The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 186 on traffic crimes, sponsored by Rep. McNamara. This bill provides: an operator of a motor vehicle who operates a motor vehicle after the operator's driving privileges have been suspended or revoked and causes an accident that results in injury or death to another person commits a separate offense for each person injured or … [Read more...] about Traffic crimes
operating while intoxicated
Traffic crimes
For amend and vote only, the Appropriations Committee heard Sen. Koch’s SB 186 on enhancing penalties for some traffic crimes. This bill provides that: an operator of a motor vehicle who operates a motor vehicle after the operator's driving privileges have been suspended or revoked and causes an accident that results in injury or death to another person commits a separate offense f … [Read more...] about Traffic crimes
Traffic crimes
The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law heard Sen. Koch’s SB 186 on enhancing penalties for some traffic crimes, like Operating While Intoxicated crimes and Leaving the Scene of the Accident, and consecutive sentencing for certain OWI crimes. The bill was amended in hearing to create a new crime of OWI resulting in catastrophic injury. This will carry the same penalty a … [Read more...] about Traffic crimes
Recidivist look back periods
The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law heard Rep. Sandlin’s SB 163 on recidivist look back periods adding a felony OWI where the defendant has two priors during any time period and limiting Level 6 felony theft to cases where the defendant had a prior in the past ten years. The committee will explore future amendments to provide a time period for the two prior OWIs. A r … [Read more...] about Recidivist look back periods
Operating a vehicle while intoxicated
The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law heard Sen. Young’s SB 175 increasing the penalties for some operating a vehicle while intoxicated charges. The bill provides that a person who causes the death of another person when operating a vehicle with cocaine, a narcotic drug listed in schedule I or II, methamphetamine, or its metabolite in the person’s body commits a Leve … [Read more...] about Operating a vehicle while intoxicated