Loading chat...

IN SB0142

Bill

Status

Passed

3/21/2016

Primary Sponsor

Michael Young

Click for details

Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

Senate Enrolled Act 142 Summary

  • Extends the lookback period for prior operating while intoxicated convictions from 5 years to 10 years when determining felony level for causing death while driving impaired.

  • Increases penalty from Level 5 felony to Level 4 felony for causing death while operating a vehicle with 0.08+ alcohol concentration, schedule I or II controlled substances, or while intoxicated if the driver has a prior operating while intoxicated conviction within the 10-year period.

  • Creates Level 4 felony offense for drivers age 21+ who cause death while operating with 0.15+ alcohol concentration or schedule I or II controlled substances.

  • Establishes Level 6 felony for causing death of a law enforcement animal while operating a vehicle with impaired driving conditions.

  • Allows separate offenses to be charged for each person or law enforcement animal whose death results from impaired operation, effective July 1, 2016.

Legislative Description

Operating while intoxicated. Provides that a person who commits the offense of causing the death of another person when operating a vehicle: (1) with an alcohol concentration equivalent to at least 0.08 gram of alcohol per 100 milliliters of the person's blood or 210 liters of the person's breath; (2) with a controlled substance listed in schedule I or II or its metabolite in the person's blood; or (3) while intoxicated; commits a Level 4 felony instead of a Level 5 felony if the person has a previous conviction of operating while intoxicated within 10 years preceding the commission of

Last Action

Public Law 26

3/21/2016

Committee Referrals

Courts and Criminal Code2/8/2016
Corrections & Criminal Law1/5/2016

Full Bill Text

No bill text available