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Senator Fenton introduces SB 553 to increase penalties for eluding police; Keene police support bill
Summary
SB 553 would raise penalties for willfully attempting to elude police (e.g., speeding, extinguishing headlamps, abandoning vehicle) and impose license suspension and a minimum five consecutive days in custody; Keene Police and state law enforcement supported the proposal in committee testimony.
Senator Donovan Fenton introduced Senate Bill 553 in the Senate Judiciary Committee, describing it as a response to a rise in dangerous police pursuits and a measure aligned with work by the governor’s highway safety task force.
SB 553 would increase penalties for willfully attempting to elude law enforcement — conduct Fenton described…
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