Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4527 (2026)

Image display device.

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§ 4527. Image display device.

(a) General rule.--No motor vehicle shall be operated on a highway with an image display device where a broadcast television image, a live stream video image from the Internet, satellite or any other source or a prerecorded video image is visible to the driver while the vehicle is in motion.

(b) Exception.--This section shall not apply to the following:

(1) Television-type receiving equipment in a vehicle used exclusively for safety or law enforcement purposes as approved by the Pennsylvania State Police.

(2) Image display devices used in conjunction with any of the following:

(i) A vehicle information display.

(ii) A global positioning device.

(iii) A mapping display.

(iv) A visual display used to enhance or supplement the driver's view forward, behind or to the sides of a motor vehicle for the purpose of maneuvering the vehicle.

(v) A visual display used to enhance or supplement a driver's view of vehicle occupants.

(vi) A visual display used exclusively for safety or traffic engineering information.

(vii) A television receiver, video monitor, television or video screen or any other similar means of visually displaying a television broadcast or video signal, if that equipment has an interlock device that, when the motor vehicle is driven, disables the equipment from displaying a broadcast television image, live stream video image from the Internet, satellite or any other source or a prerecorded video image.

(Apr. 29, 1994, P.L.148, No.25, eff. imd.; Apr. 20, 2016, P.L.151, No.19, eff. 60 days)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2010–2018 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Brubaker, 5 A.3d 261 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2010).

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Commonwealth v. Brubaker, 5 A.3d 261 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2010). “§ 4524(e)(1) CONFLICTS WITH 75 Pa.C.S. § 4527(b) AND PA CODE 175.41(a)? III.”

Com. v. Rodriguez, M. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018). “Detective Webbe testified that after citing Rodriguez, he investigated the DSR to determine whether Rodriguez was a certified member of the organization listed at a nearby police station in order to make him eligible to display the blue lights on his vehicle pursuant to 75…”

— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4527(b) — 1 case

Commonwealth v. Brubaker, 5 A.3d 261 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2010). “§ 4524(e)(1) CONFLICTS WITH 75 Pa.C.S. § 4527(b) AND PA CODE 175.41(a)? III.”

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