BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 2474: Eluding police vehicle

Increasing penalties for attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle.

Summary

  • $ Raises the penalty for attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle from a class C to a class B felony and increases its seriousness level for sentencing purposes from a level I to level II.
  • $ Increases the time a driver's license is revoked from one to two years for attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle.
  • $ Expands the definitions of vehicular homicide and vehicular assault to include persons who attempt to elude a police vehicle and thereby cause death or substantial bodily harm to another person.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 18, 2002
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mike Carrell (R-28)
Introduced
January 18, 2002 in the House
Last action
January 18, 2002
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle;

Sponsors

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Criminal Justice & Corrections.

HB 2474 in other sessions

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