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2000 SESSION

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HB 533 Disregarding signal by law-enforcement officer to stop.

Introduced by: Ward L. Armstrong | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Disregarding signal by law-enforcement officer to stop; eluding police; penalties. Provides for an affirmative defense to a felony charge of eluding police. The defense -- a showing by the defendant that he reasonably believed he was being pursued by a person other than a law-enforcement officer -- is currently only available for a misdemeanor charge.

FULL TEXT

• 01/18/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 005601612  pdf
• 03/15/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB533ER)  pdf
• 04/07/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0315)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/18/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 005601612
• 01/18/00  House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 01/25/00  House: Reported from Tra. (24-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/00  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/02/00  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/13/00  House: Read first time
• 02/13/00  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 1-N)
• 02/14/00  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/15/00  House: Read third time and passed House (94-Y 4-N)
• 02/15/00  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 4-N)
• 02/15/00  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/16/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/16/00  Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 02/24/00  Senate: Pursuant to S.Rule 20(j),rerefer. by Trans. (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/00  Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
• 03/01/00  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/00  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/00  Senate: Read third time
• 03/03/00  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/00  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/15/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB533ER)
• 03/16/00  House: Enrolled
• 03/16/00  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/17/00  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/03/00  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 315 (effective 7/1/00)
• 04/07/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0315)