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PA HB1615
Bill
Status
12/22/2025
Primary Sponsor
Robert Kauffman
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AI Summary
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Replaces Pennsylvania's Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) program for DUI offenses with a new "Driving Under the Influence Treatment Program" that requires defendants to plead guilty or nolo contendere and obtain prosecuting attorney consent for participation
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Defendants are ineligible for the DUI Treatment Program if they had a prior DUI conviction or ARD within 10 years, if an accident killed or seriously injured someone other than the defendant, or if a passenger under 14 years old was in the vehicle
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Program participants must complete alcohol highway safety school, undergo evaluation and treatment for substance abuse if indicated, remain under court supervision for 6-12 months, pay restitution and fees including a $50 Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund fee, and face license suspensions of 0-90 days based on blood alcohol level
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Successful program completion results in automatic expungement of the offense from the defendant's criminal record, though the Department of Transportation retains the conviction on the official driver history
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Acceptance into the DUI Treatment Program counts as a "prior offense" for purposes of enhanced penalties on subsequent DUI violations within 10 years
Legislative Description
In sentencing, further providing for sentence of total confinement; in licensing of drivers, further providing for notice of acceptance of Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition, for the offense of driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked and for ignition interlock limited license; in miscellaneous provisions relating to serious traffic offenses, further providing for homicide by vehicle while driving under influence; and, in driving after imbibing alcohol or utilizing drugs, further providing for the offense of driving under influence of alcohol or controlled substance, for grading, for penalties, for ignition interlock, for prior offenses and for Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition.
Last Action
Act No. 58 of 2025
12/22/2025