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IN HB1552
Bill
Status
1/23/2017
Primary Sponsor
Dale DeVon
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AI Summary
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Elevates vehicular homicide charges from Level 5 to Level 4 felonies if the driver has a prior operating while intoxicated conviction within 10 years or knew their license was suspended or revoked; elevates charges to Level 3 felonies for drivers 21+ with 0.15% BAC if they have a prior OWI within 5 years or suspended/revoked license.
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Upgrades charges for causing death of a law enforcement animal while driving impaired from Level 6 to Level 5 felonies under the same prior conviction or suspended license circumstances.
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Creates civil cause of action allowing harassment and public harassment victims to sue convicted offenders for actual damages, equitable relief, punitive damages, attorney's fees, and court costs; civil action must be brought within 2 years of conviction.
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Reclassifies reckless homicide from Level 5 to Level 4 felony and elevates certain criminal recklessness offenses to Level 4 felonies, including reckless acts resulting in death or shooting firearms into occupied buildings.
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Defines criminal trespass as Class A misdemeanor for knowingly breaking and enters buildings or structures (other than dwellings) without consent; defines public harassment as Class A misdemeanor for distributing intimate digital images or videos of another person without consent.
Legislative Description
Criminal law matters. Reclassifies the level of the offense for causing the death of another person or a law enforcement animal when operating a vehicle in certain circumstances if: (1) the person has a previous conviction of operating while intoxicated within the five years preceding the commission of the offense; or (2) the person operated the vehicle when the person knew that the person's driver's license, driving privilege, or permit is suspended or revoked. Provides that if a person is convicted of harassment or public harassment, the victim of the offense has a civil cause of action against the convicted
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
1/23/2017