 12-1129 and by renumbering and amending current Sections 12-1129 and 12-1130, under certain terms and conditions, as follows:
§12-1129. Prohibited Operation by Truant Minors.
(1) Definition. A "truant minor" is a person, under the age of 18, who has been adjudicated guilty of a violation of Section 13-1333 of the Public School Code of 1949, 24 P.S. § 13-1333, relating to compulsory attendance.
(2) Prohibited Conduct. No person, under the age of 18, who has been adjudicated guilty of a violation of Section 13-1333 of the Public School Code of 1949, 24 P.S. § 13-1333, shall be permitted to operate in Philadelphia any vehicle for which a license is required under Chapter 15 of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. Ch. 15. No owner of a vehicle in Philadelphia shall permit operation of such vehicle by a truant minor.
[§12-1129] §12-1130. Penalty.
(1) Any person violating the provisions of Sections 12-1101, 12-1114, 12-1115, 12-1116, 12-1119, 12-1121, and 12-1122 shall, upon summary conviction before a magistrate, pay a fine of fifty (50) dollars together with costs of prosecution; except that persons violating Section 12-1118 shall pay a fine of three (3) dollars together with costs of prosecution; except further, that persons violating any other provision of this Chapter (other than Sections 12-1113(3), 12-1120, 12-1123, 12-1124, 12-1126, 12-1127, [and] 12-1128, and 12-1129) shall p...
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