2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 171

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Sponsored By:
Delegates Menes, Anderson, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, V. Clagett, Conroy, Dumais, Dwyer, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hennessy, Hixson, Hubbard, Hurson, Lee, Mandel, Marriott, McComas, McHale, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Petzold, Ross, Rudolph, Shank, Sophocleus, and F. Turner
Entitled:
Homicide by Aggressive Driving

Synopsis:

Establishing the crime of homicide by aggressive driving; providing that a person is guilty of homicide by aggressive driving if the person commits two or more Motor Vehicle Law violations while driving a motor vehicle resulting in a single traffic incident that causes the death of another person; establishing specified penalties; specifying Motor Vehicle Law violations to which the crime of homicide by aggressive driving applies; establishing language for a charging document for the crime; providing for the assessment of points; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/20
First Reading Judiciary
1/26
Hearing 2/3 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate W. Louis Hennessy, District 28
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ACCIDENTS
AGGRESSIVE DRIVING
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DRIVERS' LICENSES
HOMICIDE -see also- MANSLAUGHTER; MURDER
INDICTMENTS
MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED; AMBULANCES; BUSES; etc.
PENALTIES
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Law
( 2-506.1 , 2-507 )
Transportation
( 16-402 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered