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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES | |
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Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, Goodwin, Lynch, Raptakis, and Archambault | |
Date Introduced: March 05, 2015 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
(Attorney General) | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 31-27 of the General Laws entitled "Motor Vehicle Offenses" is |
2 | hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 31-27-2.10. Driving under the influence of liquor or drugs, resulting in serious |
4 | bodily injury. – (a) When the physical injury of any person other than the operator is caused by |
5 | the operation of any motor vehicle, the operator of which is under the influence of any |
6 | intoxicating liquor, toluene, or any controlled substance as defined in chapter 28 of title 21 or any |
7 | combination of these, the person so operating the vehicle shall be guilty of driving under the |
8 | influence of liquor or drugs, resulting in physical injury. |
9 | (b) Any person charged with a violation of this section shall, upon conviction, be |
10 | imprisoned for not more than three (3) years and have his or her license to operate a motor |
11 | vehicle suspended for not more than one year. |
12 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES | |
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1 | This act would create a new criminal offense for driving a motor vehicle while under the |
2 | influence of liquor and/or drugs which results in the physical injury of anyone other than the |
3 | operator. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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