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Subcommittee advances bill to criminalize knowingly giving keys to unlicensed drivers
Summary
Delegate Green presented House Bill 1549, a measure to make it a misdemeanor to knowingly give vehicle keys to an unlicensed driver, after a York County fatal crash; the subcommittee voted 6-0 to report the bill and refer it to the Courts Committee.
Delegate Green, a patron of House Bill 1549, told the House Transportation Subcommittee the measure stems from a fatal crash in York County about five years ago in which Connor Guida was killed while riding with an unlicensed driver. "This bill would create a penalty, make it a misdemeanor to knowingly give keys to a vehicle to an unlicensed driver knowingly," Delegate Green said.
The bill’s nut graf: supporters told the committee they want a clear criminal penalty so…
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