Proyectos de ley › 88.ª Asamblea General
Relating to operating-while-intoxicated offenses causing death or serious injury, and providing penalties
Dónde está ahora
- Hecho: Presentado22 de enero de 2019
- Hecho: Subcomité11 de febrero de 2020
- Se detuvo: Comité de la CámaraMurió al terminar la Asamblea General
- Sigue: Lo aprueba la Cámara
- Sigue: Comité del Senado
- Sigue: Lo aprueba el Senado
- Sigue: A gobernador(a)
- Sigue: Firmado como ley
Murió al terminar la sesión La sesión de 2020 terminó el 14 de junio de 2020, la última sesión ordinaria de la Asamblea General. Los proyectos que no pasaron por ambas cámaras murieron. ¿Qué es el embudo (funnel)?
Qué contiene
La explicación oficial está en inglés; todavía no hay resumen en palabras sencillas.
This bill increases criminal penalties for operating-while-intoxicated (OWI) offenses causing death or serious injury. Under current law, unintentionally causing the death of another person by operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated is a class “B” felony. Unless the maximum sentence for a felony is prescribed by statute, a class “B” felony is punishable by imprisonment for no more than 25 years. The bill provides the maximum sentence for unintentionally causing the death of another person by operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated is imprisonment not to exceed 50 years.
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Under current law, unintentionally causing serious injury by operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated is a class “D” felony. A class “D” felony is punishable by imprisonment for no more than five years and a fine of at least $750 but not more than $7,500. The bill provides that unintentionally causing serious injury by operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated is a class “C” felony. A class “C” felony is punishable by imprisonment for no more than 10 years and a fine of at least $1,000 but not more than $10,000.1 would prohibit a person convicted under the bill of unintentionally causing serious injury by operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated from being admitted to bail during the appeal process.3).12).
House subcommittee
Named February 11, 2020. On February 17, 2020 it recommended passage.
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