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2016 SESSION
HB 594 Traffic or motor vehicle laws; enforcement of laws, marked law-enforcement vehicles.
Introduced by: Robert G. Marshall | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Enforcement of traffic or motor vehicle laws; marked law-enforcement vehicles. Requires that any law-enforcement vehicle used by an officer for enforcing traffic or motor vehicle laws be (i) marked in some distinctive manner that identifies the law-enforcement agency employing such officer and (ii) equipped with warning lights. The bill provides exceptions for an officer who (a) stops at the scene of an accident or to assist a disabled motor vehicle, (b) has probable cause to believe the operator of a motor vehicle has committed a felony or is driving under the influence, or (iii) stops the operator of a motor vehicle who the officer reasonably believes constitutes a risk of causing imminent and serious bodily injury to any person.
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HISTORY
- 01/11/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103547D
- 01/11/16 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/19/16 House: Referred from Transportation by voice vote
- 01/19/16 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 01/19/16 House: Assigned MPPS sub: #3
- 02/05/16 House: Tabled in Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety by voice vote