0001| HOUSE BILL 165 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| R. DAVID PEDERSON | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| FOR THE DWI OVERSIGHT TASK FORCE | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO CRIMINAL LAW; INCREASING THE CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR | 0012| HOMICIDE BY VEHICLE WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICATING | 0013| LIQUOR OR DRUGS; AMENDING A SECTION OF THE NMSA 1978. | 0014| | 0015| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0016| Section 1. Section 66-8-101 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978, | 0017| Chapter 35, Section 509, as amended) is amended to read: | 0018| "66-8-101. HOMICIDE BY VEHICLE--GREAT BODILY [INJURY] | 0019| HARM BY VEHICLE.-- | 0020| A. Homicide by vehicle is the killing of a human | 0021| being in the unlawful operation of a motor vehicle. | 0022| B. Great bodily [injury] harm by vehicle is the | 0023| injuring of a human being, to the extent defined in Section | 0024| 30-1-12 NMSA 1978, in the unlawful operation of a motor | 0025| vehicle. | 0001| C. Any person who commits homicide by vehicle | 0002| while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or while under | 0003| the influence of any drug or while violating Section 66-8-113 | 0004| NMSA 1978 is guilty of a third degree felony resulting in the | 0005| death of a human being and shall be sentenced pursuant to the | 0006| provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978. A violation of | 0007| speeding laws as set forth in the Motor Vehicle Code shall not, | 0008| per se, be a basis for violation of Section 66-8-113 NMSA | 0009| 1978. | 0010| [C.] D. Any person who commits [homicide by | 0011| vehicle or] great bodily [injury] harm by vehicle while | 0012| under the influence of intoxicating liquor or while under the | 0013| influence of any drug or while violating Section 66-8-113 NMSA | 0014| 1978 is guilty of a third degree felony and shall be sentenced | 0015| pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 | 0016| [provided that]. A violation of speeding laws as set | 0017| forth in the Motor Vehicle Code shall not, per se, be a basis | 0018| for violation of Section | 0019| 66-8-113 NMSA 1978. | 0020| [D.] E. Any person who commits homicide by | 0021| vehicle or great bodily [injury] harm by vehicle while | 0022| under the influence of intoxicating liquor or while under the | 0023| influence of any drug, as provided in Subsection C or D of | 0024| this section, and who has incurred a prior DWI conviction | 0025| within ten years of the occurrence for which he is being | 0001| sentenced under this section shall have his basic sentence | 0002| increased by two years for each prior DWI conviction. | 0003| [E.] F. For the purposes of this section, | 0004| "prior DWI conviction" means: | 0005| (1) a prior conviction under Section 66-8-102 | 0006| NMSA 1978; or | 0007| (2) a prior conviction in New Mexico or any | 0008| other jurisdiction, territory or possession of the United | 0009| States when the criminal act is driving under the influence of | 0010| alcohol or drugs. | 0011| [F.] G. Any person who willfully operates a | 0012| motor vehicle in violation of Subsection C of Section 30-22-1 | 0013| NMSA 1978 and directly or indirectly causes the death of or | 0014| great bodily [injury] harm to a human being is guilty of a | 0015| third degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the | 0016| provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978." | 0017| Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the | 0018| provisions of this act is July 1, 1997. | 0019|  | 0020| | 0021| State of New Mexico | 0022| House of Representatives | 0023| | 0024| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0025| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| January 31, 1997 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| Mr. Speaker: | 0007| | 0008| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0009| | 0010| HOUSE BILL 165 | 0011| | 0012| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0013| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0014| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0015| | 0016| Respectfully submitted, | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| Thomas P. Foy, Chairman | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Adopted Not Adopted | 0001| | 0002| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0003| | 0004| Date | 0005| | 0006| The roll call vote was 11 For 0 Against | 0007| Yes: 11 | 0008| Excused: Sanchez, Vaughn | 0009| Absent: None | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0165 State of New Mexico | 0013| House of Representatives | 0014| | 0015| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0016| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| February 25, 1997 | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| Mr. Speaker: | 0023| | 0024| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0025| whom has been referred | 0001| | 0002| HOUSE BILL 165 | 0003| | 0004| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0005| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0006| | 0007| Respectfully submitted, | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| Max Coll, Chairman | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| Adopted Not Adopted | 0017| | 0018| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0019| | 0020| Date | 0021| | 0022| The roll call vote was 9 For 0 Against | 0023| Yes: 9 | 0024| Excused: Buffett, Garcia, M.H., Heaton, Picraux, Salazar, | 0025| Townsend, Varela, Watchman | 0001| Absent: None | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0165 |