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Legislation


1998 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1121

File Code: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 371
Sponsored By:
Delegates Genn, Owings, Finifter, Morhaim, Frank, Rudolph, Comeau, Perry, T. Murphy, V. Mitchell, DeCarlo, Preis, E. Burns, D. Murphy, M. Burns, Goldwater, Kopp, and Petzold
Entitled:
Vehicle Laws - Penalties - Multiple Violations - Death

Synopsis:

Increasing the penalties that may be imposed on a person who commits at least a certain number of violations of certain provisions of the Motor Vehicle Law in connection with a single traffic incident that results in death of another person; specifying certain types of offenses to which the new penalties apply; prohibiting the State's Attorney from seeking increased penalties under the Act unless the State's Attorney provides certain notice; and defining a certain term.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/13
First Reading Judiciary
2/18
Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Gilbert J. Genn, District 16
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Michael W. Burns, District 32
Delegate Michael G. Comeau, District 35A
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11
Delegate Robert L. Frank, District 11
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Donald E. Murphy, District 12A
Delegate Timothy D. Murphy, District 47A
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Marsha G. Perry, District 33
Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19
Delegate Mary Louise Preis, District 34
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ACCIDENTS
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED VEH; OFF-RD. VEH.; TRUCK
NOTICES
PENALTIES
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Transportation
( 27-101 , 27-101 , 27-101 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered
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