2023 -- S 0899 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 | |
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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, Tikoian, F. Lombardi, and Raptakis | |
Date Introduced: March 30, 2023 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
(Judiciary) | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 31-27-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-27 entitled "Motor |
2 | Vehicle Offenses" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 31-27-4. Reckless driving and other offenses against public safety. |
4 | Any person who operates a motor vehicle recklessly so that the lives or safety of the public |
5 | might be endangered, or operates a vehicle in an attempt to elude or flee from a traffic officer or |
6 | police vehicle, shall be: guilty |
7 | (1) Guilty of a misdemeanor for the first conviction; and |
8 | (2) Guilty of a felony for the second and each subsequent conviction. |
9 | 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 clarify and separate the different criminal penalties for first and subsequent |
2 | convictions for reckless driving. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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