Official: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.
Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke
Introduced: February 15, 2007
: Committee on Education
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2004–2007 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.
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This bill prohibits minors who have been deemed truants from driving in Philadelphia under the age of 18 and imposes penalties for violating this rule.
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