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2007 SESSION

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HB 1987 Driving under influence of alcohol; increases penalty if eluding police.

Introduced by: M. Kirkland Cox | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Eluding police and causing injury or death; eluding while under the influence; penalties.  Provides that any person who feloniously eludes police while also in violation of § 18.2-266 (DUI) or when a pursuit of the person by a law-enforcement officer results in bodily injury to another person is guilty of a Class 5 felony, punishment for which shall include a mandatory minimum sentence of six months' incarceration. The bill also provides that any person who feloniously eludes police when a pursuit of the person by a law-enforcement officer results in the death of another person is guilty of a violation of § 18.2-33.

FULL TEXT

• 01/05/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078307284  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/05/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078307284
• 01/05/07  House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 01/16/07  House: Referred from Transportation by voice vote
• 01/16/07  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/06/07  House: Left in Courts of Justice