File Code: Vehicle Laws - Drunk Driving
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 263/02 - JPR
- Sponsored By:
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Senators Jacobs, DeGrange, Giannetti, and Haines
- Entitled:
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Drunk and Drugged Driving - Death or Life Threatening Injury -
Mandatory Tests
Requiring a police officer to direct a person to submit to specified
tests if the person is involved in a motor vehicle accident that
results in the death of, or a life threatening injury to, another
person and the police officer has reasonable grounds to believe the
person has been driving or attempting to drive in violation of
specified alcohol- or drug-related driving offenses.
Senate Action
- 1/31
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/5
- Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
- Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
- Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
- Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ACCIDENTS
- CHEMICAL TESTS
- DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
- DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING
- LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
- MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED; AMBULANCES; BUSES; etc.
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Transportation
- (
16-205.1 ,
16-205.1
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered