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1996 SESSION

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HB 185 Failing to stop for a police officer.

Introduced by: Richard L. Fisher | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Failing to stop for a police officer. Distinguishes between a person's willful and wanton failure to honor a police officer's signal to stop his vehicle and the existing crime of willfully and wantonly attempting to elude the officer. The bill punishes the failure to stop as a Class 1 misdemeanor (currently not a crime) and raises the attempt to elude to a Class 6 felony (currently a Class 1 misdemeanor). The penalty for causing serious bodily injury while attempting to elude is raised from a Class 6 to a Class 5 felony, and license suspension in the case of a felony conviction under the section is mandated for a minimum of two years.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 963070232  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 963070232
• 01/10/96  House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 01/18/96  House: Stricken from docket by Tra. (22-Y 0-N)