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1997 SESSION
HB 2917 Eluding police.
Introduced by: Thomas M. Jackson, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Disregarding, eluding police. Raises the penalty for (i) disregarding a police officer's signal to stop from a Class 4 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony, (ii) eluding police from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony, and (iii) eluding police and causing injury from a Class 6 to a Class 5 felony.
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HISTORY
- 01/23/97 House: Introduced at the request of Governor
- 01/23/97 House: Presented & ordered printed 979836300
- 01/23/97 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/29/97 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 02/02/97 House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/97 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/03/97 House: Passed by indefinitely in App. (19-Y 1-N)