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MN HF2936
Bill
Status
2/12/2010
Primary Sponsor
Jeanne Poppe
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AI Summary
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Adds new offense of careless driving resulting in death as a gross misdemeanor under Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.13, subdivision 4, where a person drives carelessly in disregard of others' safety resulting in someone's death.
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Allows prosecution for careless driving resulting in death to proceed independently and does not bar concurrent prosecution or adjudication for other crimes, delinquent acts, or juvenile petty offenses arising from the same conduct.
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Mandates immediate revocation of driver's license for conviction of careless driving resulting in death, with court unable to stay the revocation provisions.
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Establishes 180-day minimum waiting period before a limited license can be issued to persons whose license was revoked for careless driving resulting in death, only upon written recommendation of district or juvenile court.
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Modifies license revocation provisions for speeding over 100 miles per hour to require six-month minimum revocation period instead of discretionary length.
Legislative Description
Careless driving resulting in death penalty provided.
Last Action
House: Author added Winkler
3/1/2010