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2000 SESSION

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SB 227 Funeral processions; penalty for reckless endangerment.

Introduced by: H. Russell Potts, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Funeral processions; penalty. Prohibits impeding or disrupting escorted funeral processions. Violators would be subject to a fine up to $200 and four driver demerit points.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Funeral processions; penalty. Provides for punishment of endangering a vehicle or its occupants in or escorts of funeral processions as reckless driving.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Funeral processions; penalty. Prohibits carelessly or recklessly endangering any funeral procession, any vehicle that is part of any funeral procession, or any police or sheriff's escort of a funeral procession. Violations are to be punished by a fine of $500 for a first offense, and by confinement in jail for ninety days for a second or subsequent offense.