File Code: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 429/06
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Conway, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Bromwell, Cane, Eckardt, Elmore,
Frank, Haddaway, Holmes, Kelly, Kramer, Kullen, Mathias, McKee, Miller,
O'Donnell, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stull, and Weir
- Entitled:
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Vehicle Laws - Right-of-Way - Penalties for Failure to Yield
Establishing that, if a person is convicted of failing to yield the
right-of-way in violation of specified provisions of law and the
violation contributes to an accident that results in serious bodily
injury to another, the person is subject to a $500 fine and a 90-day
period of license suspension; establishing a fine of $1,000 and a 180
day period of license suspension if the violation contributes to an
accident resulting in the death of another; providing that the
penalties are in addition to any other penalty provided by law; etc.
House Action
- 2/9
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 2/12
- Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
- Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
- Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
- Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
- Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
- Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37
- Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
- Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
- Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
- Delegate Benjamin F. Kramer, District 19
- Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
- Delegate James N. Mathias, Jr., District 38B
- Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
- Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Tanya Shewell, District 5A
- Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
- Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
- Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Accidents
- Death -see also- Advance Medical Directives; Wrongful Death.
- Drivers' Licenses
- Fines
- Hearings
- Motor Vehicles -see also- Aband Veh; Ambulances; Buses; etc.
- Motor Vehicle Administration
- Penalties
- Traffic Regulations
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Transportation
- (
27-114
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered