HOUSE BILL 548

File Code: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road

Sponsored By:

Delegate Brinkley

Entitled:

Vehicle Laws - Fleeing or Eluding Police - Penalties

Synopsis:

Making it a felony if a person, while fleeing or eluding the police, recklessly engages in conduct that creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another; making it a felony and increasing the maximum fine if injury or death to another person results from a driver of a vehicle attempting to elude the police by willfully failing to stop a vehicle; making it a felony for a person to assault a police officer or other individual in the course of fleeing or eluding the police; etc.

Legislative History

House Action

1/29

First Reading Judiciary

2/5

Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.

3/10

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ASSAULT

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES

LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF

MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED VEH; OFF-RD. VEH.; TRUCK

PENALTIES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments

( 12A-1 )

Transportation

( 21-904 , 27-101 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)