CHAPTER NUMBER: 461
File Code: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 256
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Van Hollen
and Forehand
- Entitled:
-
Vehicle Laws - Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Serious
Bodily Injury or Death - Penalties
Establishing specified felonies for a person involved in a vehicular
accident resulting in serious bodily injury to or death of another who
leaves the scene of the accident, if the person knew or reasonably
should have known that the accident might result in serious bodily
injury to or death of another person and serious bodily injury or
death actually occurred; providing penalties for felonies under the
Act; providing that the District Court has jurisdiction that is
concurrent with a circuit court for felonies under the Act; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/28
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/6
- Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/18
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/19
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/21
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- 4/5
- Returned Passed
- 5/16
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 461
House Action
- 3/21
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/5
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- 4/4
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/5
- Third Reading Passed (135-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ACCIDENTS
- CIRCUIT COURTS
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
- DISTRICT COURTS
- JURISDICTION
- MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED; AMBULANCES; BUSES; etc.
- PENALTIES
- TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
4-301 ,
4-301 ,
4-302
)
- Transportation
- (
20-102 ,
27-101 ,
27-113
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 068070/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 19, 2002 at:
10:48 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 21, 2002: Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- House
- April 5, 2002: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
