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Committee advances 'Janiqua's Law' to require child-maintenance restitution for DUI and negligent-driving victims
Summary
Lawmakers voted to forward a bill requiring defendants convicted of negligent homicide or DUI that kills or disables a parent or guardian to pay child-maintenance restitution; the committee approved forwarding the measure to Rules and Judiciary.
The Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety voted June 5 to approve Bill No. 36-0027, "Janiqua's Law," and forward it to the Committee on Rules and Judiciary. The measure, sponsored by Senator Kenneth L. Gittens, would amend Title 5 of the Virgin Islands Code to allow courts to order a defendant convicted of negligent homicide by motor vehicle or driving under the influence (DUI) that results in the death or permanent disability of a parent or guardian to pay restitution in the form of child maintenance.
Senator Kenneth L. Gittens, who introduced the bill, said the measure seeks to provide long-term financial support for children who lose parental support because of reckless or impaired driving. “This bill aims to…
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