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Fatal hit-and-run bill prompts victims' pleas, mixed legal views
Summary
House Bill 1074 would bar eligibility for first-time offender waivers in hit-and-run cases that result in death. Victims' families urged passage; defense groups warned judges need discretion in rare circumstances; prosecutors said waivers are sometimes used to secure restitution and treatment
The Community Safety Committee took testimony Jan. 21 on House Bill 1074, which would remove the availability of first-time offender waivers for hit-and-run crimes that result in death.
Committee staff summarized current law: a hit-and-run that results in death is a class B felony and, under existing statute, may be eligible for a first-time offender waiver in some cases. A waiver allows the court to substitute a reduced confinement or community-custody sentence — up to 90 days confinement or community custody with…
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