Dave Sokola
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 8
Primary
This Act enhances penalties for drivers who cause serious physical injury, as defined in § 222 of Title 11, to a vulnerable user, as defined in this Act. For a person to be guilty under this Act, the injured vulnerable user must be lawfully using a highway, defined in § 101 of Title 29 as "the entire width between boundary lines of every way or place of whatever nature open to the use of the public as a matter of right for purposes of vehicular travel . . . ." This Act also expands the circumstances in which a driver is criminally liable from violations of the careless or inattentive driving law to any violation of the rules of the road, Chapter 41 of Title 21, that result for a serious physical injury to a vulnerable user. Finally, this Act gives Superior Court jurisdiction over these violations due to the serious nature of the injuries required to be suffered by a vulnerable user.
Signed by Governor
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT
Reported Out of Committee (Transportation/Land Use and Infrastructure) in House with 4 On Its Merits
Assigned to Transportation/Land Use and Infrastructure Committee in House
Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT
Amendment SA 1 to SB 78 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
Reported Out of Committee (Transportation) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
Introduced and Assigned to Transportation Committee in Senate
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