HOUSE BILL 6

Sponsored By:

Delegates Vallario, Taylor, Cummings, Hurson, Busch, Guns, Hixson, and Rawlings

Entitled:

Vehicle Laws - Eluding Police - Penalties

Synopsis:

Making it a felony for a driver of a vehicle to attempt to elude a police officer and continuing into another state; increasing the penalty for attempting to elude a police officer resulting in injury to another from not more than $3,000 or 3 years' imprisonment, or both, to $5,000 or 5 years' imprisonment, or both; and increasing the penalty for attempting to elude a police officer resulting in the death of another person from $5,000 or 5 years' imprisonment, or both, to $10,000 or 10 years' imprisonment, or both.

Legislative History

House Action

11/15

Pre-filed

1/10

First Reading Judiciary

1/17

Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.

2/12

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

2/13

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

2/16

Third Reading Passed (117-15)

Senate Action

2/19

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

3/13

Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.

Sponsored by:

Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Michael Erin Busch, District 30

Delegate Elijah E. Cummings, District 44

Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36

Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20

Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18

Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40

Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ACCIDENTS

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES, SENTENCES

JURISDICTION

LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF

MOTOR VEHICLES - GENERAL -see also- ABANDONED VEHICLES

PENALTIES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 4-301 , 4-302 )

Transportation

( 21-904 , 27-101 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 251579/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 13, 1996 at: 10:37 Status: Adopted