Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3734 (2026)
Driving without lights to avoid identification or arrest.
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§ 3734. Driving without lights to avoid identification or arrest.
Any person who drives without lights or turns off any or all the lights on a motor vehicle for the purpose of avoiding identification or arrest is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $200.
Cross References. Section 3734 is referred to in sections 1532, 6503 of this title.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12
cases, 1982–2003 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Bavusa, 832 A.2d 1042 (Pa. 2003).
Commonwealth v. Bavusa, 832 A.2d 1042 (Pa. 2003). “In support of its argument, the Commonwealth produced a criminal abstract reflecting appellant's 1974 conviction for driving without lights to avoid identification, see 75 Pa.C.S. § 3734, and his 1975 probation without verdict under Section 17 of the Controlled Substance, Drug,…”
Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing v. Bird, 578 A.2d 1345 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1990). “§ 3733, driving without lights to avoid identification or arrest, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3734, and homicide by vehicle while driving under influence, 75 Pa.”
Commonwealth v. Johnson, 466 A.2d 636 (Pa. 1983). “§ 3733); twice for driving without lights (75 Pa.C.S. § 3734); and once for driving on the medial strip (75 Pa.”
Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Traffic Saf. v. Frye, 489 A.2d 984 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1985). “§3743) ; (3) driving without lights to avoid identification or arrest (Section 3734, 75 Pa. C. S. §3734) ; and (4) fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer (Section 3733, 75 Pa.”
Johnson v. Commonwealth, 449 A.2d 121 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1982). “§3733, for fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, and two violations of Section 3734 of the Code, 75 Pa. C. S. §3734, for driving with *386 out lights to avoid identification or arrest.”
Commonwealth v. Gamble, 546 A.2d 681 (Pa. 1988). “§ 3733; and Driving Without Lights to Avoid Arrest, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3734.”
Drogowski v. Commonwealth, 503 A.2d 104 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1986). “Section 3734 of the Code, 75 Pa. C. S. §3734. Section 3733 of the Code, 75 Pa.”
Ross v. Commonwealth, 557 A.2d 62 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1989). “Order And Now, this 19th day of April, 1989, the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County in the above-captioned matter is hereby affirmed, and the five-year revocation of the operating privilege of James G.”
Reese v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., 455 A.2d 232 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1983). “75 Pa. C. S. §3734. This section prohibits driving without lights to avoid identification or arrest.”
McGowan v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing, 699 A.2d 1344 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1997). “§ 3743), driving without lights to avoid identification or arrest (75 Pa.C.S. § 3734), and fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer (75 Pa.”
Commonwealth v. Kinnear, 17 Pa. D. & C.4th 495 (1992). “§3743), driving without lights to avoid identification (75 Pa.C.S. §3734), and fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer (75 Pa.”
Commonwealth v. Summa, 16 Pa. D. & C.4th 224 (1992). “At the same time, this court ruled upon the summary charges listed in the criminal information and found the defendant guilty of driving without lights to avoid identification or arrest (75 Pa.C.S. §3734). He was found not guilty by the court on two other summary motor vehicle…”
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