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2007 SESSION
HB 2978 Watercraft; maiming of another resulting from operating thereof while intoxicated.
Introduced by: Robert B. Bell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Maiming resulting from operating a watercraft while intoxicated; penalty. Makes it a Class 6 felony to operate a watercraft while intoxicated in violation of § 29.1-738 or any local ordinance substantially similar in a manner so gross, wanton, and culpable as to show reckless disregard for human life, and to unintentionally cause the serious bodily injury of another person resulting in permanent and significant physical impairment. The bill also adds statutes dealing with boating while intoxicated to the statute that allows written reports of blood alcohol tests conducted upon persons receiving medical treatment in a hospital or emergency room to be admissible in evidence as a business records exception to the hearsay rule in prosecutions for DUI. This bill is identical to SB 1130.
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Crimes; maiming of another resulting from operating a watercraft while intoxicated; penalty. Makes it a Class 6 felony to operate a watercraft or motorboat, while intoxicated in violation of § 29.1-738 or any local ordinance substantially similar thereto in a manner so gross, wanton, and culpable as to show a reckless disregard for human life, and to unintentionally cause the serious bodily injury of another person resulting in permanent and significant physical impairment. The bill also provides for a five-year revocation of the privilege to operate a watercraft or motorboat.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Crimes; maiming of another resulting from operating a watercraft while intoxicated; penalty. Makes it a Class 6 felony to operate a watercraft, as defined in § 29.1-712, while intoxicated in violation of § 29.1-738 or any local ordinance substantially similar thereto in a manner so gross, wanton, and culpable as to show a reckless disregard for human life, and to unintentionally cause the serious bodily injury of another person resulting in permanent and significant physical impairment.