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| SPONSOR: | Marquardt | DATE TYPED: | 03/10/99 | HB | 313/aHENRC | ||
| SHORT TITLE: | Fleeing an Officer | SB | |||||
| ANALYST: | O'Connell | ||||||
| Recurring
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Affected | ||||
| FY99 | FY2000 | FY99 | FY2000 | ||
| NFI | NFI | ||||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC files
Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) analysis
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 313 creates a new section of the criminal code and creates a penalty for the crime of fleeing an officer. Any person convicted of committing this crime is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
Significant Issues
The current penalty for evading or fleeing an officer is a misdemeanor.
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