Wynnewood, PA asked in Criminal Law, Traffic Tickets and Municipal Law for Pennsylvania

Q: Is it illegal to cross a solid double yellow line when passing a vehicle in Pennsylvania

I was cited for PA vehicle code 3305 there was a suv pulling into a parking spot i waited until it was mostly in the spot and i went around the officer was on the opposite side of the road made a u-turn and followed me for like 10 blocks and waited until we got to the county line before pulling me over

1 Lawyer Answer
Peter N. Munsing
Peter N. Munsing
Answered
  • Wyomissing, PA
  • Licensed in Pennsylvania

A: Under those circumstances I'd plead not guilty as you only momentarily were over the line and no oncoming traffic.

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