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OH HB128
Bill
Status
4/8/2009
Primary Sponsor
John Hagan
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AI Summary
Bill Summary: HB 128
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Creates a highway safety education fund (section 4501.14) to receive portions of fines collected from traffic violations related to assured clear distance ahead and failure to yield violations that result in serious physical harm or death.
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Establishes increased penalties for violations of assured clear distance ahead (section 4511.21) and failure to yield right-of-way offenses (sections 4511.33, 4511.41-4511.451, 4511.46-4511.47) when they result in serious physical harm or death to another person.
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Imposes class eight license suspension (up to 6 months) and fines up to $500 for violations resulting in serious physical harm; imposes class seven license suspension (up to 1 year) and fines up to $1,000 for violations resulting in death.
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Requires courts to assess 2-4 points for violations causing serious physical harm and 2-6 points for violations causing death, and to forward specified portions of fines ($25 for harm; $50 for death) to the highway safety education fund.
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Authorizes law enforcement to issue citations for these enhanced violations when investigating motor vehicle accidents involving serious injury or death, with offenders required to appear in person rather than enter written guilty pleas.
Legislative Description
To provide for increased penalties when a person violates the motor vehicle traffic law assured clear distance ahead provision or commits a failure to yield the right-of-way offense that results in serious physical harm or death to another person.
Assured clear distance/failure to yield-cause harm or death-increased penalty
Last Action
To Criminal Justice
4/8/2009