PennDOT: New Teen Driver Law to Take Effect Dec. 27, not Dec. 24
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HARRISBURG, PA--Dec. 20, 2011: PennDOT announced today Pennsylvania's new law aimed at increasing safety for young drivers will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on Dec. 27.
Due to a calculation error, the effective date was incorrectly reported as Dec. 24 in a Dec. 19 PennDOT news release.
PennDOT apologizes for the error.
Media contacts: Jan McKnight, 717-787-0485 or Craig Yetter, 717-705-1092.