0001|                            HOUSE BILL 906
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0002|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                           GERALD E. WEEKS
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0010|                                AN ACT
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0011|     RELATING TO CRIMINAL LAW; CREATING THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF
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0012|     AGGRAVATED EVADING OF AN OFFICER; ENACTING A NEW SECTION OF THE
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0013|     NMSA 1978.
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0015|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0016|          Section 1.  A new Section 30-22-1.1 NMSA 1978 is enacted
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0017|     to read:
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0018|          "30-22-1.1.  [<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  AGGRAVATED EVADING OF AN
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0019|     OFFICER.--
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0020|               A.  Aggravated evading of an officer consists of
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0021|     willfully refusing to bring a motor vehicle to a stop when
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0022|     given a visual or audible signal to stop, whether by hand,
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0023|     voice, emergency light, flashing light, siren or other signal,
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0024|     by a uniformed officer in an appropriately marked police
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0025|     vehicle and then driving the fleeing motor vehicle in a
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0001|     reckless manner that jeopardizes the safety of:
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0002|                    (1)  the general public;
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0003|                    (2)  the person driving the fleeing motor
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0004|     vehicle or any occupants in his motor vehicle; or
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0005|                    (3)  the officer seeking to stop the fleeing
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0006|     motor vehicle.
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0007|               B.  Whoever commits aggravated evading of an officer
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0008|     is guilty of a fourth degree felony."
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0009|          Section 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
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0010|     provisions of this act is July 1, 1997.
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0011|                                                         State of New Mexico
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0012|                      House of Representatives
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0013|   
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0014|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0015|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0018|                                                   March 7, 1997
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0021|   Mr. Speaker:
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0022|   
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0023|        Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0024|   
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0025|                        HOUSE BILL 906
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0001|   
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0002|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0003|   recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0004|   
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0005|        1.  On page 1, line 21, strike "willfully refusing" and
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0006|   insert in lieu thereof "the intentional refusal".
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0007|   
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0008|        2.  On page 1, line 23, strike the third occurrence of a
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0009|   comma.
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0010|   
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0011|        3.  On page 1, strike line 25 in its entirety and insert in
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0012|   lieu thereof "the reckless driving of a motor vehicle with the
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0013|   intention of fleeing from a uniformed officer in pursuit of the
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0014|   vehicle and endangering".
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0015|   
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0016|        4.  On page 2, line 1, strike "jeopardizes".
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0017|   
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0018|        5.  On page 2, strike lines 2 through 6 in their entirety
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0019|   and insert in lieu thereof the following:
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0020|   
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0021|                  "(1)  an officer in pursuit of the fleeing
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0022|   vehicle;
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0023|   
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0024|                  (2)  a pedestrian in the immediate vicinity of
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0025|   the fleeing vehicle; or
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0002|                  (3)  the occupants of any other vehicle in the
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0003|   immediate vicinity of the fleeing vehicle.".,
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0004|   
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0005|   and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE
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0006|   COMMITTEE.
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0007|   
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0008|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0014| <u>                                </u>                             Thomas P. Foy, Chairman
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0017|   Adopted <u>                    </u>     Not Adopted <u>                    
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0019|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0021|                        Date <u>            </u>
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0023|   The roll call vote was<u> 10 </u> For<u> 0 </u> Against
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0024|   Yes:      10
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0025|             Excused:  Luna, Rios, Sanchez
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0001|             Absent:   None
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0004|   .118492.1
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0005|   G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0906
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