HOUSE BILL 559

File Code: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road

Sponsored By:

Delegate Bates

Entitled:

Reckless and Negligent Driving - Bodily Injury or Death - Notice to Appear

Synopsis:

Providing that a person issued a traffic citation for reckless or negligent driving contributing to an accident that results in bodily injury to or the death of another person may not comply with a notice to appear in court by prepayment of a fine and must appear in person; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/3

First Reading Judiciary

2/4

Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.

2/28

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ACCIDENTS

ARRESTS

CITATIONS

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.

DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.

LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF

MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED; AMBULANCES; BUSES; etc.

MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION

NOTICES

TRAFFIC REGULATIONS

TRIALS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Transportation

( 21-901.1 , 26-201 , 26-204 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered