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IN SB0177
Bill
AI Summary
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Expands traffic compliance violations to include reckless, knowing, or intentional failures to obey a law enforcement officer's lawful traffic direction, making such violations a Class C infraction instead of requiring knowing violation only.
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Adds new offense for failing to comply with any lawful order of a law enforcement officer during official duties as resisting law enforcement, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Enhances penalties to felony level (Level 6) if the offense involves using a vehicle, drawing or using a deadly weapon, causing bodily injury, or creating substantial risk of bodily injury.
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Imposes mandatory minimum executed sentences of 30 days (no prior convictions), 180 days (one prior conviction), or 1 year (two or more prior convictions) when a vehicle is used in felony violations.
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Prohibits charging or conviction under the fleeing offense provision if the officer is acting as a school resource officer.
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Effective July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Resisting law enforcement. Specifies that a person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally fails to comply with the lawful order of a law enforcement officer with authority to direct traffic commits a Class C infraction. (Under current law, a person commits the infraction only if the failure to comply is done knowingly.) Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally fails to comply with the lawful order of a law enforcement officer while the officer is engaged in the officer's official duties commits resisting law enforcement, a Class A misdemeanor.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
1/9/2017