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Committee advances bill raising penalties for vehicle fleeing offenses
Summary
A Senate committee approved a committee substitute for Senate Bill 138 that increases penalties for repeated instances of fleeing in a vehicle, adds certain second and subsequent offenses to recidivist-sentencing provisions, and extends the lookback period for prior convictions.
The committee approved a committee substitute for Senate Bill 138, which increases criminal penalties for repeated instances of fleeing in a vehicle and adds some second and subsequent offenses to recidivist-sentencing rules.
Counsel told the committee that the substitute raises penalties for fleeing in a vehicle that causes property damage, bodily injury, or death, and for fleeing while driving under the influence. The committee substitute makes second offenses and third-or-subsequent offenses felonies for several categories and adds those offenses to the recidivist-sentencing statute referenced in the bill. Counsel said the period during which a prior conviction may be considered for recidivist sentencing would change from 10 years to 15 years.
The change to recidivist sentencing was…
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