1997 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 20

File Code: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road Prior Year Introduction As: HB 0006/96 - JUD
Sponsored By:
Delegates Taylor, Vallario, Dewberry, Hurson, Busch, Guns, Hixson, and Rawlings
Entitled:
Vehicle Laws - Eluding Police - Penalties

Synopsis:

Making it a felony for a driver to elude police by willfully failing to stop and continuing into another state; increasing the penalty for attempting to elude police resulting in injury to another from not more than $3,000 or 3 years' imprisonment, or both, to $5,000 or 5 years' imprisonment, or both; and increasing the penalty for attempting to elude police resulting in the death of another from $5,000 or 5 years' imprisonment, or both, to $10,000 or 10 years' imprisonment, or both.

Legislative History

House Action
11/15
Pre-filed
1/8
First Reading Judiciary
Hearing 1/22 at 10:30 a.m.
2/3
Favorable Report by Judiciary
2/4
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
2/7
Third Reading Passed (123-5)
Senate Action
2/10
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/12
Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored by:
Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Michael Erin Busch, District 30
Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B
Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ACCIDENTS
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
DISTRICT COURTS
JURISDICTION
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF
MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED VEH; OFF-RD. VEH.; TRUCK
PENALTIES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 4-301 , 4-302 )
Transportation
( 21-904 , 27-101 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)