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Senate adopts amendment to child-unattended law, adds specific risk definitions and passes measure
Summary
Senators adopted Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 124 to specify risks (hypothermia, dehydration, or a reasonable-person standard) when charging leaving a child unattended; the amended bill passed 18–10.
Senator McAdams proposed Amendment No. 2 to Senate Bill 124 to tighten the statute that addresses leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle. The amendment inserts definitions enumerating risk factors — hypothermia, dehydration, or circumstances a ‘reasonable person’ would expect to present risk — to narrow law enforcement discretion.
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