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Committee hears bill to increase penalties for repeat fleeing and eluding offenses; defenders cite lack of deterrence data
Summary
House Bill 2177 would increase sentence severity for repeat fleeing-or-eluding convictions. Law enforcement supported stepped penalties for repeat offenders; public defenders argued there is no evidence higher penalties deter the conduct and warned of added prison impacts.
The Kansas Senate Committee on the Judiciary heard testimony on House Bill 2177, which would increase criminal penalties for persons who flee or attempt to elude law-enforcement officers when certain aggravating circumstances are present and would apply stepped severity levels for repeat offenders.
As drafted, the bill amends KSA 8-1568. Under current law the relevant fleeing-and-eluding offenses are person felonies at specified severity levels. The bill would retain the current offense elements but change penalty designations so that a first offense remains at a lower severity level while a second or subsequent offense would be…
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