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IL HB0904

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/10/2009

Primary Sponsor

Naomi Jakobsson

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Origin

House of Representatives

96th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates a new offense of negligent vehicular homicide as a Class A misdemeanor under the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/9-3.4)
  • A person commits the offense if their negligent operation of a motor vehicle is a proximate cause of another person's death
  • Negligence is defined as failing to be aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk of death or injury to others, constituting a substantial deviation from the standard of care a reasonable person would exercise under the circumstances
  • The finder of fact may consider statutes and ordinances regulating the defendant's conduct when determining whether the defendant was culpably negligent

Legislative Description

CRIM CD-NEG VEHICULAR HOMICIDE

Last Action

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/13/2009

Committee Referrals

Rules3/13/2009
Judiciary II - Criminal Law2/18/2009
Rules2/10/2009

Full Bill Text

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