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2022 SESSION
SB 665 Reckless driving; increase penalty for involuntary manslaughter.
Introduced by: J. Chapman Petersen | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Reckless driving; involuntary manslaughter. Increases the punishment for every person convicted of reckless driving who, when he committed the offense, caused the death of another as the sole and proximate result of his reckless driving. The bill states that such person is guilty of involuntary manslaughter, punishable as a Class 5 felony. Under current law, the punishment is a Class 6 felony provided that such person who was driving recklessly was also driving without a valid operator's license due to a suspension or revocation for a moving violation.
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HISTORY
- 01/19/22 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 22104189D
- 01/19/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/07/22 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (13-Y 2-N)