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Bentley’s Law advanced: Legislature to require restitution to minor survivors of impaired‑driving deaths
Summary
Bill 45‑38 (Bentley’s Law) would require persons convicted of vehicular homicide while impaired to pay restitution to surviving minor children; sponsors added drafting corrections and enforcement clarifications and advanced the measure to third reading after floor amendments.
The Legislature advanced Bill 45‑38, known as Bentley’s Law, intended to require those convicted of vehicular homicide while impaired to pay restitution to surviving minor children of the victim.
The bill’s sponsor said the measure is designed to ensure financial support for children who lose a parent to an impaired‑driving death. Supporters described the proposal as focused on accountability rather than vengeance: child support‑style restitution would be ordered by the criminal court and…
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